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In 2016 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +3.3%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.8% in 2015.
33,711 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,243 single-family), −54.8% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+3.3% New York index, 2015–2016 US +5.3%
33,711 housing units permitted in 2016 10,243 single-family
44 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +1.6%
1,206,642 units permitted nationally in 2016
Counties in 2016 Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2016 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Queens County +8.3% 2,849 190 1.2 Kings County +8.0% 4,503 149 1.7 Bronx County +7.0% 4,003 2 2.8 Lewis County +6.1% 99 83 3.7 Richmond County +6.0% 901 216 1.8 Schoharie County +5.7% 28 28 0.9 Essex County +5.3% 100 100 2.7 Steuben County +5.2% 80 80 0.9 Columbia County +5.0% 145 71 2.4 Tompkins County +4.8% 575 121 5.5 Erie County +4.5% 1,735 776 1.8 Nassau County +4.1% 741 609 0.5 Oswego County +4.1% 135 135 1.1 Rockland County +4.0% 303 111 0.8 Cattaraugus County +3.9% 62 62 0.8 Otsego County +3.7% 97 49 1.6 Livingston County +3.5% 112 46 1.8 Niagara County +3.5% 229 155 1.1 Rensselaer County +3.2% 334 131 2.1 Herkimer County +2.9% 71 69 1.2 Oneida County +2.9% 163 148 0.7 Suffolk County +2.9% 1,055 908 0.7 Franklin County +2.8% 72 72 1.5 Westchester County +2.7% 1,483 291 1.5 Saratoga County +2.5% 1,278 750 5.3 Albany County +2.1% 740 395 2.3 Monroe County +2.1% 1,257 748 1.7 Cortland County +1.8% 43 37 0.9 Seneca County +1.8% 75 73 2.3 Dutchess County +1.7% 406 244 1.4 Broome County +1.6% 239 100 1.2 Ontario County +1.6% 513 345 4.5 Cayuga County +1.5% 127 125 1.7 Genesee County +1.5% 39 35 0.7 Onondaga County +1.4% 1,130 402 2.4 Wayne County +1.3% 108 99 1.2 Yates County +1.3% 51 51 2.1 Putnam County +0.9% 50 41 0.5 Orange County +0.8% 1,027 477 2.5 Ulster County +0.6% 252 148 1.4 Clinton County +0.5% 134 94 1.7 Schenectady County +0.4% 473 76 2.9 Madison County +0.3% 105 97 1.6 Montgomery County +0.2% 30 28 0.6 Chautauqua County −0.2% 75 67 0.6 St. Lawrence County −0.2% 205 137 1.9 Schuyler County −0.8% 78 56 4.6 Chemung County −0.9% 41 41 0.5 Fulton County −1.0% 69 69 1.3 Orleans County −1.0% 26 26 0.7 Washington County −1.3% 83 83 1.4 Warren County −1.4% 276 133 4.2 Delaware County −1.5% 38 38 0.9 Sullivan County −2.2% 284 250 3.5 Chenango County −2.3% 148 40 3.2 Hamilton County −2.4% 53 43 10.6 Wyoming County −2.6% 24 24 0.6 Greene County −2.8% 87 85 1.8 Jefferson County −3.4% 105 103 0.9 Tioga County −3.5% 99 33 2.1 Allegany County −9.3% 44 44 0.9 New York County — 4,024 4 2.4
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 .