Anne Arundel County
Fast Facts:
- Anne Arundel was home to 594,582 people and had 237,831 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, Anne Arundel has added an average of 4,300 people and 1,900 housing units per year.
- Twenty-five percent of households were renters and 48 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Anne Arundel built 1,509 units in 2024; an estimated 123 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Anne Arundel has produced at least 3,075 units since 2022.
Policy Status
Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.
Right of First Refusal
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Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
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Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
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Rental Assistance Demonstration
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
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Housing Outcomes
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
Structural Racism
Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.
Housing Context
Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.
