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In 2012 the FHFA house price index for New York changed −2.4%, against −1.8% for the United States and −2.4% in 2011.
24,872 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,280 single-family), +10.2% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.
−2.4% New York index, 2011–2012 US −1.8%
24,872 housing units permitted in 2012 9,280 single-family
21 of 62 counties with a rising index median county −1.1%
829,658 units permitted nationally in 2012
Counties in 2012 Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2012 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Lewis County +5.3% 86 86 3.2 Seneca County +4.3% 90 26 2.7 New York County +4.2% 2,328 4 1.4 Jefferson County +3.7% 357 110 3.2 Schuyler County +3.0% 76 64 4.5 Chemung County +1.8% 139 53 1.7 Franklin County +1.7% 62 62 1.3 Steuben County +1.4% 74 74 0.8 Cattaraugus County +0.7% 65 65 0.9 Kings County +0.7% 3,353 1 1.3 St. Lawrence County +0.7% 215 215 2.0 Yates County +0.7% 46 46 1.9 Erie County +0.4% 990 718 1.0 Oswego County +0.4% 162 162 1.4 Chautauqua County +0.3% 161 102 1.3 Livingston County +0.3% 68 53 1.1 Tompkins County +0.3% 269 112 2.6 Niagara County +0.2% 262 197 1.3 Orleans County +0.2% 26 24 0.7 Madison County +0.1% 94 90 1.4 Ontario County +0.1% 368 233 3.3 Monroe County −0.1% 1,052 790 1.4 Oneida County −0.2% 206 169 0.9 Herkimer County −0.3% 120 120 2.0 Warren County −0.4% 137 137 2.1 Hamilton County −0.5% 31 31 6.2 Saratoga County −0.5% 1,180 621 4.9 Wayne County −0.5% 86 84 0.9 Essex County −0.6% 172 76 4.7 Onondaga County −0.7% 1,243 519 2.7 Delaware County −1.1% 63 63 1.4 Queens County −1.1% 1,428 76 0.6 Broome County −1.4% 44 44 0.2 Washington County −1.4% 159 98 2.7 Genesee County −1.6% 31 23 0.5 Tioga County −1.6% 72 60 1.5 Albany County −1.7% 461 246 1.4 Richmond County −1.7% 673 191 1.3 Cortland County −1.9% 40 40 0.9 Montgomery County −2.0% 138 40 2.8 Schenectady County −2.0% 258 104 1.6 Otsego County −2.1% 62 47 1.0 Bronx County −2.4% 2,552 8 1.8 Chenango County −2.4% 94 26 2.1 Clinton County −2.5% 110 61 1.4 Nassau County −2.5% 651 375 0.5 Cayuga County −2.7% 98 74 1.3 Allegany County −2.9% 43 43 0.9 Rensselaer County −2.9% 296 147 1.8 Schoharie County −2.9% 31 31 1.0 Westchester County −3.0% 524 189 0.5 Rockland County −3.2% 248 76 0.7 Columbia County −3.8% 105 69 1.7 Suffolk County −4.0% 1,061 815 0.7 Fulton County −4.3% 173 57 3.3 Greene County −4.5% 70 70 1.5 Ulster County −5.0% 214 144 1.2 Putnam County −5.2% 39 37 0.4 Dutchess County −5.3% 393 328 1.3 Sullivan County −5.3% 162 158 2.0 Wyoming County −5.9% 19 19 0.5 Orange County −6.2% 1,042 477 2.5
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in New York by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 28,060 units (19,864 single-family, 8,196 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .