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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +2.6%, against +3.0% for the United States and +2.8% in 2019.
17,982 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,993 single-family), −2.8% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+2.6% Maryland index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
17,982 housing units permitted in 2020 12,993 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +3.0%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Caroline County +6.0% 75 75 2.2 Somerset County +5.9% 20 20 0.8 Prince George's County +4.8% 2,721 2,066 2.8 Charles County +4.7% 735 735 4.2 Wicomico County +4.7% 300 242 2.8 Allegany County +4.1% 19 19 0.3 Kent County +4.0% 46 38 2.4 Washington County +3.5% 284 282 1.8 Cecil County +3.4% 234 234 2.2 Anne Arundel County +3.3% 1,976 1,952 3.3 Calvert County +3.3% 339 243 3.6 Harford County +3.3% 1,198 833 4.5 Garrett County +3.0% 118 118 4.2 Worcester County +2.9% 265 249 4.9 Baltimore County +2.7% 1,447 749 1.7 St. Mary's County +2.7% 555 399 4.8 Baltimore city +2.7% 1,621 101 2.8 Carroll County +2.6% 488 443 2.8 Frederick County +2.5% 2,577 2,217 8.5 Queen Anne's County +2.3% 302 281 5.5 Talbot County +2.3% 56 56 1.5 Howard County +1.6% 1,062 651 3.1 Dorchester County +1.5% 58 58 1.7 Montgomery County +1.4% 1,486 932 1.4
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 .