Howard County
Fast Facts:
- Howard was home to 336,001 people and had 126,187 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, Howard has added an average of 3,700 people and 1,300 housing units per year.
- Twenty-eight percent of households were renters and 48 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Howard built 1,381 units in 2024; an estimated 8,178 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Howard has produced at least 3,314 units since 2022.
Policy Status
Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.
Right of First Refusal
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Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
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Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
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Rental Assistance Demonstration
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
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Housing Outcomes
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
Structural Racism
Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.
Housing Context
Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.
