New York in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +2.4%, against +6.2% for the United States and +0.7% in 2013.

36,286 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,386 single-family), +11.4% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+2.4%New York index, 2013–2014US +6.2%

36,286housing units permitted in 201410,386 single-family

42 of 62counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.0%

1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014

Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2014	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
New York County	+24.1%	5,380	1	3.2
Hamilton County	+16.9%	42	40	8.4
Queens County	+7.8%	4,900	214	2.1
Cattaraugus County	+6.5%	80	80	1.1
Tompkins County	+6.4%	301	140	2.9
Kings County	+5.3%	7,551	0	2.8
Lewis County	+4.9%	79	79	3.0
Nassau County	+4.5%	905	640	0.6
Orleans County	+4.2%	27	27	0.7
Erie County	+4.0%	1,682	899	1.8
Bronx County	+3.5%	1,885	0	1.3
Westchester County	+3.5%	584	296	0.6
Seneca County	+3.3%	28	26	0.9
Cayuga County	+3.1%	171	61	2.3
Richmond County	+2.8%	712	326	1.4
Franklin County	+2.3%	57	55	1.2
Essex County	+2.1%	94	92	2.6
Niagara County	+2.0%	196	158	0.9
Oswego County	+2.0%	125	125	1.1
Suffolk County	+2.0%	1,217	1,184	0.8
Clinton County	+1.8%	140	72	1.8
Ontario County	+1.8%	323	271	2.9
St. Lawrence County	+1.8%	172	151	1.6
Wayne County	+1.4%	105	85	1.2
Chemung County	+1.3%	61	55	0.8
Genesee County	+1.3%	41	31	0.7
Rockland County	+1.3%	483	105	1.4
Delaware County	+1.2%	77	71	1.7
Monroe County	+1.1%	1,204	773	1.6
Onondaga County	+1.1%	956	451	2.0
Putnam County	+1.0%	85	63	0.9
Yates County	+1.0%	70	63	2.9
Broome County	+0.9%	53	53	0.3
Dutchess County	+0.8%	358	262	1.2
Oneida County	+0.8%	158	142	0.7
Herkimer County	+0.7%	78	78	1.3
Orange County	+0.7%	916	424	2.2
Otsego County	+0.7%	181	40	3.0
Columbia County	+0.5%	97	78	1.6
Ulster County	+0.4%	289	161	1.6
Warren County	+0.4%	278	170	4.3
Saratoga County	+0.2%	969	612	4.0
Madison County	−0.1%	82	76	1.2
Albany County	−0.3%	775	369	2.4
Fulton County	−0.3%	72	72	1.4
Tioga County	−0.3%	32	32	0.7
Washington County	−0.5%	90	90	1.5
Steuben County	−0.6%	86	86	0.9
Chautauqua County	−0.8%	212	69	1.7
Sullivan County	−0.8%	238	228	3.0
Schenectady County	−1.3%	228	70	1.4
Allegany County	−1.4%	64	56	1.4
Livingston County	−1.4%	62	50	1.0
Cortland County	−1.6%	42	36	0.9
Jefferson County	−1.7%	519	107	4.7
Rensselaer County	−2.2%	241	134	1.5
Schuyler County	−2.2%	31	31	1.8
Wyoming County	−2.2%	34	26	0.9
Schoharie County	−2.3%	18	18	0.6
Greene County	−3.3%	100	98	2.1
Chenango County	−4.4%	204	38	4.5
Montgomery County	−5.5%	46	46	0.9

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.