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In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +1.6%, against +3.4% for the United States and −1.7% in 2012.
17,918 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,667 single-family), +17.7% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.
+1.6% Maryland index, 2012–2013 US +3.4%
17,918 housing units permitted in 2013 10,667 single-family
13 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +0.3%
990,822 units permitted nationally in 2013
Counties in 2013 Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2013 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Prince George's County +4.5% 1,176 1,176 1.2 Baltimore city +3.4% 1,257 220 2.2 Montgomery County +3.3% 3,514 1,652 3.3 Carroll County +3.0% 429 329 2.4 Frederick County +2.7% 1,220 722 4.0 Howard County +2.5% 2,267 1,235 6.7 Anne Arundel County +2.2% 1,851 1,404 3.1 Washington County +2.1% 351 277 2.2 Baltimore County +1.2% 1,102 714 1.3 St. Mary's County +1.2% 405 403 3.5 Calvert County +0.7% 221 221 2.3 Dorchester County +0.5% 36 36 1.1 Wicomico County +0.3% 706 112 6.6 Harford County 0.0% 926 512 3.5 Charles County −0.1% 1,391 742 7.9 Worcester County −0.1% 128 123 2.4 Cecil County −0.3% 225 172 2.1 Caroline County −0.7% 39 39 1.1 Somerset County −1.6% 28 26 1.1 Queen Anne's County −1.8% 237 203 4.4 Talbot County −2.1% 250 210 6.5 Garrett County −2.3% 68 68 2.4 Allegany County −2.6% 46 26 0.7 Kent County −3.1% 45 45 2.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Maryland by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 26,576 units (23,194 single-family, 3,382 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .