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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +3.8%, against +4.2% for the United States and +5.4% in 2018.
45,219 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,412 single-family), +19.7% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+3.8% New York index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
45,219 housing units permitted in 2019 9,412 single-family
61 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +4.4%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Chenango County +9.8% 182 35 4.0 Cattaraugus County +9.1% 79 79 1.0 Montgomery County +7.2% 45 41 0.9 Greene County +7.1% 80 62 1.7 Wyoming County +7.0% 235 33 5.9 Madison County +6.9% 73 71 1.1 Ulster County +6.4% 389 188 2.1 Otsego County +6.1% 50 48 0.8 Schuyler County +6.1% 48 48 2.8 Fulton County +5.9% 61 53 1.2 Livingston County +5.7% 63 58 1.0 Essex County +5.5% 106 106 2.9 Niagara County +5.5% 160 156 0.8 Orleans County +5.5% 59 19 1.5 Herkimer County +5.4% 65 65 1.1 Orange County +5.4% 1,423 512 3.4 Chautauqua County +5.3% 105 105 0.8 Delaware County +5.0% 68 68 1.5 Genesee County +4.9% 49 49 0.8 Steuben County +4.9% 214 83 2.3 Erie County +4.8% 1,533 756 1.6 Schoharie County +4.8% 27 27 0.9 Wayne County +4.8% 116 86 1.3 Lewis County +4.7% 58 50 2.2 Queens County +4.6% 5,137 94 2.2 Bronx County +4.5% 5,541 2 3.9 Clinton County +4.5% 150 80 1.9 Columbia County +4.4% 75 73 1.2 Suffolk County +4.4% 777 681 0.5 Sullivan County +4.4% 270 194 3.4 Yates County +4.4% 127 85 5.2 Cayuga County +4.3% 120 120 1.6 Dutchess County +4.3% 490 284 1.6 Nassau County +3.8% 1,547 736 1.1 Kings County +3.7% 9,696 35 3.7 Oneida County +3.7% 287 134 1.3 Monroe County +3.6% 1,400 627 1.9 Franklin County +3.4% 122 92 2.6 Tioga County +3.4% 44 26 0.9 Chemung County +3.2% 220 24 2.7 Onondaga County +3.2% 487 323 1.0 Hamilton County +3.1% 42 42 8.4 Jefferson County +3.1% 138 138 1.2 Schenectady County +3.1% 183 79 1.1 Washington County +2.8% 88 88 1.5 Rensselaer County +2.6% 174 101 1.1 Albany County +2.5% 493 235 1.5 Rockland County +2.5% 394 87 1.1 Richmond County +2.4% 661 200 1.3 Westchester County +2.4% 2,636 397 2.6 St. Lawrence County +2.2% 153 149 1.5 Ontario County +2.1% 256 241 2.3 Saratoga County +1.8% 993 678 4.1 Cortland County +1.7% 24 24 0.5 Broome County +1.5% 307 38 1.6 Oswego County +1.4% 197 144 1.7 Putnam County +1.4% 116 36 1.2 Warren County +1.4% 153 141 2.4 Allegany County +0.4% 50 50 1.1 Seneca County +0.4% 48 48 1.5 Tompkins County +0.2% 823 87 7.9 New York County — 5,512 1 3.3
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 .