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In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +11.5%, against +15.5% for the United States and +9.5% in 2021.
22,860 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,117 single-family), +23.6% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
+11.5% Maryland index, 2021–2022 US +15.5%
22,860 housing units permitted in 2022 10,117 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +11.9%
1,680,368 units permitted nationally in 2022
Counties in 2022 Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2022 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Somerset County +19.3% 39 33 1.6 Wicomico County +18.2% 406 178 3.8 Kent County +17.6% 83 79 4.2 Garrett County +17.5% 181 181 6.4 Worcester County +16.3% 304 260 5.6 Talbot County +14.7% 220 220 5.8 Dorchester County +14.4% 74 74 2.2 Frederick County +14.2% 2,566 1,476 8.5 Caroline County +14.1% 69 61 2.0 Washington County +13.5% 543 311 3.4 Allegany County +13.2% 24 24 0.4 Harford County +13.1% 1,406 301 5.3 Cecil County +11.9% 241 241 2.2 Charles County +11.9% 992 990 5.6 Howard County +11.6% 571 459 1.7 Queen Anne's County +11.6% 444 317 8.2 Baltimore County +11.4% 335 294 0.4 Carroll County +10.9% 350 294 2.0 Calvert County +10.5% 127 127 1.3 Anne Arundel County +10.4% 1,825 1,049 3.0 Prince George's County +10.3% 5,928 1,846 6.1 Montgomery County +10.1% 4,237 946 3.9 St. Mary's County +10.1% 238 238 2.0 Baltimore city +9.9% 1,657 118 2.9
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 .