Montgomery County
Fast Facts:
- Montgomery was home to 1,082,273 people and had 408,658 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Montgomery has added an average of 7,800 people and 2,300 housing units per year.
- Thirty-five percent of households were renters and 52 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Montgomery exceeded the annual production target of 2,472 units, with 3,298 new units built in 2025. Cumulatively, Montgomery County has produced at least 18,602 units since 2019, exceeding its 7-year target of 17,304.
- Montgomery signed on to the 2030 COG housing targets, establishing a goal of 41,000 new housing units by 2030, 75 percent of which are to be in COG activity centers or near high-capacity transit.
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: Montgomery County
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Montgomery County
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Montgomery County
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Montgomery County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Montgomery County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: Montgomery County
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
Natali Fani-González
Council President - District 6
Marilyn Balcombe
Council Vice President - District 2
Andrew Friedson
Council Member - District 1
Equity Officer
Housing Officials
Scott Bruton
Director, Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Chelsea J. Andrews
Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County