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Garbage Disposal Repair in Maryland

Across the 159 Maryland towns we route calls in, 52% of housing units are detached houses and 27% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

The quick answer

Across the 159 Maryland towns covered here, 52% of housing units are detached houses, 27% are in multi-unit buildings and 1% are manufactured homes. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, and therefore who arranges and pays for the repair.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

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How Maryland is built

Housing typeShare of housing units
Detached houses52%
Attached houses20%
Multi-unit buildings27%
Manufactured and mobile homes1%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 1,558,428 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 94 Maryland towns lead on detached houses, 53 Maryland towns lead on single-family housing, 7 Maryland towns lead on a mix of building types, 5 Maryland towns lead on multi-unit buildings. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

TownDetachedMulti-unitHousing units
Silver Spring42%45%118,877
Baltimore27%34%86,464
Rockville39%48%60,782
Frederick41%27%59,594
Gaithersburg42%34%52,637
Laurel34%38%46,549
Annapolis52%28%43,050
Columbia39%35%41,963

Checking a plumber in Maryland

Maryland licenses are issued by the Maryland State Board of Plumbing, Department of Labor, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

Towns we route in Maryland

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