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Maryland in 2012

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed −1.7%, against −1.8% for the United States and −4.1% in 2011.

15,217 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,232 single-family), +12.9% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−1.7%Maryland index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
15,217housing units permitted in 20129,232 single-family
0 of 24counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.9%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Howard County−0.4%1,6869385.0
Montgomery County−0.4%3,9811,1743.7
Queen Anne's County−1.0%1841843.4
Kent County−1.1%31291.6
Calvert County−1.4%2762762.9
Washington County−1.4%1671631.1
Baltimore city−1.4%7301641.3
Anne Arundel County−1.6%1,5959432.6
Dorchester County−1.8%79252.3
Frederick County−1.8%1,0047303.3
Harford County−1.8%7516832.8
Carroll County−1.9%3153071.8
Worcester County−1.9%95951.7
St. Mary's County−2.0%6056055.2
Garrett County−2.1%1141144.0
Allegany County−2.2%38380.6
Baltimore County−2.3%6956760.8
Talbot County−2.3%1761764.6
Prince George's County−3.2%9538781.0
Charles County−3.6%6716713.8
Caroline County−3.7%28280.8
Cecil County−3.9%7012336.5
Somerset County−4.6%15150.6
Wicomico County−7.6%327873.1

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Maryland by year020,00040,0001995: 26,576 units (23,194 single-family, 3,382 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 25,108 units (22,594 single-family, 2,514 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 25,966 units (21,063 single-family, 4,903 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 30,863 units (23,812 single-family, 7,051 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 29,757 units (24,167 single-family, 5,590 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 30,358 units (25,132 single-family, 5,226 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 29,059 units (23,708 single-family, 5,351 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 29,293 units (24,004 single-family, 5,289 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 29,914 units (23,398 single-family, 6,516 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 27,382 units (21,553 single-family, 5,829 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 30,180 units (22,909 single-family, 7,271 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 23,262 units (17,858 single-family, 5,404 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 18,582 units (13,232 single-family, 5,350 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 13,018 units (8,927 single-family, 4,091 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 11,123 units (8,133 single-family, 2,990 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 11,931 units (8,489 single-family, 3,442 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 13,481 units (8,362 single-family, 5,119 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 15,217 units (9,232 single-family, 5,985 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 17,918 units (10,667 single-family, 7,251 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 16,331 units (10,541 single-family, 5,790 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 17,057 units (11,108 single-family, 5,949 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 17,044 units (11,059 single-family, 5,985 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 16,224 units (12,384 single-family, 3,840 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 18,647 units (12,975 single-family, 5,672 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 18,491 units (12,053 single-family, 6,438 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 17,982 units (12,993 single-family, 4,989 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 18,496 units (12,520 single-family, 5,976 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 22,860 units (10,117 single-family, 12,743 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 18,453 units (10,490 single-family, 7,963 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 16,823 units (10,885 single-family, 5,938 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 13,358 units (9,345 single-family, 4,013 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Maryland by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.