State, one year
New York in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +1.6%, against +3.2% for the United States and −0.4% in 1995.
34,895 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,215 single-family), +24.4% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans County | +10.4% | 79 | 79 | 2.0 |
| Chenango County | +10.1% | 80 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Greene County | +10.0% | 120 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Franklin County | +9.6% | 96 | 96 | 2.1 |
| Columbia County | +8.0% | 159 | 159 | 2.6 |
| Dutchess County | +4.3% | 609 | 609 | 2.0 |
| Wyoming County | +4.2% | 104 | 104 | 2.6 |
| Genesee County | +3.7% | 111 | 111 | 1.9 |
| Livingston County | +3.6% | 192 | 192 | 3.1 |
| Seneca County | +3.4% | 83 | 83 | 2.5 |
| Jefferson County | +2.9% | 130 | 130 | 1.2 |
| Richmond County | +2.8% | 948 | 948 | 1.9 |
| Queens County | +2.7% | 84 | 84 | 0.0 |
| Ulster County | +2.7% | 290 | 290 | 1.6 |
| Putnam County | +2.5% | 188 | 188 | 1.9 |
| Chautauqua County | +2.3% | 206 | 206 | 1.7 |
| Suffolk County | +2.3% | 3,563 | 3,563 | 2.3 |
| Nassau County | +2.2% | 623 | 623 | 0.4 |
| Westchester County | +2.2% | 1,184 | 1,184 | 1.2 |
| Cayuga County | +2.0% | 147 | 147 | 2.0 |
| Ontario County | +1.9% | 291 | 291 | 2.6 |
| Erie County | +1.6% | 1,514 | 1,514 | 1.6 |
| Essex County | +1.6% | 117 | 117 | 3.2 |
| Sullivan County | +1.6% | 175 | 175 | 2.2 |
| Cattaraugus County | +1.5% | 134 | 134 | 1.8 |
| Fulton County | +1.4% | 78 | 78 | 1.5 |
| Niagara County | +1.4% | 447 | 447 | 2.1 |
| Kings County | +1.3% | 94 | 94 | 0.0 |
| Steuben County | +1.3% | 158 | 158 | 1.7 |
| Rockland County | +1.2% | 474 | 474 | 1.3 |
| Monroe County | +0.8% | 1,485 | 1,485 | 2.0 |
| Bronx County | +0.7% | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Chemung County | +0.7% | 82 | 82 | 1.0 |
| Yates County | +0.6% | 63 | 63 | 2.6 |
| Albany County | +0.5% | 460 | 460 | 1.4 |
| Tompkins County | +0.5% | 156 | 156 | 1.5 |
| Orange County | +0.4% | 869 | 869 | 2.1 |
| Cortland County | +0.3% | 71 | 71 | 1.5 |
| Herkimer County | +0.3% | 91 | 91 | 1.5 |
| Oneida County | +0.3% | 271 | 271 | 1.2 |
| St. Lawrence County | −0.3% | 205 | 205 | 1.9 |
| Wayne County | −0.5% | 297 | 297 | 3.3 |
| Clinton County | −0.6% | 193 | 193 | 2.5 |
| Onondaga County | −0.7% | 708 | 708 | 1.5 |
| Rensselaer County | −0.8% | 280 | 280 | 1.7 |
| Saratoga County | −1.0% | 708 | 708 | 2.9 |
| Madison County | −1.1% | 104 | 104 | 1.5 |
| Washington County | −1.6% | 149 | 149 | 2.5 |
| Broome County | −1.7% | 94 | 94 | 0.5 |
| Oswego County | −1.7% | 217 | 217 | 1.8 |
| Montgomery County | −2.0% | 63 | 63 | 1.3 |
| Schuyler County | −2.0% | 32 | 32 | 1.9 |
| Tioga County | −2.0% | 61 | 61 | 1.3 |
| Schenectady County | −2.5% | 159 | 159 | 1.0 |
| Otsego County | −3.0% | 132 | 132 | 2.2 |
| Allegany County | −5.3% | 74 | 74 | 1.6 |
| Warren County | −5.8% | 266 | 266 | 4.1 |
| Delaware County | −15.1% | 140 | 140 | 3.2 |
| Hamilton County | — | 58 | 58 | 11.6 |
| Lewis County | — | 174 | 174 | 6.6 |
| New York County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Schoharie County | — | 89 | 89 | 2.9 |
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.