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In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.6%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.2% in 2015.
17,044 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,059 single-family), −0.1% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+2.6% Maryland index, 2015–2016 US +5.3%
17,044 housing units permitted in 2016 11,059 single-family
21 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +2.3%
1,206,642 units permitted nationally in 2016
Counties in 2016 Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2016 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Prince George's County +5.3% 2,060 1,560 2.1 Caroline County +3.9% 85 49 2.5 Baltimore city +3.4% 943 267 1.7 Cecil County +3.2% 78 78 0.7 Garrett County +3.1% 43 43 1.5 Kent County +3.0% 28 28 1.4 Queen Anne's County +2.9% 145 119 2.7 Montgomery County +2.5% 2,170 1,414 2.0 Washington County +2.5% 200 194 1.3 Worcester County +2.5% 233 164 4.3 Baltimore County +2.4% 1,293 742 1.5 Harford County +2.4% 847 599 3.2 Charles County +2.3% 869 797 4.9 Frederick County +2.3% 1,906 856 6.3 Anne Arundel County +2.1% 2,394 1,679 4.0 Carroll County +1.8% 294 286 1.7 Calvert County +1.7% 236 236 2.5 Howard County +1.7% 2,154 1,039 6.4 Wicomico County +1.3% 171 80 1.6 Dorchester County +1.1% 81 40 2.4 St. Mary's County +0.5% 698 689 6.0 Talbot County −0.6% 50 50 1.3 Allegany County −0.8% 41 25 0.6 Somerset County −1.8% 25 25 1.0
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 .