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New York in 1997

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +0.9%, against +3.8% for the United States and +1.6% in 1996.

32,881 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,590 single-family), −5.8% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+0.9%New York index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
32,881housing units permitted in 199719,590 single-family
29 of 58counties with a rising indexmedian county 0.0%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Delaware County+10.5%1241242.8
Steuben County+6.3%1671671.8
Essex County+5.9%96962.6
Otsego County+5.6%1091091.8
Yates County+3.4%73733.0
Kings County+3.0%1441440.1
Madison County+3.0%91911.4
Nassau County+2.7%9259250.7
Suffolk County+2.7%3,3863,3862.2
Schuyler County+2.5%26261.5
Queens County+2.3%61610.0
Bronx County+2.1%24240.0
Clinton County+2.1%1931932.5
Cattaraugus County+1.9%1581582.1
Tompkins County+1.9%1281281.2
Westchester County+1.9%9929921.0
Rockland County+1.6%5015011.4
Tioga County+1.4%70701.5
Ontario County+1.3%2722722.4
Chenango County+1.2%73731.6
Dutchess County+1.1%7367362.4
Richmond County+1.1%1,0631,0632.1
Wayne County+1.1%2842843.1
Genesee County+0.6%1021021.7
Putnam County+0.6%1841841.9
Saratoga County+0.3%7937933.3
Jefferson County+0.2%1081081.0
Cortland County+0.1%59591.3
Seneca County+0.1%77772.3
Ulster County0.0%2682681.5
Cayuga County−0.1%1241241.7
Warren County−0.1%2322323.6
Chemung County−0.3%83831.0
Livingston County−0.3%1601602.6
Rensselaer County−0.3%3003001.9
Broome County−0.6%94940.5
Monroe County−0.6%1,3191,3191.8
Wyoming County−0.7%93932.3
Montgomery County−0.8%55551.1
Orange County−0.9%9949942.4
Chautauqua County−1.2%1901901.5
Onondaga County−1.2%6436431.4
Schenectady County−1.2%1451450.9
Niagara County−1.4%3853851.8
Orleans County−1.4%55551.4
Albany County−1.5%4734731.5
Erie County−1.5%1,2761,2761.3
Columbia County−2.2%1361362.3
Fulton County−2.9%63631.2
Herkimer County−2.9%98981.7
Oneida County−3.0%2262261.0
St. Lawrence County−3.1%1681681.6
Washington County−3.5%1341342.3
Oswego County−4.4%1801801.5
Greene County−5.0%1011012.1
Franklin County−5.5%1221222.6
Sullivan County−5.9%2202202.7
Allegany County−7.0%79791.7
Hamilton County—32326.4
Lewis County—90903.4
New York County—000.0
Schoharie County—50501.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New York by year050,000100,0001995: 28,060 units (19,864 single-family, 8,196 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 34,895 units (20,215 single-family, 14,680 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 32,881 units (19,590 single-family, 13,291 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 38,420 units (22,791 single-family, 15,629 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 42,593 units (24,726 single-family, 17,867 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 44,105 units (23,862 single-family, 20,243 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 45,542 units (24,134 single-family, 21,408 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 49,149 units (25,570 single-family, 23,579 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 49,708 units (24,196 single-family, 25,512 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 53,497 units (24,084 single-family, 29,413 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 61,949 units (25,211 single-family, 36,738 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 54,382 units (19,981 single-family, 34,401 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 54,059 units (17,089 single-family, 36,970 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 51,637 units (12,738 single-family, 38,899 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 18,344 units (9,656 single-family, 8,688 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 19,568 units (9,959 single-family, 9,609 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 22,575 units (8,400 single-family, 14,175 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 24,872 units (9,280 single-family, 15,592 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 32,581 units (10,078 single-family, 22,503 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 36,286 units (10,386 single-family, 25,900 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 74,611 units (10,065 single-family, 64,546 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 33,711 units (10,243 single-family, 23,468 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 39,350 units (10,361 single-family, 28,989 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 37,778 units (10,033 single-family, 27,745 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 45,219 units (9,412 single-family, 35,807 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 37,330 units (9,516 single-family, 27,814 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 40,135 units (11,099 single-family, 29,036 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 53,360 units (11,174 single-family, 42,186 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 48,807 units (9,677 single-family, 39,130 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 46,549 units (10,453 single-family, 36,096 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 38,667 units (11,499 single-family, 27,168 in multi-unit buildings)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.