Baltimore County had the 10th lowest home affordability index in Maryland in the third quarter, according to an analysis of 440 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Frederick County posted the lowest home affordability index in Maryland, according to an analysis of 432 counties nationwide by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Frederick County ranked No. 334 on a list of U.S. counties with the worst home affordability index, according to an analysis of 432 counties by ATTOM Data Solutions in the second quarter.

Among Maryland’s most populous urban centers, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.

Among Maryland's most populous urban centers, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Among Maryland counties, Talbot, Garrett and Montgomery had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Among Maryland counties, Somerset had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Maryland, owners of more than 279,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

In Maryland, owners of 163,237 properties with mortgages owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Prince George’s County in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the highest foreclosure rate for Maryland MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

One in 221 properties in Prince George's County started the foreclosure process during the first quarter of the year -- the highest foreclosure rate in Maryland, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

One in 385 properties in Maryland started the foreclosure process during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.