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Fast Facts:

  • The Greater Baltimore region was home to 2,835,672 people and had 1,201,125 housing units in 2022. Since 2010, Greater Baltimore has added an average of 10,200 people and 5,600 housing units per year.
  • Thirty-three percent of households were renters and 50% percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Greater Baltimore needs an estimated 8,178 units annually to meet future housing demand.
  • Greater Baltimore includes the cities of Annapolis and Baltimore, and the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne’s in Maryland. The cities of cities of Annapolis and Baltimore, and the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Howard share data for the HIT.
Sources: Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates, Decennial Census, American Community Survey (2018-22), and the HIT survey of local jurisdictions.
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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.

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Right of First Refusal

  • The City of Baltimore
  • Howard County

Preservation Inventory - Subsidized

  • Anne Arundel County
  • City of Annapolis
  • The City of Baltimore

Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized

    Rental Assistance Demonstration

    • Anne Arundel County
    • City of Annapolis
    • The City of Baltimore
    • Howard County

    Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners

    • Anne Arundel County
    • City of Annapolis
    • Baltimore County
    • The City of Baltimore
    • Howard County

    Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing

    • Anne Arundel County
    • Baltimore County
    • The City of Baltimore
    • Howard 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.

    Participating Jurisdictions

    Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.

    Anne Arundel County
    • Population: 593,286
    • Housing units: 236,500
    • Percent of Households that rent: 25%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 47%
    • Average growth per year: 4,500 people | 2,000 housing units
    • New units built in 2023: 1,052

    2023 Housing Outcomes

    • Right of First Refusal
    • Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
    • Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
    • Rental Assistance Demonstration
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
    City of Annapolis
    • Population: 40,648
    • Housing units: 18,400
    • Percent of Households that rent: 40%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 50%
    • New units built in 2023: 24

    2023 Housing Outcomes

    • Right of First Refusal
    • Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
    • Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
    • Rental Assistance Demonstration
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
    Baltimore County
    • Population: 846,161
    • Housing units: 351,142
    • Percent of Households that rent: 33%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
    • Average growth per year: 3,400 people | 1,300 housing units
    • New units built in 2023: 679

    2023 Housing Outcomes

    • Right of First Refusal
    • Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
    • Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
    • Rental Assistance Demonstration
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
    The City of Baltimore
    • Population: 569,931
    • Housing units: 293,911
    • Percent of Households that rent: 52%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%

    2023 Housing Outcomes

    • Right of First Refusal
    • Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
    • Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
    • Rental Assistance Demonstration
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
    Howard County
    • Population: 335,411
    • Housing units: 125,809
    • Percent of Households that rent: 28%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 45%
    • Average growth per year: 3,900 people | 1,300 housing units
    • New units built in 2023: 1,212

    2023 Housing Outcomes

    • Right of First Refusal
    • Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
    • Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
    • Rental Assistance Demonstration
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
    • Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
    Carroll County
    • Population: 175,305
    • Housing units: 66,542
    • Percent of Households that rent: 17%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 46%
    • Average growth per year: 700 people | 300 housing units
    Harford County
    • Population: 263,867
    • Housing units: 105,217
    • Percent of Households that rent: 20%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 47%
    • Average growth per year: 1,600 people | 800 housing units
    Queen Anne’s County
    • Population: 51,711
    • Housing units: 22,004
    • Percent of Households that rent: 19%
    • Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
    • Average growth per year: 300 people | 200 housing units