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In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +5.7%, against +5.7% for the United States and +11.5% in 2022.
18,453 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,490 single-family), −19.3% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
+5.7% Maryland index, 2022–2023 US +5.7%
18,453 housing units permitted in 2023 10,490 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +5.9%
1,511,102 units permitted nationally in 2023
Counties in 2023 Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2023 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Worcester County +15.2% 508 376 9.3 Harford County +8.1% 1,410 614 5.3 Queen Anne's County +7.9% 536 300 9.8 Washington County +7.6% 267 267 1.7 Wicomico County +7.6% 201 148 1.9 Caroline County +7.5% 69 65 2.0 Howard County +7.4% 798 603 2.4 Cecil County +7.3% 228 228 2.1 Allegany County +6.6% 19 15 0.3 Anne Arundel County +6.6% 1,069 944 1.8 Kent County +6.1% 71 71 3.6 Baltimore County +6.0% 1,673 1,119 2.0 St. Mary's County +5.9% 386 386 3.3 Montgomery County +5.8% 2,860 1,020 2.7 Carroll County +5.7% 210 126 1.2 Dorchester County +5.6% 69 69 2.1 Frederick County +5.5% 1,646 1,147 5.4 Somerset County +4.7% 51 43 2.0 Prince George's County +4.6% 3,017 1,661 3.1 Garrett County +4.5% 155 155 5.5 Baltimore city +4.4% 1,843 92 3.2 Calvert County +4.3% 95 95 1.0 Talbot County +3.8% 149 149 3.9 Charles County +2.1% 1,123 797 6.4
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 .