State, one year
New York in 2004
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +11.9%, against +9.2% for the United States and +8.2% in 2003.
53,497 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,084 single-family), +7.6% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
Counties in 2004
Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2004 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | +17.9% | 446 | 416 | 9.4 |
| Sullivan County | +16.3% | 823 | 656 | 10.2 |
| Ulster County | +16.3% | 864 | 807 | 4.7 |
| Saratoga County | +15.9% | 1,279 | 1,162 | 5.3 |
| Kings County | +15.8% | 6,825 | 113 | 2.6 |
| Lewis County | +15.8% | 151 | 151 | 5.7 |
| Queens County | +15.6% | 6,853 | 265 | 2.9 |
| Orange County | +15.4% | 1,714 | 1,480 | 4.1 |
| Suffolk County | +15.4% | 3,397 | 2,940 | 2.2 |
| Richmond County | +15.1% | 2,051 | 604 | 4.1 |
| Otsego County | +14.9% | 168 | 158 | 2.8 |
| Putnam County | +14.3% | 196 | 196 | 2.0 |
| Bronx County | +13.9% | 4,924 | 33 | 3.5 |
| Columbia County | +13.9% | 360 | 356 | 6.0 |
| Dutchess County | +13.9% | 1,049 | 926 | 3.5 |
| Warren County | +13.8% | 530 | 442 | 8.2 |
| Albany County | +13.7% | 912 | 600 | 2.8 |
| Nassau County | +13.7% | 1,177 | 735 | 0.8 |
| Rockland County | +13.3% | 481 | 206 | 1.3 |
| Fulton County | +12.9% | 105 | 105 | 2.0 |
| Westchester County | +12.9% | 1,790 | 898 | 1.8 |
| Delaware County | +12.8% | 180 | 152 | 4.1 |
| Schenectady County | +12.8% | 367 | 301 | 2.3 |
| Washington County | +12.0% | 279 | 275 | 4.7 |
| Yates County | +11.8% | 125 | 85 | 5.1 |
| Rensselaer County | +10.9% | 596 | 457 | 3.7 |
| Tompkins County | +10.7% | 241 | 220 | 2.3 |
| Montgomery County | +9.9% | 79 | 79 | 1.6 |
| Herkimer County | +9.8% | 162 | 162 | 2.7 |
| Chenango County | +9.5% | 126 | 86 | 2.8 |
| Clinton County | +9.3% | 275 | 257 | 3.5 |
| Franklin County | +9.0% | 176 | 176 | 3.8 |
| Cortland County | +7.6% | 110 | 98 | 2.4 |
| Onondaga County | +7.6% | 1,157 | 1,007 | 2.5 |
| St. Lawrence County | +7.6% | 260 | 258 | 2.5 |
| Jefferson County | +7.3% | 228 | 222 | 2.0 |
| Madison County | +7.3% | 222 | 210 | 3.3 |
| Essex County | +7.1% | 292 | 292 | 8.0 |
| Schoharie County | +6.5% | 114 | 88 | 3.8 |
| Schuyler County | +6.3% | 48 | 48 | 2.8 |
| Oneida County | +6.2% | 350 | 347 | 1.5 |
| Erie County | +5.5% | 1,932 | 1,413 | 2.0 |
| Cayuga County | +5.4% | 173 | 171 | 2.3 |
| Ontario County | +5.4% | 531 | 460 | 4.7 |
| Wyoming County | +5.4% | 101 | 61 | 2.5 |
| Livingston County | +5.1% | 176 | 176 | 2.9 |
| Cattaraugus County | +5.0% | 203 | 191 | 2.7 |
| Oswego County | +4.5% | 254 | 252 | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | +4.3% | 233 | 231 | 2.6 |
| Broome County | +4.2% | 211 | 196 | 1.1 |
| Monroe County | +4.2% | 2,009 | 1,438 | 2.7 |
| Tioga County | +4.1% | 78 | 78 | 1.6 |
| Niagara County | +4.0% | 578 | 443 | 2.8 |
| Chautauqua County | +3.8% | 265 | 242 | 2.1 |
| Orleans County | +3.6% | 96 | 96 | 2.4 |
| Allegany County | +3.4% | 112 | 66 | 2.4 |
| Chemung County | +3.3% | 95 | 91 | 1.2 |
| New York County | +3.1% | 4,555 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Genesee County | +2.8% | 110 | 108 | 1.9 |
| Seneca County | +2.5% | 42 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Steuben County | +2.1% | 177 | 177 | 1.9 |
| Hamilton County | — | 84 | 84 | 16.8 |
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.