State, one year
New York in 2000
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2000 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +11.3%, against +8.3% for the United States and +5.1% in 1999.
44,105 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (23,862 single-family), +3.5% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.
Counties in 2000
Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2000 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | +17.4% | 4,932 | 3,910 | 3.2 |
| Nassau County | +17.1% | 1,506 | 753 | 1.1 |
| Richmond County | +15.5% | 2,667 | 1,361 | 5.3 |
| Queens County | +15.3% | 2,723 | 87 | 1.2 |
| Westchester County | +15.0% | 2,126 | 1,287 | 2.1 |
| Rockland County | +14.7% | 547 | 351 | 1.5 |
| Kings County | +13.7% | 2,904 | 133 | 1.1 |
| Putnam County | +13.3% | 359 | 344 | 3.6 |
| Dutchess County | +11.9% | 1,003 | 983 | 3.3 |
| Ulster County | +11.3% | 548 | 510 | 3.0 |
| Bronx County | +9.5% | 1,646 | 36 | 1.2 |
| Orange County | +8.9% | 2,000 | 1,598 | 4.8 |
| Greene County | +7.3% | 185 | 185 | 3.9 |
| St. Lawrence County | +7.2% | 242 | 228 | 2.3 |
| Steuben County | +6.6% | 245 | 237 | 2.7 |
| Columbia County | +6.4% | 190 | 186 | 3.2 |
| Warren County | +6.1% | 378 | 321 | 5.8 |
| Yates County | +6.1% | 66 | 66 | 2.7 |
| Chautauqua County | +5.9% | 236 | 208 | 1.9 |
| Chemung County | +5.5% | 178 | 142 | 2.2 |
| Fulton County | +4.9% | 114 | 95 | 2.2 |
| Ontario County | +4.7% | 447 | 372 | 4.0 |
| Saratoga County | +4.5% | 1,152 | 993 | 4.8 |
| Schuyler County | +4.0% | 38 | 38 | 2.2 |
| Cortland County | +3.9% | 63 | 63 | 1.4 |
| Franklin County | +3.8% | 93 | 93 | 2.0 |
| Essex County | +3.7% | 148 | 136 | 4.1 |
| Madison County | +3.6% | 127 | 123 | 1.9 |
| Onondaga County | +3.4% | 1,223 | 932 | 2.6 |
| Washington County | +3.4% | 172 | 164 | 2.9 |
| Albany County | +3.3% | 735 | 591 | 2.3 |
| Oneida County | +3.3% | 281 | 253 | 1.2 |
| Jefferson County | +3.0% | 164 | 164 | 1.5 |
| Tompkins County | +2.9% | 556 | 165 | 5.3 |
| Delaware County | +2.6% | 135 | 133 | 3.0 |
| Genesee County | +2.6% | 106 | 104 | 1.8 |
| Herkimer County | +2.5% | 124 | 124 | 2.1 |
| Tioga County | +2.1% | 95 | 77 | 2.0 |
| Allegany County | +2.0% | 99 | 99 | 2.1 |
| Monroe County | +2.0% | 2,160 | 1,595 | 2.9 |
| Wayne County | +1.6% | 320 | 255 | 3.5 |
| Schenectady County | +1.4% | 250 | 200 | 1.5 |
| Broome County | +1.2% | 158 | 156 | 0.8 |
| Erie County | +1.2% | 2,183 | 1,446 | 2.3 |
| Seneca County | +1.2% | 46 | 46 | 1.4 |
| Sullivan County | +1.2% | 283 | 277 | 3.5 |
| Rensselaer County | +1.1% | 380 | 332 | 2.4 |
| Clinton County | +1.0% | 241 | 189 | 3.1 |
| Otsego County | +0.8% | 577 | 141 | 9.5 |
| Orleans County | +0.4% | 65 | 65 | 1.6 |
| Niagara County | +0.2% | 489 | 457 | 2.3 |
| Cayuga County | −0.3% | 148 | 142 | 2.0 |
| Wyoming County | −0.6% | 92 | 82 | 2.3 |
| Livingston County | −0.8% | 293 | 133 | 4.8 |
| Chenango County | −1.0% | 81 | 66 | 1.8 |
| Oswego County | −1.1% | 241 | 227 | 2.0 |
| Cattaraugus County | −1.9% | 162 | 147 | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | −2.4% | 53 | 53 | 1.1 |
| New York County | −6.0% | 5,110 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Hamilton County | — | 52 | 52 | 10.4 |
| Lewis County | — | 150 | 150 | 5.7 |
| Schoharie County | — | 80 | 68 | 2.7 |
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.