State, one year
New York in 1995
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1995 the FHFA house price index for New York changed −0.4%, against +3.7% for the United States.
28,060 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,864 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.
Counties in 1995
Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1995 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | +8.1% | 95 | 95 | 2.0 |
| Chautauqua County | +3.8% | 193 | 193 | 1.6 |
| Warren County | +2.1% | 252 | 252 | 3.9 |
| Wayne County | +1.7% | 292 | 292 | 3.2 |
| Wyoming County | +1.7% | 97 | 97 | 2.4 |
| Herkimer County | +1.4% | 125 | 125 | 2.1 |
| Niagara County | +1.4% | 439 | 439 | 2.1 |
| St. Lawrence County | +1.3% | 294 | 294 | 2.8 |
| Genesee County | +1.1% | 121 | 121 | 2.1 |
| Rockland County | +0.9% | 484 | 484 | 1.4 |
| Bronx County | +0.8% | 95 | 95 | 0.1 |
| Schuyler County | +0.7% | 35 | 35 | 2.1 |
| Cattaraugus County | +0.5% | 169 | 169 | 2.2 |
| Queens County | +0.5% | 64 | 64 | 0.0 |
| Clinton County | +0.4% | 171 | 171 | 2.2 |
| Delaware County | +0.4% | 148 | 148 | 3.3 |
| Nassau County | +0.3% | 734 | 734 | 0.5 |
| Kings County | +0.2% | 44 | 44 | 0.0 |
| Cayuga County | +0.1% | 152 | 152 | 2.0 |
| Livingston County | +0.1% | 167 | 167 | 2.7 |
| Westchester County | 0.0% | 1,152 | 1,152 | 1.1 |
| Richmond County | −0.1% | 726 | 726 | 1.4 |
| Yates County | −0.1% | 188 | 188 | 7.7 |
| Orleans County | −0.4% | 53 | 53 | 1.3 |
| Erie County | −0.5% | 1,581 | 1,581 | 1.7 |
| Chemung County | −0.7% | 96 | 96 | 1.2 |
| Ontario County | −1.0% | 276 | 276 | 2.4 |
| Otsego County | −1.0% | 136 | 136 | 2.2 |
| Fulton County | −1.1% | 93 | 93 | 1.8 |
| Suffolk County | −1.1% | 3,028 | 3,028 | 2.0 |
| Monroe County | −1.3% | 1,452 | 1,452 | 1.9 |
| Putnam County | −1.4% | 198 | 198 | 2.0 |
| Dutchess County | −1.7% | 506 | 506 | 1.7 |
| Oswego County | −1.7% | 248 | 248 | 2.1 |
| Steuben County | −1.7% | 159 | 159 | 1.7 |
| Orange County | −1.9% | 875 | 875 | 2.1 |
| Columbia County | −2.1% | 135 | 135 | 2.2 |
| Franklin County | −2.2% | 94 | 94 | 2.0 |
| Madison County | −2.3% | 84 | 84 | 1.3 |
| Rensselaer County | −2.4% | 317 | 317 | 2.0 |
| Albany County | −2.7% | 475 | 475 | 1.5 |
| Seneca County | −3.0% | 85 | 85 | 2.6 |
| Saratoga County | −3.2% | 671 | 671 | 2.8 |
| Washington County | −3.5% | 170 | 170 | 2.9 |
| Jefferson County | −3.6% | 169 | 169 | 1.5 |
| Schenectady County | −3.6% | 159 | 159 | 1.0 |
| Onondaga County | −3.8% | 652 | 652 | 1.4 |
| Tompkins County | −4.1% | 169 | 169 | 1.6 |
| Cortland County | −5.1% | 86 | 86 | 1.9 |
| Oneida County | −5.2% | 304 | 304 | 1.3 |
| Sullivan County | −5.3% | 227 | 227 | 2.8 |
| Tioga County | −5.3% | 67 | 67 | 1.4 |
| Ulster County | −5.7% | 279 | 279 | 1.5 |
| Broome County | −7.2% | 110 | 110 | 0.6 |
| Montgomery County | −8.6% | 61 | 61 | 1.2 |
| Greene County | −9.7% | 134 | 134 | 2.8 |
| Essex County | −9.8% | 121 | 121 | 3.3 |
| Chenango County | −13.9% | 79 | 79 | 1.7 |
| Hamilton County | — | 53 | 53 | 10.6 |
| Lewis County | — | 184 | 184 | 6.9 |
| New York County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Schoharie County | — | 53 | 53 | 1.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in New York by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.