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In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Maryland changed +5.3%, against +4.9% for the United States and +5.7% in 2023.
16,823 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,885 single-family), −8.8% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
+5.3% Maryland index, 2023–2024 US +4.9%
16,823 housing units permitted in 2024 10,885 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +6.1%
1,478,000 units permitted nationally in 2024
Counties in 2024 Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2024 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Dorchester County +12.1% 79 79 2.3 Garrett County +11.4% 122 122 4.3 Kent County +9.8% 48 48 2.5 Charles County +8.2% 1,542 1,026 8.7 Talbot County +8.1% 104 104 2.7 Carroll County +8.0% 156 144 0.9 Allegany County +7.6% 59 29 0.9 Frederick County +7.4% 1,562 1,185 5.2 Washington County +7.4% 232 212 1.5 Queen Anne's County +6.4% 356 300 6.5 Cecil County +6.3% 561 231 5.2 Howard County +6.3% 881 592 2.6 St. Mary's County +6.1% 265 265 2.3 Calvert County +5.8% 101 98 1.1 Caroline County +5.7% 55 55 1.6 Wicomico County +5.7% 279 235 2.6 Anne Arundel County +5.4% 1,304 1,005 2.2 Montgomery County +5.3% 3,656 1,491 3.4 Baltimore County +4.7% 1,511 866 1.8 Harford County +4.4% 803 777 3.0 Prince George's County +4.2% 1,473 1,473 1.5 Worcester County +3.7% 354 338 6.5 Somerset County +3.4% 47 45 1.9 Baltimore city +3.0% 1,273 165 2.2
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 .