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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +4.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.3% in 2016.
39,350 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,361 single-family), +16.7% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+4.6% New York index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
39,350 housing units permitted in 2017 10,361 single-family
50 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +3.2%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Richmond County +11.0% 685 275 1.4 Allegany County +7.8% 44 44 0.9 Schuyler County +7.8% 56 56 3.3 Kings County +7.6% 6,130 82 2.3 Queens County +7.1% 5,104 113 2.2 Tioga County +7.1% 46 46 1.0 Orleans County +7.0% 17 17 0.4 Bronx County +6.9% 5,401 9 3.8 Nassau County +6.0% 1,487 943 1.1 Wyoming County +5.8% 152 32 3.8 Erie County +5.7% 1,419 777 1.5 Ulster County +5.5% 336 201 1.8 Niagara County +5.3% 238 202 1.1 Madison County +5.2% 99 67 1.5 Genesee County +4.8% 36 34 0.6 Putnam County +4.8% 51 36 0.5 Warren County +4.8% 174 172 2.7 Suffolk County +4.6% 1,138 842 0.7 Tompkins County +4.6% 468 115 4.5 Chautauqua County +4.1% 122 90 1.0 Monroe County +4.1% 1,097 712 1.5 Orange County +4.0% 1,021 558 2.4 Greene County +3.9% 83 81 1.8 Dutchess County +3.8% 489 252 1.6 Seneca County +3.8% 26 24 0.8 Onondaga County +3.7% 943 373 2.0 Rockland County +3.7% 592 107 1.7 Wayne County +3.6% 84 75 0.9 Oneida County +3.4% 291 137 1.3 Schenectady County +3.3% 260 93 1.6 Albany County +3.2% 761 276 2.4 Columbia County +3.1% 98 92 1.6 Westchester County +3.0% 1,167 346 1.1 Ontario County +2.8% 383 284 3.4 Chemung County +2.7% 101 27 1.3 Essex County +2.7% 107 107 2.9 Schoharie County +2.5% 28 26 0.9 Yates County +2.5% 60 60 2.4 Broome County +2.3% 358 82 1.8 Livingston County +2.3% 137 37 2.2 Saratoga County +2.3% 1,122 708 4.6 Sullivan County +2.3% 293 250 3.6 St. Lawrence County +2.1% 128 119 1.2 Fulton County +1.7% 48 48 0.9 Delaware County +1.5% 49 49 1.1 Washington County +1.5% 90 88 1.5 Franklin County +1.3% 107 107 2.3 Clinton County +1.1% 164 89 2.1 Rensselaer County +1.1% 175 109 1.1 Montgomery County +0.5% 49 49 1.0 Otsego County 0.0% 37 35 0.6 Oswego County −0.3% 117 117 1.0 Cayuga County −0.4% 97 97 1.3 Steuben County −0.4% 222 155 2.4 Cattaraugus County −0.9% 88 80 1.2 Herkimer County −1.1% 56 56 0.9 Chenango County −1.6% 179 46 3.9 Jefferson County −1.8% 141 141 1.3 Cortland County −2.0% 24 22 0.5 Lewis County −2.0% 59 59 2.2 Hamilton County −2.2% 35 31 7.0 New York County — 4,781 4 2.9
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 .