Montgomery County
- Montgomery was home to 1,062,061 people and 386,931 households in 2020. Since 2010, the county has added an average of 3,000 households and 2,900 housing units per year.
- Thirty-five percent of households were renters and 51 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Montgomery County has not adopted the 2030 COG housing targets but has established a goal of 41,000 new housing units by 2030, 75% of which are to be in COG activity centers or near high-capacity transit.
- Montgomery County did not meet the annual production target of 2,472 units in the past three years and built 1,997 units in 2021. Cumulatively, Montgomery has produced a total of 6,300 units since 2019.
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.
Preserve
Right of First Refusal
- Montgomery County
Preservation Inventory
- Montgomery County
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Montgomery County
Produce
Inclusionary Housing
- Montgomery County
Housing Trust Fund
- Montgomery County
Tax or Fee Exemptions
- Montgomery County
Public Land
- Montgomery County
Affordable Housing in TOD Priority
- Montgomery County
Protect
Affordable Housing Priority
- Montgomery County
Prevention of Displacement Priority
- Montgomery County
Homebuyer Assistance
- Montgomery County
Emergency Rental Assistance
- Montgomery County
Housing First
- Montgomery County
Local Tenant Vouchers
- Montgomery County
Affordable Housing in All Neighborhoods
- Montgomery County
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.
Elected Officials
Marilyn Balcombe
Council Member - District 2
Natali Fani-González
Council Member - District 6
Equity Officer
Tiffany Ward
Director of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice
Housing Officials
Chelsea Andrews
Executive Director, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County
Aseem Nigam
Director, Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs