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Maryland in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.8%, against +4.2% for the United States and +2.9% in 2018.

18,491 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,053 single-family), −0.8% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+2.8%Maryland index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
18,491housing units permitted in 201912,053 single-family
24 of 24counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.9%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Dorchester County+6.3%54541.6
Worcester County+6.0%3162325.8
Prince George's County+4.4%2,5692,1132.6
Charles County+4.3%7766964.4
Kent County+4.3%25251.3
St. Mary's County+4.3%6896155.9
Wicomico County+4.3%2662262.5
Cecil County+4.1%1881881.8
Allegany County+3.9%65251.0
Harford County+3.1%9308063.5
Somerset County+3.1%25251.0
Talbot County+3.0%70681.8
Baltimore County+2.9%1,4177881.7
Carroll County+2.9%3423301.9
Frederick County+2.7%2,4071,6887.9
Calvert County+2.5%4301904.6
Anne Arundel County+2.4%2,6501,7464.4
Montgomery County+2.2%3,2257103.0
Queen Anne's County+2.2%3392416.2
Baltimore city+2.1%5101300.9
Washington County+2.0%2472451.6
Howard County+1.9%7797612.3
Garrett County+1.7%107863.8
Caroline County+1.6%65651.9

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.