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New York in 2009

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for New York changed −5.7%, against −7.5% for the United States and −2.6% in 2008.

18,344 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,656 single-family), −64.5% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−5.7%New York index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
18,344housing units permitted in 20099,656 single-family
15 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.2%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Chemung County+5.3%72400.9
Schuyler County+5.1%39392.3
St. Lawrence County+2.8%1581261.5
Seneca County+2.7%74342.3
Tioga County+2.5%73631.5
Wayne County+1.7%1501231.6
Madison County+1.5%1071071.6
Niagara County+1.3%3942311.9
Genesee County+1.1%77351.3
Erie County+0.8%9737621.0
Ontario County+0.6%2752752.4
Steuben County+0.6%1131131.2
Chautauqua County+0.5%1571201.3
Monroe County+0.3%1,1146811.5
Tompkins County+0.2%1271001.2
Onondaga County0.0%7025291.5
Clinton County−0.1%160932.0
Herkimer County−0.1%1001001.7
Jefferson County−0.2%1891891.7
Oneida County−0.2%3142191.4
Wyoming County−0.2%25250.6
Livingston County−0.4%60521.0
Cayuga County−0.5%91611.2
Broome County−0.8%132920.7
Chenango County−1.0%65351.4
Oswego County−1.3%2241481.9
Cortland County−1.6%41330.9
Allegany County−2.0%60601.3
Yates County−2.0%56562.3
Schenectady County−2.1%1541080.9
Albany County−2.2%2742650.9
Saratoga County−2.2%6675212.8
Montgomery County−2.4%40400.8
Columbia County−2.6%106981.8
Rensselaer County−2.6%2521821.6
Franklin County−2.7%71711.5
Cattaraugus County−2.8%87871.2
Warren County−2.8%1861732.9
Essex County−3.3%95952.6
Schoharie County−3.4%33331.1
Otsego County−3.6%110861.8
Fulton County−4.4%77771.5
Orleans County−4.6%26260.7
Washington County−4.7%1391092.3
Lewis County−4.8%85853.2
Greene County−5.3%1461233.1
Richmond County−5.4%5701301.1
Ulster County−5.7%2871711.6
Delaware County−6.4%78761.8
Kings County−6.4%1,00310.4
Nassau County−7.3%3783650.3
Westchester County−7.4%4591770.5
Rockland County−8.0%157760.4
Putnam County−8.1%56370.6
Suffolk County−8.1%9907910.6
Sullivan County−8.3%2772263.4
Orange County−8.5%5803591.4
Bronx County−8.6%1,647611.2
Dutchess County−8.6%3253121.1
Queens County−9.2%1,4741240.6
New York County−9.9%1,36300.8
Hamilton County—30306.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in New York by year050,000100,0001995: 28,060 units (19,864 single-family, 8,196 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 34,895 units (20,215 single-family, 14,680 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 32,881 units (19,590 single-family, 13,291 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 38,420 units (22,791 single-family, 15,629 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 42,593 units (24,726 single-family, 17,867 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 44,105 units (23,862 single-family, 20,243 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 45,542 units (24,134 single-family, 21,408 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 49,149 units (25,570 single-family, 23,579 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 49,708 units (24,196 single-family, 25,512 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 53,497 units (24,084 single-family, 29,413 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 61,949 units (25,211 single-family, 36,738 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 54,382 units (19,981 single-family, 34,401 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 54,059 units (17,089 single-family, 36,970 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 51,637 units (12,738 single-family, 38,899 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 18,344 units (9,656 single-family, 8,688 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 19,568 units (9,959 single-family, 9,609 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 22,575 units (8,400 single-family, 14,175 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 24,872 units (9,280 single-family, 15,592 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 32,581 units (10,078 single-family, 22,503 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 36,286 units (10,386 single-family, 25,900 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 74,611 units (10,065 single-family, 64,546 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 33,711 units (10,243 single-family, 23,468 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 39,350 units (10,361 single-family, 28,989 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 37,778 units (10,033 single-family, 27,745 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 45,219 units (9,412 single-family, 35,807 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 37,330 units (9,516 single-family, 27,814 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 40,135 units (11,099 single-family, 29,036 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 53,360 units (11,174 single-family, 42,186 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 48,807 units (9,677 single-family, 39,130 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 46,549 units (10,453 single-family, 36,096 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 38,667 units (11,499 single-family, 27,168 in multi-unit buildings)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.