2025 State Housing Need Assessment Released
Read the full DHCD press release and the 2025 Housing Needs Assessment
On July 24, 2025, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the release of the 2025 State Housing Needs Assessment. This update to the 2020 Maryland Housing Needs Assessment explains how the lack of affordable housing in all geographic regions of the state is placing an increasing burden on both renters and owners. Research and analysis for both the 2020 and the 2025 State Housing Needs Assessments were conducted by the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education (NCSG) at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Kate Howell, Director of NCSG, issued the following statement:
“The report brings together a range of federal, state and local data sources, methodologies and subject matter expertise to expose the multi-sector challenges facing Maryland’s affordable housing supply. While the challenges may look different across different regions, age groups and communities, this report underscores the need for creative policy solutions and new partnerships.”
The 2025 Maryland Housing Needs Assessment consists of three studies and an executive summary.
- The Housing Production and Zoning Capacity study analyzes Maryland’s regulatory landscape, recent trends in housing production, and zoning capacity related to the state’s projected housing growth through 2045.
- The Housing Gaps study analyzes the challenge of housing affordability in Maryland for all residents, with a special focus on vulnerable populations.
- The Housing Needs of Older Adults study analyzes housing needs and trends for Maryland’s older adult population.
- The Assessment’s Executive Summary presents several recommendations to address Maryland’s housing needs.
NCSG is thankful to the many faculty members and graduate students who helped produce the 2025 Assessment.
- Nicholas Finio, Ph.D.
- Casey Dawkins, Ph.D.
- Kathryn Howell, Ph.D.
- Wideleine Desir
- Sophie McManus
- Rebecca Garman
- Caila Prendergast
- Cole Shultz
- Alex McRoberts
- Sarah Kamei Hoffman
For more information about this study contact Nicholas Finio, Ph.D. at nfinio@umd.edu.
Read the full DHCD press release and the 2025 Housing Needs Assessment