State, one year
New York in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for New York changed −2.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +0.2% in 2007.
51,637 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,738 single-family), −4.5% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates County | +6.2% | 52 | 52 | 2.1 |
| Lewis County | +6.1% | 94 | 94 | 3.5 |
| Orleans County | +5.4% | 31 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Cattaraugus County | +4.9% | 142 | 106 | 1.9 |
| Broome County | +3.7% | 213 | 213 | 1.1 |
| Essex County | +3.5% | 117 | 117 | 3.2 |
| Tompkins County | +3.5% | 231 | 122 | 2.2 |
| Chenango County | +3.3% | 97 | 37 | 2.1 |
| New York County | +3.3% | 9,700 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Franklin County | +3.2% | 86 | 86 | 1.8 |
| Oswego County | +2.9% | 172 | 172 | 1.5 |
| Cortland County | +2.8% | 179 | 52 | 3.9 |
| Herkimer County | +2.5% | 103 | 103 | 1.7 |
| Niagara County | +2.5% | 336 | 237 | 1.6 |
| Oneida County | +2.3% | 240 | 212 | 1.1 |
| Allegany County | +2.2% | 66 | 66 | 1.4 |
| Rensselaer County | +2.2% | 248 | 236 | 1.5 |
| Steuben County | +2.1% | 106 | 104 | 1.2 |
| Otsego County | +1.8% | 106 | 106 | 1.7 |
| Erie County | +1.7% | 1,208 | 780 | 1.3 |
| Jefferson County | +1.7% | 526 | 518 | 4.7 |
| Fulton County | +1.5% | 101 | 101 | 1.9 |
| Montgomery County | +1.3% | 40 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Ontario County | +1.1% | 507 | 389 | 4.5 |
| Greene County | +1.0% | 171 | 169 | 3.6 |
| Schoharie County | +0.9% | 75 | 53 | 2.5 |
| Monroe County | +0.8% | 1,055 | 833 | 1.4 |
| Onondaga County | +0.8% | 791 | 608 | 1.7 |
| St. Lawrence County | +0.8% | 171 | 156 | 1.6 |
| Chautauqua County | +0.6% | 181 | 141 | 1.5 |
| Clinton County | +0.5% | 254 | 116 | 3.3 |
| Seneca County | +0.5% | 40 | 40 | 1.2 |
| Tioga County | +0.5% | 73 | 73 | 1.5 |
| Washington County | +0.5% | 168 | 144 | 2.8 |
| Albany County | +0.4% | 676 | 300 | 2.1 |
| Wayne County | +0.4% | 245 | 131 | 2.7 |
| Livingston County | +0.2% | 60 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Madison County | +0.2% | 168 | 137 | 2.5 |
| Warren County | −0.2% | 189 | 172 | 2.9 |
| Wyoming County | −0.4% | 31 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Cayuga County | −0.6% | 80 | 80 | 1.1 |
| Columbia County | −1.0% | 128 | 116 | 2.1 |
| Delaware County | −1.0% | 107 | 107 | 2.4 |
| Saratoga County | −1.0% | 735 | 555 | 3.0 |
| Schenectady County | −1.6% | 158 | 64 | 1.0 |
| Chemung County | −2.1% | 63 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Kings County | −2.1% | 12,744 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Bronx County | −2.8% | 2,482 | 162 | 1.8 |
| Westchester County | −3.0% | 501 | 321 | 0.5 |
| Ulster County | −3.3% | 518 | 270 | 2.8 |
| Schuyler County | −3.5% | 42 | 42 | 2.5 |
| Genesee County | −3.7% | 46 | 46 | 0.8 |
| Richmond County | −3.7% | 1,255 | 185 | 2.5 |
| Rockland County | −4.1% | 289 | 246 | 0.8 |
| Queens County | −4.6% | 7,730 | 140 | 3.3 |
| Sullivan County | −5.0% | 395 | 313 | 4.9 |
| Nassau County | −5.1% | 1,868 | 822 | 1.3 |
| Orange County | −5.5% | 1,175 | 626 | 2.8 |
| Dutchess County | −5.8% | 746 | 354 | 2.5 |
| Suffolk County | −5.9% | 1,396 | 972 | 0.9 |
| Putnam County | −6.6% | 89 | 75 | 0.9 |
| Hamilton County | — | 41 | 41 | 8.2 |
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.