HousingPermits

Metro area in Maryland, West Virginia · part of the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA combined area

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area authorized 1,624 new housing units in 2025. Relative to population, the rate was 5.9 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, the highest rate of the 4 metro areas based in Maryland. The housing bust cut annual permits by 87%, from 4,137 at the 2004–2006 high to 529 in 2011, the deepest drop among the 4 metro areas based in Maryland.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 3,417 units (3,065 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,137 units (3,570 single-family, 198 in 2–4 unit, 369 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,787 units (2,427 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 288 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,805 units (1,604 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,172 units (1,026 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 701 units (659 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 699 units (637 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 529 units (521 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 723 units (602 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 90 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 922 units (848 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,023 units (831 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,018 units (868 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,008 units (999 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,309 units (1,223 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 84 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,429 units (1,399 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,565 units (1,383 single-family, 150 in 2–4 unit, 32 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,742 units (1,558 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,768 units (1,726 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 18 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,148 units (1,854 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,754 units (1,738 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,795 units (1,748 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 28 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,624 units (1,416 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 202 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 4,1372011 low · 52901,5003,0004,5002004: 3,417 units (3,065 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,137 units (3,570 single-family, 198 in 2–4 unit, 369 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,787 units (2,427 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 288 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,805 units (1,604 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,172 units (1,026 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 120 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 701 units (659 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 36 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 699 units (637 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 529 units (521 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 723 units (602 single-family, 31 in 2–4 unit, 90 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 922 units (848 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 68 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,023 units (831 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,018 units (868 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 132 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,008 units (999 single-family, 9 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,309 units (1,223 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 84 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,429 units (1,399 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,565 units (1,383 single-family, 150 in 2–4 unit, 32 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,742 units (1,558 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 168 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,768 units (1,726 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 18 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,148 units (1,854 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 268 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,754 units (1,738 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,795 units (1,748 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 28 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,624 units (1,416 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 202 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 4,137

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its population grew 7.1% between 2020 and 2025, the fastest growth among the 4 metro areas based in Maryland.

Houses or apartments

In Hagerstown, 93% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 5.7% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Florence, SC (5.6% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202593.3%93%1.0%5.7%2004–200687.6%88%4.0%8.3%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202593.3%93%1.0%5.7%2004–200687.6%88%4.0%8.3%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 9 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Berkeley County (unincorporated), with 6,524 units or 72% of the total, followed by Washington County (unincorporated) with 1,351. Among the three largest, Washington County (unincorporated) put 28% of its units in five-plus buildings, Morgan County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Berkeley County (unincorporated)72% (6,524 units)
  • Washington County (unincorporated)15% (1,351 units)
  • Morgan County (unincorporated)6% (541 units)
  • Hagerstown3.6% (325 units)
  • Martinsburg3.1% (284 units)
  • Smithsburg town0.6% (51 units)
  • Hedgesville town0.1% (7 units)
  • Paw Paw town0.1% (5 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Hagerstown authorized the most units in 2005 (4,137); 2025 reached 39% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Crestview, South Bend, Columbus, GA. The 2021–2025 pace of 1,818 units a year is 47% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2022. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 9.5%.

The wider Washington-Baltimore-Arlington region

The Census Bureau groups Hagerstown with 5 neighboring metro areas in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 35,852 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Hagerstown accounted for 5.1%. The others, with their yearly averages: Washington (25,128), Baltimore (6,809), Winchester (1,011), Chambersburg (637), Lexington Park (450).

Where in the metro

Berkeley County accounted for 75% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Washington County for 19%. The part in West Virginia supplied 81%.

  • Berkeley County, WV75% (1,140 in 2025)
  • Washington County, MD19% (354 in 2025)
  • Morgan County, WV6% (130 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Roanoke, VA8772.738%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV1,6245.95.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL3,45613.932%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA1,1562.810%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN2,32712.056%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Hagerstown beside Crestview

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Maryland. Counting rules.