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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +3.4%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.8% in 2019.
37,330 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,516 single-family), −17.4% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+3.4% New York index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
37,330 housing units permitted in 2020 9,516 single-family
61 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +4.1%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Yates County +8.4% 78 78 3.2 Greene County +8.1% 68 68 1.4 Seneca County +8.0% 56 56 1.7 Cayuga County +7.2% 86 84 1.2 Warren County +7.0% 213 141 3.3 Sullivan County +6.4% 407 297 5.1 Wayne County +6.4% 114 88 1.2 Genesee County +6.3% 89 32 1.5 Broome County +6.1% 313 62 1.6 Ulster County +6.0% 265 217 1.4 Oswego County +5.9% 345 131 2.9 Washington County +5.9% 93 93 1.6 Allegany County +5.7% 48 48 1.0 Herkimer County +5.7% 77 62 1.3 Onondaga County +5.7% 352 314 0.8 Oneida County +5.6% 337 115 1.5 Cortland County +5.5% 36 33 0.8 Niagara County +5.3% 175 134 0.8 Erie County +5.1% 1,269 778 1.3 Monroe County +5.0% 1,645 630 2.2 Bronx County +4.9% 4,461 5 3.2 Orange County +4.9% 1,106 540 2.6 Columbia County +4.7% 71 71 1.2 Montgomery County +4.6% 43 43 0.9 Steuben County +4.6% 219 76 2.4 Orleans County +4.4% 33 33 0.8 Chautauqua County +4.3% 109 109 0.9 Dutchess County +4.3% 590 323 2.0 Suffolk County +4.3% 590 587 0.4 Ontario County +4.2% 322 272 2.8 Jefferson County +4.1% 129 129 1.2 Putnam County +4.1% 40 34 0.4 Livingston County +3.9% 50 48 0.8 Schenectady County +3.9% 192 73 1.2 Schoharie County +3.9% 39 39 1.3 Rensselaer County +3.8% 164 124 1.0 Tompkins County +3.6% 329 76 3.2 Essex County +3.4% 101 98 2.8 Delaware County +3.3% 63 63 1.4 Saratoga County +3.3% 1,000 674 4.1 Wyoming County +2.9% 41 41 1.0 Nassau County +2.8% 1,338 657 1.0 Albany County +2.7% 651 389 2.0 Otsego County +2.6% 100 100 1.7 Queens County +2.6% 5,840 62 2.5 Tioga County +2.6% 133 71 2.8 Madison County +2.4% 80 78 1.2 Rockland County +2.2% 406 73 1.1 Chemung County +2.1% 184 28 2.3 Chenango County +2.1% 175 48 3.8 Hamilton County +1.9% 48 48 9.6 Westchester County +1.9% 2,834 292 2.8 Clinton County +1.7% 159 97 2.0 Franklin County +1.7% 79 79 1.7 St. Lawrence County +1.7% 166 164 1.6 Kings County +1.6% 6,802 44 2.6 Richmond County +1.6% 408 106 0.8 Lewis County +1.4% 86 86 3.2 Cattaraugus County +1.3% 78 74 1.0 Schuyler County +1.1% 60 52 3.5 Fulton County +1.0% 49 49 0.9 New York County — 1,896 0 1.1
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 .