HousingPermits

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

Lexington Park, MD

The Lexington Park metro area authorized 439 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 2.3% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the lowest share among the 4 metro areas based in Maryland. Permits rose 20% between 2024 and 2025, the largest increase among the 4 metro areas based in Maryland.

05001,0001,5002,0002004: 1,909 units (1,621 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 254 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,481 units (1,451 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,064 units (990 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,272 units (1,187 single-family, 75 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 807 units (733 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 729 units (725 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 635 units (619 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,007 units (739 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 240 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 881 units (881 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 626 units (624 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 670 units (664 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 973 units (953 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 20 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 934 units (925 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,427 units (1,427 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,115 units (1,055 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,119 units (805 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 306 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 894 units (642 single-family, 156 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 599 units (590 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 365 units (365 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 481 units (481 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 366 units (363 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 439 units (383 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 45 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 1,9092022 low · 36508001,6002,4002004: 1,909 units (1,621 single-family, 34 in 2–4 unit, 254 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,481 units (1,451 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,064 units (990 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,272 units (1,187 single-family, 75 in 2–4 unit, 10 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 807 units (733 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 70 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 729 units (725 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 635 units (619 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,007 units (739 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 240 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 881 units (881 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 626 units (624 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 670 units (664 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 973 units (953 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 20 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 934 units (925 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,427 units (1,427 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,115 units (1,055 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,119 units (805 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 306 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 894 units (642 single-family, 156 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 599 units (590 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 365 units (365 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 481 units (481 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 366 units (363 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 439 units (383 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 45 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 1,909

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Farmington (2.5% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2019 (306), single-family houses in 2004 (1,621).

2021–202597.0%97%0.8%2.3%2004–200691.2%91%2.2%6.6%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202597.0%97%0.8%2.3%2004–200691.2%91%2.2%6.6%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Lexington Park authorized the most units in 2004 (1,909); 2025 reached 23% of that. Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Elkhart, Columbia, MO, Medford. Annual permits fell from 1,909 during the mid-2000s boom to 635 in 2010, a drop of 67%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Hinesville's (67%). Its quietest year came later, in 2022 (365 units). The 2021–2025 pace of 450 units a year is 70% below the 2004–2006 pace.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 3 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was St. Marys County (unincorporated), with 1,313 units or 58% of the total, followed by Calvert County with 720.

  • St. Marys County (unincorporated)58% (1,313 units)
  • Calvert County32% (720 units)
  • Leonardtown town9.6% (217 units)

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

Relative to population

With 211,176 residents in July 2025, Lexington Park authorized 2.1 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Worcester (2.2) and Midland, MI (2.1).

The wider Washington-Baltimore-Arlington region

The Census Bureau groups Lexington Park 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); Lexington Park accounted for 1.3%. The others, with their yearly averages: Washington (25,128), Baltimore (6,809), Hagerstown (1,818), Winchester (1,011), Chambersburg (637).

Where in the metro

St. Mary's County accounted for 68% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Calvert County for 32%.

  • St. Mary's County68% (282 in 2025)
  • Calvert County32% (157 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
St. George, UT2,85715.316%
Lexington Park, MD4392.12.3%
Chico, CA9976.534%
Joplin, MO-KS6204.222%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN7772.329%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Lexington Park beside Chico

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