State, one year
New York in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +13.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +11.9% in 2004.
61,949 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,211 single-family), +15.8% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County | +20.7% | 168 | 165 | 3.8 |
| Kings County | +20.7% | 9,028 | 105 | 3.4 |
| Queens County | +19.4% | 7,269 | 334 | 3.1 |
| Jefferson County | +19.3% | 395 | 369 | 3.5 |
| Columbia County | +19.2% | 335 | 323 | 5.6 |
| Warren County | +19.2% | 534 | 451 | 8.2 |
| Bronx County | +18.9% | 4,937 | 29 | 3.5 |
| Rockland County | +17.4% | 476 | 308 | 1.3 |
| Essex County | +16.6% | 292 | 292 | 8.0 |
| Greene County | +16.5% | 375 | 337 | 7.9 |
| Nassau County | +16.1% | 1,435 | 1,197 | 1.0 |
| Suffolk County | +16.1% | 5,183 | 4,241 | 3.4 |
| Richmond County | +15.9% | 1,872 | 829 | 3.7 |
| Saratoga County | +15.9% | 1,379 | 980 | 5.7 |
| Rensselaer County | +15.8% | 896 | 428 | 5.6 |
| Sullivan County | +15.8% | 975 | 761 | 12.1 |
| Ulster County | +15.6% | 910 | 767 | 5.0 |
| Westchester County | +15.6% | 1,226 | 780 | 1.2 |
| Albany County | +15.3% | 850 | 493 | 2.6 |
| Dutchess County | +14.9% | 1,012 | 858 | 3.4 |
| Schoharie County | +14.9% | 151 | 115 | 5.0 |
| Washington County | +14.6% | 648 | 257 | 10.9 |
| Orange County | +14.5% | 1,830 | 1,301 | 4.4 |
| Tompkins County | +14.5% | 340 | 224 | 3.3 |
| Chenango County | +13.9% | 124 | 84 | 2.7 |
| Schenectady County | +13.9% | 363 | 268 | 2.2 |
| Putnam County | +13.7% | 141 | 141 | 1.4 |
| Lewis County | +13.4% | 137 | 137 | 5.2 |
| Clinton County | +12.9% | 325 | 263 | 4.2 |
| New York County | +12.5% | 8,493 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Franklin County | +11.9% | 165 | 165 | 3.5 |
| Fulton County | +11.6% | 110 | 110 | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | +11.6% | 82 | 82 | 1.6 |
| Otsego County | +11.6% | 167 | 163 | 2.8 |
| Cayuga County | +11.2% | 161 | 161 | 2.2 |
| Schuyler County | +11.0% | 46 | 46 | 2.7 |
| Seneca County | +10.0% | 38 | 36 | 1.2 |
| Broome County | +9.8% | 210 | 194 | 1.1 |
| Cattaraugus County | +9.7% | 204 | 198 | 2.7 |
| Tioga County | +9.7% | 73 | 73 | 1.5 |
| Oneida County | +8.8% | 434 | 401 | 1.9 |
| Madison County | +8.7% | 214 | 186 | 3.2 |
| Chautauqua County | +7.6% | 446 | 206 | 3.6 |
| Herkimer County | +7.5% | 162 | 162 | 2.7 |
| Onondaga County | +7.1% | 1,200 | 1,038 | 2.6 |
| Livingston County | +6.8% | 208 | 208 | 3.4 |
| Steuben County | +6.8% | 197 | 195 | 2.1 |
| Ontario County | +6.4% | 429 | 384 | 3.8 |
| Cortland County | +6.3% | 57 | 57 | 1.2 |
| St. Lawrence County | +6.2% | 235 | 233 | 2.2 |
| Erie County | +5.8% | 1,623 | 1,304 | 1.7 |
| Niagara County | +5.0% | 473 | 386 | 2.3 |
| Yates County | +4.9% | 132 | 72 | 5.4 |
| Orleans County | +4.7% | 56 | 56 | 1.4 |
| Oswego County | +4.5% | 232 | 221 | 2.0 |
| Chemung County | +4.4% | 107 | 107 | 1.3 |
| Monroe County | +4.0% | 1,743 | 1,395 | 2.3 |
| Genesee County | +3.6% | 92 | 84 | 1.6 |
| Allegany County | +3.2% | 91 | 91 | 1.9 |
| Wyoming County | +3.0% | 96 | 72 | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | +2.8% | 294 | 212 | 3.2 |
| Hamilton County | — | 73 | 73 | 14.6 |
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.