State, one year
New York in 2015
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2015 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +2.8%, against +4.4% for the United States and +2.4% in 2014.
74,611 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,065 single-family), +105.6% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.
Counties in 2015
Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2015 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County | +11.9% | 32 | 25 | 0.8 |
| Kings County | +9.6% | 26,026 | 43 | 9.8 |
| Allegany County | +8.3% | 49 | 49 | 1.0 |
| Schuyler County | +8.2% | 71 | 49 | 4.2 |
| Cortland County | +7.8% | 73 | 32 | 1.6 |
| Greene County | +7.1% | 97 | 97 | 2.1 |
| Montgomery County | +6.5% | 25 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Queens County | +6.1% | 12,667 | 171 | 5.4 |
| Chautauqua County | +4.4% | 79 | 79 | 0.6 |
| Genesee County | +4.0% | 95 | 27 | 1.6 |
| Nassau County | +4.0% | 1,086 | 608 | 0.8 |
| Yates County | +4.0% | 50 | 46 | 2.0 |
| Richmond County | +3.7% | 541 | 247 | 1.1 |
| Jefferson County | +3.6% | 147 | 137 | 1.3 |
| Orleans County | +3.6% | 19 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Madison County | +3.2% | 124 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Rockland County | +3.1% | 502 | 144 | 1.4 |
| Bronx County | +3.0% | 4,682 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Livingston County | +2.9% | 69 | 52 | 1.1 |
| Westchester County | +2.9% | 816 | 315 | 0.8 |
| Chenango County | +2.6% | 263 | 33 | 5.8 |
| Erie County | +2.6% | 1,482 | 821 | 1.6 |
| Fulton County | +2.6% | 55 | 55 | 1.1 |
| Cayuga County | +2.5% | 108 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Niagara County | +2.5% | 195 | 171 | 0.9 |
| Suffolk County | +2.5% | 1,218 | 1,128 | 0.8 |
| Sullivan County | +2.4% | 271 | 208 | 3.4 |
| Wayne County | +2.3% | 140 | 62 | 1.5 |
| Monroe County | +2.2% | 1,880 | 839 | 2.5 |
| Putnam County | +2.2% | 58 | 43 | 0.6 |
| Warren County | +2.0% | 301 | 123 | 4.6 |
| Saratoga County | +1.9% | 1,786 | 693 | 7.4 |
| Orange County | +1.8% | 1,091 | 403 | 2.6 |
| Ontario County | +1.7% | 494 | 363 | 4.4 |
| Schenectady County | +1.7% | 464 | 72 | 2.9 |
| Washington County | +1.7% | 80 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Ulster County | +1.6% | 307 | 148 | 1.7 |
| Clinton County | +1.5% | 145 | 103 | 1.9 |
| Oneida County | +1.3% | 172 | 152 | 0.8 |
| Herkimer County | +1.1% | 74 | 72 | 1.2 |
| Onondaga County | +1.1% | 925 | 392 | 2.0 |
| Albany County | +0.8% | 1,097 | 296 | 3.4 |
| Delaware County | +0.8% | 47 | 47 | 1.1 |
| Dutchess County | +0.7% | 293 | 182 | 1.0 |
| Rensselaer County | +0.4% | 254 | 106 | 1.6 |
| Seneca County | +0.4% | 27 | 27 | 0.8 |
| Steuben County | +0.4% | 65 | 65 | 0.7 |
| Oswego County | +0.3% | 145 | 143 | 1.2 |
| Franklin County | +0.1% | 58 | 56 | 1.2 |
| Tioga County | −0.2% | 97 | 35 | 2.0 |
| Columbia County | −0.5% | 209 | 84 | 3.5 |
| Tompkins County | −0.5% | 279 | 138 | 2.7 |
| St. Lawrence County | −1.1% | 288 | 147 | 2.7 |
| Cattaraugus County | −1.2% | 77 | 73 | 1.0 |
| Chemung County | −1.5% | 78 | 46 | 1.0 |
| Schoharie County | −1.8% | 22 | 18 | 0.7 |
| Lewis County | −2.0% | 110 | 110 | 4.2 |
| Otsego County | −2.3% | 168 | 45 | 2.8 |
| Broome County | −3.8% | 152 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Essex County | −4.0% | 90 | 88 | 2.5 |
| Hamilton County | −5.9% | 29 | 29 | 5.8 |
| New York County | −31.6% | 12,267 | 4 | 7.4 |
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.