State, one year
New York in 2002
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +8.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +8.3% in 2001.
49,149 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,570 single-family), +7.9% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
Counties in 2002
Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2002 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York County | +21.6% | 5,407 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Suffolk County | +14.4% | 4,384 | 3,481 | 2.8 |
| Dutchess County | +12.3% | 1,130 | 909 | 3.8 |
| Orange County | +12.2% | 2,129 | 1,727 | 5.1 |
| Putnam County | +11.8% | 308 | 308 | 3.1 |
| Ulster County | +11.7% | 848 | 718 | 4.6 |
| Greene County | +11.5% | 215 | 197 | 4.6 |
| Sullivan County | +11.0% | 557 | 527 | 6.9 |
| Nassau County | +10.8% | 985 | 740 | 0.7 |
| Richmond County | +10.3% | 1,756 | 913 | 3.5 |
| Queens County | +10.1% | 3,464 | 214 | 1.5 |
| Rockland County | +10.0% | 529 | 220 | 1.5 |
| Westchester County | +10.0% | 2,194 | 1,049 | 2.2 |
| Kings County | +9.4% | 5,247 | 189 | 2.0 |
| Bronx County | +8.8% | 2,626 | 18 | 1.9 |
| Columbia County | +8.8% | 367 | 301 | 6.1 |
| Tioga County | +8.2% | 100 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Warren County | +7.6% | 462 | 408 | 7.1 |
| Franklin County | +7.4% | 111 | 109 | 2.4 |
| Saratoga County | +7.2% | 1,379 | 1,254 | 5.7 |
| Delaware County | +6.4% | 153 | 149 | 3.5 |
| Schenectady County | +6.4% | 460 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Washington County | +6.3% | 274 | 202 | 4.6 |
| Cayuga County | +6.2% | 162 | 160 | 2.2 |
| Essex County | +6.2% | 288 | 282 | 7.9 |
| Albany County | +6.0% | 773 | 628 | 2.4 |
| Otsego County | +6.0% | 689 | 161 | 11.4 |
| Fulton County | +5.9% | 103 | 103 | 2.0 |
| St. Lawrence County | +5.8% | 248 | 238 | 2.4 |
| Jefferson County | +5.2% | 215 | 215 | 1.9 |
| Madison County | +5.2% | 218 | 168 | 3.2 |
| Rensselaer County | +5.2% | 536 | 479 | 3.3 |
| Cattaraugus County | +5.1% | 183 | 167 | 2.4 |
| Onondaga County | +5.0% | 1,380 | 1,104 | 3.0 |
| Chenango County | +4.9% | 77 | 67 | 1.7 |
| Clinton County | +4.9% | 267 | 229 | 3.4 |
| Oswego County | +4.8% | 323 | 310 | 2.7 |
| Cortland County | +4.7% | 71 | 71 | 1.5 |
| Yates County | +4.7% | 73 | 67 | 3.0 |
| Tompkins County | +3.8% | 399 | 208 | 3.8 |
| Wayne County | +3.8% | 266 | 264 | 2.9 |
| Montgomery County | +3.7% | 69 | 69 | 1.4 |
| Broome County | +3.6% | 290 | 231 | 1.5 |
| Niagara County | +3.6% | 573 | 464 | 2.7 |
| Herkimer County | +3.4% | 136 | 136 | 2.3 |
| Oneida County | +3.4% | 342 | 338 | 1.5 |
| Erie County | +3.1% | 2,387 | 2,017 | 2.5 |
| Livingston County | +3.0% | 142 | 142 | 2.3 |
| Ontario County | +2.9% | 449 | 417 | 4.0 |
| Orleans County | +2.9% | 70 | 60 | 1.8 |
| Monroe County | +2.6% | 2,064 | 1,575 | 2.8 |
| Genesee County | +2.5% | 100 | 96 | 1.7 |
| Seneca County | +2.4% | 32 | 28 | 1.0 |
| Chemung County | +2.1% | 141 | 109 | 1.8 |
| Wyoming County | +1.5% | 95 | 93 | 2.4 |
| Chautauqua County | +1.3% | 292 | 260 | 2.4 |
| Allegany County | +0.3% | 126 | 100 | 2.7 |
| Schuyler County | −0.1% | 54 | 54 | 3.2 |
| Steuben County | −0.2% | 183 | 183 | 2.0 |
| Hamilton County | — | 68 | 65 | 13.6 |
| Lewis County | — | 233 | 233 | 8.8 |
| Schoharie County | — | 78 | 68 | 2.6 |
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.