Home Value Trail

Riverhead town, NY home price history and building permits

Suffolk CountyNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJNew York

  • Price trail: Suffolk County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Suffolk County, the county of Riverhead town. The FHFA annual house price index for Suffolk County increased by 92.3% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Riverhead town authorized 20 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Suffolk County, the county of Riverhead town.

+92.3%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Suffolk County increased by 92.3%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.8%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Suffolk County+92.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ+82.9%
New York+85.6%
United States+85.0%
Suffolk County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Suffolk County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Suffolk County, not of Riverhead town. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Suffolk County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,673.23+5.4%
20241,587.15+9.2%
20231,453.84+7.1%
20221,357.80+13.2%
20211,199.09+10.7%
20201,083.37+4.3%
20191,038.65+4.4%
2018995.03+6.3%
2017936.38+4.6%
2016895.08+2.9%
2015870.09+2.5%
2014849.25+2.0%
2013833.00+0.2%
2012831.63−4.0%
2011866.16−3.3%
2010895.95−4.1%
2009934.42−8.1%
20081,016.29−5.9%
20071,079.49−1.6%
20061,097.39+6.9%
20051,026.58+16.1%
2004883.84+15.4%
2003766.07+12.3%
2002681.97+14.4%
2001596.27+12.5%
2000530.10+17.4%
1999451.60+8.7%
1998415.35+6.1%
1997391.62+2.7%
1996381.14+2.3%
1995372.43−1.1%
1994376.56−0.5%
1993378.36−0.2%
1992379.28+0.4%
1991377.71−4.8%
1990396.63−3.9%
1989412.59−0.4%
1988414.06+8.7%
1987380.95+15.7%
1986329.35+20.8%
1985272.75+22.1%
1984223.30+22.8%
1983181.82+15.4%
1982157.53+17.6%
1981134.01+14.5%
1980117.04+6.5%
1979109.90+6.9%
1978102.81+1.1%
1977101.67+3.4%
197698.33−1.7%
1975100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Suffolk County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Suffolk County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Suffolk County+5.4%+54.4%+92.3%+63.0%+215.6%+6.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ+6.1%+53.6%+82.9%+67.1%+200.9%+6.2%
New York+6.0%+51.9%+85.6%+78.4%+189.3%+6.4%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Riverhead town. The first row is the index of Suffolk County.

Building permits in Riverhead town

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Riverhead town authorized 20 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 32 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Riverhead town, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026000
Jul 2026330
Jun 2026000
May 2026110
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026220
Feb 2026440
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025110
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025550
Sep 2025220
Aug 2025220
Jul 2025110
Jun 2025440
May 2025110
Apr 2025220
Mar 2025440
Feb 2025330
Jan 2025220
Dec 2024660
Nov 2024110
Oct 2024220
Sep 2024440
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureRiverhead townSuffolk CountyNew YorkUnited States
All units201,11948,5871,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit20 (100%)897 (80%)10,167 (21%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units021,32234,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0978317,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)211 (19%)36,315 (75%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a0.72.44.1
Change from the 12 months before−37.5%−4.4%+38.8%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Riverhead town, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202528280
202442420
202324240
202226260
202133330
202033330
201930300
201845450
201741410
201622220
201551510
201444440
201322220
2012463412
201132320
201056560
200962620
200859590
200716013624
20061081080
20051681680
2004620213407
2003610206404
2002583228355
2001492176316
2000598180418
199918916128
199818316518
199716415014
199615914811
199514313310

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Riverhead town, NY home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/ny/riverhead-town/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Suffolk County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 622000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Suffolk County, 1975 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Riverhead town?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 20 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 32 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 20 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 37.5% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Riverhead town authorized 4,873 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2004, with 620.