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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 2018, at 258.78 index. Charles County had the lowest, at 179.19 index. The median was 213.67 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest258.78Baltimore city
Lowest179.19Charles County
Median213.6719 counties

All counties, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 258.78 index258.78Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 238.42 index238.42Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 234.84 index234.84Worcester CountyWorcester County: 231.37 index231.37Howard CountyHoward County: 228.12 index228.12Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 220.22 index220.22Talbot CountyTalbot County: 216.8 index216.8Harford CountyHarford County: 215.58 index215.58Carroll CountyCarroll County: 214.76 index214.76Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 213.67 index213.67Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 210.11 index210.11Calvert CountyCalvert County: 204.31 index204.31Frederick CountyFrederick County: 202.55 index202.55Allegany CountyAllegany County: 192.72 index192.72Cecil CountyCecil County: 190.55 index190.55Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 187.85 index187.85Washington CountyWashington County: 187.32 index187.32Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 183.2 index183.2Charles CountyCharles County: 179.19 index179.19
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
index		Change on 2017
1Baltimore city258.78+3.78
2Anne Arundel County238.42+7.33
3Montgomery County234.84+5.19
4Worcester County231.37+8.05
5Howard County228.12+4.07
6Queen Anne's County220.22+9.33
7Talbot County216.8+4.12
8Harford County215.58+7.71
9Carroll County214.76+5.7
10Prince George's County213.67+9.17
11Baltimore County210.11+5.86
12Calvert County204.31+4.13
13Frederick County202.55+7.73
14Allegany County192.72-2.11
15Cecil County190.55+7.02
16Wicomico County187.85+10.37
17Washington County187.32+8.98
18Dorchester County183.2+4.49
19Charles County179.19+5.03

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 258.78 index in 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Charles County, with 179.19 index in 2018.

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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