State, one year
New York in 2003
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +8.2%, against +4.5% for the United States and +8.9% in 2002.
49,708 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,196 single-family), +1.1% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
Counties in 2003
Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2003 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York County | +14.5% | 5,232 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Suffolk County | +12.3% | 3,204 | 2,636 | 2.1 |
| Orange County | +11.6% | 1,765 | 1,302 | 4.2 |
| Ulster County | +11.5% | 805 | 694 | 4.4 |
| Queens County | +10.9% | 4,399 | 161 | 1.9 |
| Dutchess County | +10.4% | 1,144 | 986 | 3.8 |
| Bronx County | +10.0% | 2,935 | 55 | 2.1 |
| Sullivan County | +9.9% | 603 | 467 | 7.5 |
| Nassau County | +9.6% | 978 | 635 | 0.7 |
| Putnam County | +9.3% | 368 | 232 | 3.7 |
| Columbia County | +8.9% | 322 | 316 | 5.4 |
| Kings County | +8.8% | 6,054 | 118 | 2.3 |
| Richmond County | +8.8% | 2,598 | 1,222 | 5.2 |
| Saratoga County | +8.4% | 1,308 | 1,231 | 5.4 |
| Rockland County | +8.3% | 411 | 177 | 1.1 |
| Westchester County | +7.6% | 1,791 | 826 | 1.8 |
| Albany County | +7.5% | 793 | 582 | 2.5 |
| Warren County | +7.5% | 502 | 428 | 7.7 |
| Essex County | +7.3% | 199 | 193 | 5.5 |
| Otsego County | +7.2% | 152 | 142 | 2.5 |
| Delaware County | +7.1% | 155 | 153 | 3.5 |
| Greene County | +7.0% | 330 | 328 | 7.0 |
| Schenectady County | +6.9% | 298 | 260 | 1.8 |
| Fulton County | +6.5% | 112 | 112 | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | +6.5% | 91 | 91 | 1.8 |
| Chenango County | +6.1% | 78 | 68 | 1.7 |
| Tompkins County | +6.1% | 336 | 218 | 3.2 |
| Clinton County | +5.9% | 257 | 243 | 3.3 |
| Rensselaer County | +5.7% | 702 | 422 | 4.4 |
| Schoharie County | +5.6% | 121 | 107 | 4.0 |
| Washington County | +5.6% | 276 | 218 | 4.7 |
| Yates County | +5.3% | 75 | 75 | 3.1 |
| Seneca County | +4.9% | 35 | 33 | 1.1 |
| Onondaga County | +4.6% | 1,243 | 1,099 | 2.7 |
| Jefferson County | +4.0% | 255 | 252 | 2.3 |
| Franklin County | +3.9% | 124 | 124 | 2.7 |
| Oneida County | +3.9% | 338 | 327 | 1.5 |
| Cayuga County | +3.8% | 166 | 166 | 2.2 |
| Cortland County | +3.6% | 111 | 111 | 2.4 |
| Herkimer County | +3.6% | 143 | 143 | 2.4 |
| Madison County | +3.5% | 164 | 152 | 2.4 |
| Erie County | +3.3% | 2,312 | 1,876 | 2.4 |
| Chautauqua County | +3.0% | 373 | 280 | 3.0 |
| Schuyler County | +2.9% | 53 | 53 | 3.1 |
| Wayne County | +2.9% | 218 | 216 | 2.4 |
| Monroe County | +2.8% | 2,401 | 1,732 | 3.2 |
| Ontario County | +2.8% | 510 | 389 | 4.5 |
| Cattaraugus County | +2.7% | 144 | 144 | 1.9 |
| St. Lawrence County | +2.7% | 255 | 249 | 2.4 |
| Genesee County | +2.6% | 118 | 116 | 2.0 |
| Livingston County | +2.4% | 215 | 211 | 3.5 |
| Niagara County | +2.3% | 613 | 519 | 2.9 |
| Tioga County | +2.1% | 80 | 80 | 1.7 |
| Wyoming County | +2.0% | 74 | 72 | 1.9 |
| Broome County | +1.8% | 298 | 204 | 1.5 |
| Oswego County | +1.8% | 296 | 294 | 2.5 |
| Orleans County | +1.6% | 78 | 76 | 2.0 |
| Allegany County | +1.5% | 100 | 61 | 2.1 |
| Chemung County | +1.4% | 145 | 106 | 1.8 |
| Steuben County | −1.0% | 215 | 175 | 2.3 |
| Hamilton County | — | 48 | 48 | 9.6 |
| Lewis County | — | 189 | 189 | 7.1 |
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.