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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +5.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +4.6% in 2017.
37,778 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,033 single-family), −4.0% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+5.4% New York index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
37,778 housing units permitted in 2018 10,033 single-family
60 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +4.7%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Sullivan County +11.3% 352 307 4.4 Allegany County +8.8% 42 42 0.9 Delaware County +8.2% 40 40 0.9 Richmond County +8.1% 606 241 1.2 Bronx County +7.7% 3,698 7 2.6 Niagara County +7.4% 204 165 1.0 Chenango County +7.2% 160 39 3.5 Orange County +7.1% 1,084 472 2.6 Ulster County +6.9% 252 193 1.4 Chautauqua County +6.7% 135 133 1.1 Genesee County +6.7% 93 31 1.6 Erie County +6.6% 1,249 810 1.3 Kings County +6.6% 8,445 50 3.2 Nassau County +6.6% 984 816 0.7 Queens County +6.5% 4,577 119 1.9 Columbia County +6.4% 97 93 1.6 Ontario County +6.3% 451 237 4.0 Oswego County +6.3% 133 133 1.1 Suffolk County +6.3% 1,002 798 0.6 Cortland County +6.1% 93 32 2.0 Dutchess County +6.1% 521 257 1.7 Yates County +5.9% 72 64 2.9 Fulton County +5.8% 51 51 1.0 Herkimer County +5.8% 63 61 1.1 Monroe County +5.6% 1,433 735 1.9 Oneida County +5.6% 212 122 0.9 Wayne County +5.3% 120 96 1.3 Onondaga County +5.0% 519 353 1.1 Rensselaer County +4.9% 242 115 1.5 Clinton County +4.7% 137 88 1.8 St. Lawrence County +4.7% 149 142 1.4 Greene County +4.6% 65 63 1.4 Washington County +4.5% 90 88 1.5 Orleans County +4.3% 17 17 0.4 Putnam County +4.3% 51 48 0.5 Jefferson County +4.0% 138 138 1.2 Cayuga County +3.9% 116 114 1.6 Livingston County +3.9% 113 27 1.8 Rockland County +3.9% 324 102 0.9 Schuyler County +3.8% 57 57 3.4 Hamilton County +3.7% 26 20 5.2 Westchester County +3.6% 1,672 322 1.6 Wyoming County +3.6% 191 34 4.8 Saratoga County +3.4% 1,097 768 4.5 Essex County +3.3% 98 98 2.7 Seneca County +3.3% 50 50 1.5 Chemung County +3.0% 186 25 2.3 Tioga County +3.0% 32 32 0.7 Broome County +2.9% 283 61 1.4 Schenectady County +2.9% 183 69 1.1 Franklin County +2.7% 117 94 2.5 Albany County +2.6% 679 247 2.1 Steuben County +2.6% 93 89 1.0 Warren County +2.6% 137 137 2.1 Otsego County +1.8% 53 49 0.9 Cattaraugus County +1.4% 85 83 1.1 Montgomery County +1.0% 36 36 0.7 Lewis County +0.9% 60 52 2.3 Tompkins County +0.9% 805 155 7.7 Schoharie County +0.5% 38 32 1.3 Madison County −1.0% 86 84 1.3 New York County — 3,584 0 2.2
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 .