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Counties in Maryland by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Baltimore city had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 19 counties in 2016, at 249.57 index. Dorchester County had the lowest, at 168.82 index. The median was 199.18 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest249.57Baltimore city
Lowest168.82Dorchester County
Median199.1819 counties

All counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 249.57 index249.57Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 225.26 index225.26Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 224.1 index224.1Howard CountyHoward County: 219.75 index219.75Worcester CountyWorcester County: 215.08 index215.08Harford CountyHarford County: 205.83 index205.83Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 204.02 index204.02Carroll CountyCarroll County: 203.42 index203.42Talbot CountyTalbot County: 202.67 index202.67Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 199.18 index199.18Calvert CountyCalvert County: 195.24 index195.24Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 191.67 index191.67Allegany CountyAllegany County: 187.81 index187.81Frederick CountyFrederick County: 187.73 index187.73Cecil CountyCecil County: 180.6 index180.6Washington CountyWashington County: 171.9 index171.9Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 171.63 index171.63Charles CountyCharles County: 169.19 index169.19Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 168.82 index168.82
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
index		Change on 2015
1Baltimore city249.57+8.22
2Anne Arundel County225.26+4.66
3Montgomery County224.1+5.44
4Howard County219.75+3.72
5Worcester County215.08+5.17
6Harford County205.83+4.76
7Queen Anne's County204.02+5.82
8Carroll County203.42+3.68
9Talbot County202.67-1.24
10Baltimore County199.18+4.76
11Calvert County195.24+3.35
12Prince George's County191.67+9.61
13Allegany County187.81-1.43
14Frederick County187.73+4.18
15Cecil County180.6+5.64
16Washington County171.9+4.12
17Wicomico County171.63+2.16
18Charles County169.19+3.75
19Dorchester County168.82+1.82

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. Historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Baltimore city, with 249.57 index in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Dorchester County, with 168.82 index in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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