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Maryland new construction report — Q1 2026

The bottom line

Maryland's residential permit volume is up 18% quarter-on-quarter — a strong signal of demand acceleration. Trade contractors and suppliers serving this state should expect builder accounts to scale upward in the next 12 months. The state's top markets are visibly heating up.

Top movers this quarter

The Maryland counties with the biggest quarter-on-quarter permit-volume change. Click any county for the full local market dashboard.

1. Prince George County: 410 permits this quarter (+180 vs 230 prior quarter).
2. Baltimore County: 207 permits this quarter (-108 vs 315 prior quarter).
3. Charles County: 178 permits this quarter (+104 vs 74 prior quarter).
4. Harford County: 225 permits this quarter (+89 vs 136 prior quarter).
5. Anne Arundel County: 135 permits this quarter (-86 vs 221 prior quarter).
6. Frederick County: 207 permits this quarter (+55 vs 152 prior quarter).

Most-active builders

Licensed home builders in Maryland ranked by Q1 2026 permit count. Click any name for the builder's full profile, permit history, and county footprint.

Per-permit builder attribution for Maryland is limited this quarter. Per-permit feeds outside Florida are added quarterly — Maryland will deepen as we add county portals.

What this means for trade operators

If you're an LBM operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete crew, or any trade serving Maryland's new single-family construction market, this quarter's data points to a few practical actions:

• If you're not actively quoting the top 6 builders listed above, that's the call list for this week.
• If your service area covers any of the top-mover counties, you have leverage right now — builders there are scaling and looking for capacity.
• If you're considering expansion into Maryland, the Maryland dashboard has all counties scored against the trade you select. Drive-time analysis from your existing yard tells you which counties are reachable today.

This report is automatically refreshed every quarter from Census Bureau Building Permits Survey data plus county public records. The methodology is documented in our Census BPS data explainer.