The City of Baltimore
Fast Facts:
- The City of Baltimore was home to 568,271 people and had 297,583 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, The City of Baltimore has lost an average of 3,700 people and has added an average of 100 housing units per year.
- Fifty-two percent of households were renters and 54 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Baltimore City built 2,859 units in 2025; an estimated 1,554 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Baltimore City has produced at least 9,865 units since 2022, exceeding its 3-year target of 4,662.
- The City of Baltimore has a goal to achieve a 5,000 net reduction in vacant buildings by FY2029 and a functional zero number of vacant building notices by FY2039.
- Visit the City's Affordable Housing Dashboard and Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council Dashboard.
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
- Adopted: The City of Baltimore
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: The City of Baltimore
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: The City of Baltimore
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: The City of Baltimore
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: The City of Baltimore
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: The City of Baltimore
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.
Elected Officials
Sharon Green Middleton
Council Vice-President - District 6
Equity Officer
Amber Greene
Director of the Office of Equity and Civil Rights
Housing Officials
Janet Abrahams
President/Chief Executive Officer, Housing Authority of Baltimore City