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Baltimore (Independent City), MD

Name: Building Permits — Baltimore (Independent City), MD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 543
Construction valuation (2025): $124,963,576
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 254 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 289

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	543	$124,963,576
2024	1,273	$297,262,100
2023	1,843	$273,794,169
2022	1,657	$219,717,789
2021	1,557	$314,764,990
2020	1,621	$286,444,487
2019	510	$77,309,336
2018	1,547	$235,026,792
2017	438	$70,287,023
2016	943	$184,693,837
2015	1,293	$205,977,382

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.