State, one year
New York in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +4.2%, against +3.7% for the United States and +0.9% in 1997.
38,420 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,791 single-family), +16.8% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | +8.8% | 213 | 213 | 2.6 |
| Washington County | +7.8% | 159 | 159 | 2.7 |
| Broome County | +7.4% | 136 | 136 | 0.7 |
| Ulster County | +6.5% | 333 | 333 | 1.8 |
| Chautauqua County | +6.4% | 171 | 171 | 1.4 |
| Essex County | +6.3% | 96 | 96 | 2.6 |
| Orleans County | +6.2% | 66 | 66 | 1.7 |
| Suffolk County | +6.1% | 4,422 | 4,422 | 2.9 |
| Bronx County | +5.8% | 28 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Jefferson County | +5.8% | 157 | 157 | 1.4 |
| Kings County | +5.4% | 112 | 112 | 0.0 |
| St. Lawrence County | +5.3% | 216 | 216 | 2.0 |
| Tioga County | +5.3% | 79 | 79 | 1.7 |
| Queens County | +5.2% | 89 | 89 | 0.0 |
| Richmond County | +5.2% | 761 | 761 | 1.5 |
| Orange County | +5.0% | 1,272 | 1,272 | 3.0 |
| Westchester County | +5.0% | 1,342 | 1,342 | 1.3 |
| Nassau County | +4.9% | 770 | 770 | 0.6 |
| Oswego County | +4.7% | 203 | 203 | 1.7 |
| Putnam County | +4.5% | 344 | 344 | 3.5 |
| Wyoming County | +4.4% | 82 | 82 | 2.1 |
| Fulton County | +4.3% | 66 | 66 | 1.3 |
| Dutchess County | +4.2% | 838 | 838 | 2.8 |
| Rockland County | +4.0% | 516 | 516 | 1.4 |
| Warren County | +3.9% | 278 | 278 | 4.3 |
| Delaware County | +3.5% | 135 | 135 | 3.0 |
| Allegany County | +3.4% | 78 | 78 | 1.7 |
| Onondaga County | +3.1% | 786 | 786 | 1.7 |
| Oneida County | +3.0% | 255 | 255 | 1.1 |
| Montgomery County | +2.9% | 59 | 59 | 1.2 |
| Ontario County | +2.9% | 332 | 332 | 2.9 |
| Wayne County | +2.5% | 292 | 292 | 3.2 |
| Chemung County | +2.3% | 111 | 111 | 1.4 |
| Monroe County | +2.3% | 1,479 | 1,479 | 2.0 |
| Schenectady County | +2.2% | 142 | 142 | 0.9 |
| Erie County | +1.8% | 1,364 | 1,364 | 1.4 |
| Rensselaer County | +1.8% | 380 | 380 | 2.4 |
| Tompkins County | +1.8% | 164 | 164 | 1.6 |
| Niagara County | +1.7% | 459 | 459 | 2.2 |
| Yates County | +1.7% | 78 | 78 | 3.2 |
| Albany County | +1.6% | 626 | 626 | 1.9 |
| Cayuga County | +1.6% | 141 | 141 | 1.9 |
| Columbia County | +1.4% | 177 | 177 | 2.9 |
| Saratoga County | +1.3% | 1,031 | 1,031 | 4.3 |
| Cattaraugus County | +1.1% | 192 | 192 | 2.5 |
| Cortland County | +1.1% | 70 | 70 | 1.5 |
| Seneca County | +1.1% | 90 | 90 | 2.7 |
| Clinton County | +1.0% | 173 | 173 | 2.2 |
| Chenango County | +0.7% | 79 | 79 | 1.7 |
| Livingston County | +0.3% | 158 | 158 | 2.6 |
| Schuyler County | +0.2% | 51 | 51 | 3.0 |
| Herkimer County | +0.1% | 106 | 106 | 1.8 |
| Madison County | +0.1% | 129 | 129 | 1.9 |
| Genesee County | −0.2% | 136 | 136 | 2.3 |
| Greene County | −0.4% | 126 | 126 | 2.7 |
| Steuben County | −0.6% | 172 | 172 | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | −2.6% | 110 | 110 | 2.4 |
| Otsego County | −2.6% | 137 | 137 | 2.3 |
| Hamilton County | — | 47 | 47 | 9.4 |
| Lewis County | — | 126 | 126 | 4.8 |
| New York County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Schoharie County | — | 69 | 69 | 2.3 |
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.