State, one year
New York in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +6.5%, against +6.6% for the United States and +13.5% in 2005.
54,382 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (19,981 single-family), −12.2% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York County | +37.5% | 8,790 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Schuyler County | +17.5% | 61 | 61 | 3.6 |
| Jefferson County | +13.8% | 455 | 413 | 4.1 |
| Bronx County | +13.3% | 4,658 | 74 | 3.3 |
| Greene County | +12.8% | 329 | 323 | 7.0 |
| Queens County | +12.7% | 7,252 | 288 | 3.1 |
| Kings County | +12.6% | 9,191 | 113 | 3.5 |
| Chenango County | +12.1% | 131 | 79 | 2.9 |
| Essex County | +12.1% | 134 | 134 | 3.7 |
| Montgomery County | +11.7% | 76 | 76 | 1.5 |
| Tioga County | +11.1% | 102 | 102 | 2.1 |
| Otsego County | +10.9% | 16 | 14 | 0.3 |
| Yates County | +10.9% | 67 | 67 | 2.7 |
| Washington County | +10.5% | 229 | 221 | 3.9 |
| Schoharie County | +10.3% | 191 | 96 | 6.3 |
| Warren County | +10.3% | 480 | 350 | 7.4 |
| Schenectady County | +9.7% | 237 | 151 | 1.5 |
| Broome County | +9.5% | 201 | 201 | 1.0 |
| Rensselaer County | +8.4% | 510 | 362 | 3.2 |
| Saratoga County | +8.3% | 987 | 802 | 4.1 |
| Albany County | +8.1% | 525 | 425 | 1.6 |
| Sullivan County | +7.9% | 743 | 554 | 9.2 |
| Richmond County | +7.8% | 1,036 | 437 | 2.1 |
| Oneida County | +7.7% | 425 | 360 | 1.9 |
| Wyoming County | +7.4% | 57 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Fulton County | +7.3% | 122 | 122 | 2.3 |
| Nassau County | +7.3% | 1,452 | 1,291 | 1.0 |
| Franklin County | +6.9% | 152 | 144 | 3.3 |
| Suffolk County | +6.9% | 2,573 | 2,410 | 1.7 |
| Ulster County | +6.9% | 602 | 531 | 3.3 |
| Cayuga County | +6.5% | 131 | 127 | 1.8 |
| Madison County | +6.5% | 217 | 213 | 3.2 |
| Westchester County | +6.3% | 837 | 434 | 0.8 |
| Orange County | +6.1% | 1,340 | 1,033 | 3.2 |
| Herkimer County | +5.8% | 213 | 206 | 3.6 |
| Oswego County | +5.8% | 227 | 223 | 1.9 |
| Columbia County | +5.7% | 346 | 224 | 5.8 |
| Rockland County | +5.6% | 702 | 307 | 2.0 |
| Steuben County | +5.6% | 191 | 163 | 2.1 |
| Tompkins County | +5.5% | 307 | 162 | 3.0 |
| Chemung County | +5.3% | 91 | 72 | 1.1 |
| Delaware County | +5.3% | 134 | 131 | 3.0 |
| Dutchess County | +5.1% | 860 | 736 | 2.9 |
| Onondaga County | +4.8% | 1,230 | 947 | 2.6 |
| Genesee County | +4.7% | 85 | 71 | 1.5 |
| Putnam County | +4.7% | 143 | 129 | 1.4 |
| Cortland County | +3.8% | 58 | 55 | 1.3 |
| Ontario County | +3.8% | 445 | 379 | 3.9 |
| St. Lawrence County | +3.8% | 247 | 243 | 2.3 |
| Niagara County | +3.4% | 560 | 504 | 2.7 |
| Erie County | +3.2% | 1,463 | 969 | 1.5 |
| Seneca County | +2.8% | 33 | 31 | 1.0 |
| Lewis County | +2.7% | 115 | 115 | 4.3 |
| Clinton County | +2.6% | 229 | 172 | 2.9 |
| Chautauqua County | +2.5% | 205 | 190 | 1.7 |
| Wayne County | +2.5% | 202 | 196 | 2.2 |
| Monroe County | +2.1% | 1,452 | 1,211 | 1.9 |
| Livingston County | +1.7% | 145 | 131 | 2.4 |
| Cattaraugus County | +1.1% | 221 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Orleans County | +0.1% | 44 | 44 | 1.1 |
| Allegany County | −0.2% | 61 | 61 | 1.3 |
| Hamilton County | — | 64 | 62 | 12.8 |
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.