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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 2020, at 271.53 index. Charles County had the lowest, at 195.78 index. The median was 226.77 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest271.53Baltimore city
Lowest195.78Charles County
Median226.7719 counties

All counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 271.53 index271.53Worcester CountyWorcester County: 252.39 index252.39Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 252.23 index252.23Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 243.46 index243.46Howard CountyHoward County: 236.29 index236.29Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 233.65 index233.65Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 230.17 index230.17Harford CountyHarford County: 229.6 index229.6Talbot CountyTalbot County: 228.43 index228.43Carroll CountyCarroll County: 226.77 index226.77Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 221.91 index221.91Calvert CountyCalvert County: 216.28 index216.28Frederick CountyFrederick County: 213.25 index213.25Allegany CountyAllegany County: 208.4 index208.4Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 205.14 index205.14Cecil CountyCecil County: 205.05 index205.05Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 197.65 index197.65Washington CountyWashington County: 197.65 index197.65Charles CountyCharles County: 195.78 index195.78
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
index		Change on 2019
1Baltimore city271.53+7.25
2Worcester County252.39+7.19
3Anne Arundel County252.23+8.17
4Montgomery County243.46+3.38
5Howard County236.29+3.78
6Prince George's County233.65+10.67
7Queen Anne's County230.17+5.2
8Harford County229.6+7.29
9Talbot County228.43+5.11
10Carroll County226.77+5.74
11Baltimore County221.91+5.76
12Calvert County216.28+6.85
13Frederick County213.25+5.28
14Allegany County208.4+8.23
15Wicomico County205.14+9.25
16Cecil County205.05+6.73
17Dorchester County197.65+2.94
17Washington County197.65+6.59
19Charles County195.78+8.82

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 271.53 index in 2020, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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

Charles County, with 195.78 index in 2020.

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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