State, one year
New York in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +5.1%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.2% in 1998.
42,593 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,726 single-family), +10.9% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York County | +12.6% | 3,791 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Nassau County | +9.0% | 1,151 | 730 | 0.8 |
| Kings County | +8.8% | 2,894 | 248 | 1.1 |
| Suffolk County | +8.7% | 5,167 | 4,326 | 3.3 |
| Franklin County | +8.4% | 106 | 92 | 2.3 |
| Richmond County | +8.3% | 2,414 | 1,102 | 4.8 |
| Queens County | +8.0% | 2,169 | 91 | 0.9 |
| Allegany County | +7.5% | 110 | 100 | 2.4 |
| Rockland County | +7.5% | 870 | 659 | 2.4 |
| Westchester County | +7.1% | 1,666 | 1,360 | 1.6 |
| Putnam County | +6.3% | 395 | 372 | 4.0 |
| Essex County | +6.0% | 170 | 166 | 4.7 |
| Livingston County | +4.9% | 202 | 158 | 3.3 |
| Bronx County | +4.6% | 1,153 | 25 | 0.8 |
| Dutchess County | +4.6% | 1,238 | 1,075 | 4.1 |
| Otsego County | +4.5% | 556 | 149 | 9.2 |
| Orange County | +3.9% | 1,842 | 1,383 | 4.4 |
| Steuben County | +3.9% | 380 | 200 | 4.1 |
| Ulster County | +3.8% | 550 | 443 | 3.0 |
| Columbia County | +3.5% | 198 | 194 | 3.3 |
| Greene County | +3.5% | 128 | 128 | 2.7 |
| Schuyler County | +3.5% | 47 | 47 | 2.8 |
| Broome County | +3.4% | 252 | 190 | 1.3 |
| Oneida County | +2.4% | 303 | 295 | 1.3 |
| Wyoming County | +2.4% | 106 | 72 | 2.7 |
| Clinton County | +2.3% | 241 | 193 | 3.1 |
| Saratoga County | +2.3% | 1,012 | 929 | 4.2 |
| Cattaraugus County | +2.2% | 206 | 165 | 2.7 |
| Cortland County | +2.1% | 84 | 82 | 1.8 |
| Madison County | +2.1% | 131 | 125 | 2.0 |
| Chemung County | +2.0% | 296 | 115 | 3.7 |
| Tompkins County | +2.0% | 399 | 145 | 3.8 |
| Delaware County | +1.8% | 145 | 121 | 3.3 |
| Rensselaer County | +1.6% | 476 | 426 | 3.0 |
| Tioga County | +1.6% | 120 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Genesee County | +1.4% | 177 | 139 | 3.0 |
| Herkimer County | +1.3% | 132 | 132 | 2.2 |
| Monroe County | +1.3% | 2,602 | 1,702 | 3.5 |
| Chenango County | +1.2% | 64 | 64 | 1.4 |
| Onondaga County | +1.2% | 952 | 920 | 2.0 |
| Cayuga County | +1.1% | 155 | 145 | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | +1.1% | 394 | 282 | 4.3 |
| Schenectady County | +1.0% | 284 | 210 | 1.7 |
| Montgomery County | +0.8% | 58 | 58 | 1.2 |
| Chautauqua County | +0.7% | 227 | 201 | 1.8 |
| Albany County | +0.6% | 992 | 632 | 3.1 |
| Niagara County | +0.5% | 443 | 425 | 2.1 |
| Yates County | +0.5% | 91 | 80 | 3.7 |
| Sullivan County | +0.3% | 257 | 213 | 3.2 |
| Ontario County | +0.2% | 827 | 372 | 7.3 |
| Orleans County | −0.1% | 80 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Oswego County | −0.3% | 267 | 225 | 2.3 |
| Jefferson County | −0.4% | 144 | 142 | 1.3 |
| Seneca County | −0.4% | 70 | 63 | 2.1 |
| Erie County | −0.5% | 2,221 | 1,589 | 2.3 |
| St. Lawrence County | −0.5% | 255 | 235 | 2.4 |
| Washington County | −0.9% | 233 | 159 | 3.9 |
| Fulton County | −1.2% | 116 | 92 | 2.2 |
| Warren County | −2.0% | 316 | 287 | 4.9 |
| Hamilton County | — | 42 | 42 | 8.4 |
| Lewis County | — | 176 | 176 | 6.6 |
| Schoharie County | — | 76 | 61 | 2.5 |
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.