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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +2.6% in 2016.
16,224 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,384 single-family), −4.8% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+2.9% Maryland index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
16,224 housing units permitted in 2017 12,384 single-family
22 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +2.8%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Prince George's County +6.7% 2,618 1,714 2.7 Dorchester County +5.9% 43 41 1.3 Caroline County +5.1% 55 55 1.6 Kent County +5.0% 33 33 1.7 Talbot County +4.9% 74 74 1.9 Frederick County +3.8% 1,893 1,566 6.2 Worcester County +3.8% 282 164 5.2 Allegany County +3.7% 21 21 0.3 Washington County +3.7% 308 246 2.0 Queen Anne's County +3.4% 203 203 3.7 Wicomico County +3.4% 129 125 1.2 Charles County +2.9% 682 682 3.9 Carroll County +2.8% 312 308 1.8 Anne Arundel County +2.6% 2,406 1,825 4.0 Baltimore County +2.5% 1,376 970 1.6 Calvert County +2.5% 263 263 2.8 Montgomery County +2.5% 1,637 1,054 1.5 Baltimore city +2.2% 438 169 0.8 Howard County +2.0% 1,219 817 3.6 St. Mary's County +1.9% 1,164 1,164 10.0 Cecil County +1.6% 99 99 0.9 Harford County +1.0% 886 708 3.3 Garrett County −1.0% 67 67 2.4 Somerset County −2.5% 16 16 0.6
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 .