State, one year
New York in 2024
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2024 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +7.3%, against +4.9% for the United States and +8.3% in 2023.
46,549 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,453 single-family), −4.6% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
Counties in 2024
Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2024 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yates County | +13.5% | 119 | 84 | 4.8 |
| Greene County | +13.2% | 112 | 103 | 2.4 |
| St. Lawrence County | +11.5% | 228 | 204 | 2.2 |
| Schuyler County | +10.9% | 55 | 49 | 3.2 |
| Putnam County | +10.8% | 140 | 65 | 1.4 |
| Ulster County | +10.3% | 521 | 270 | 2.8 |
| Onondaga County | +10.2% | 633 | 323 | 1.4 |
| Otsego County | +10.0% | 123 | 123 | 2.0 |
| Wayne County | +9.3% | 263 | 144 | 2.9 |
| Suffolk County | +9.2% | 1,407 | 1,137 | 0.9 |
| Oswego County | +9.0% | 183 | 152 | 1.5 |
| Rockland County | +9.0% | 415 | 85 | 1.2 |
| Cayuga County | +8.9% | 110 | 92 | 1.5 |
| Monroe County | +8.9% | 1,156 | 462 | 1.5 |
| Essex County | +8.7% | 153 | 150 | 4.2 |
| Columbia County | +8.6% | 137 | 137 | 2.3 |
| Franklin County | +8.6% | 130 | 127 | 2.8 |
| Rensselaer County | +8.6% | 320 | 160 | 2.0 |
| Genesee County | +8.5% | 70 | 44 | 1.2 |
| Sullivan County | +8.4% | 757 | 578 | 9.4 |
| Montgomery County | +8.2% | 212 | 44 | 4.2 |
| Albany County | +8.0% | 741 | 190 | 2.3 |
| Ontario County | +8.0% | 287 | 216 | 2.5 |
| Westchester County | +8.0% | 1,592 | 268 | 1.6 |
| Schenectady County | +7.8% | 154 | 78 | 0.9 |
| Broome County | +7.6% | 341 | 72 | 1.7 |
| Nassau County | +7.4% | 830 | 607 | 0.6 |
| Allegany County | +6.9% | 75 | 75 | 1.6 |
| Clinton County | +6.9% | 183 | 117 | 2.3 |
| Dutchess County | +6.9% | 633 | 295 | 2.1 |
| Orleans County | +6.8% | 31 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Washington County | +6.8% | 100 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Steuben County | +6.7% | 120 | 120 | 1.3 |
| Chemung County | +6.4% | 93 | 26 | 1.2 |
| Erie County | +6.2% | 1,208 | 584 | 1.3 |
| Seneca County | +6.2% | 48 | 48 | 1.5 |
| Madison County | +5.8% | 120 | 79 | 1.8 |
| Niagara County | +5.7% | 167 | 165 | 0.8 |
| Oneida County | +5.7% | 221 | 125 | 1.0 |
| Orange County | +5.7% | 2,172 | 445 | 5.2 |
| Herkimer County | +5.6% | 50 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Tompkins County | +5.5% | 337 | 145 | 3.2 |
| Cattaraugus County | +5.1% | 100 | 96 | 1.3 |
| Richmond County | +4.6% | 480 | 108 | 1.0 |
| Saratoga County | +4.6% | 1,112 | 734 | 4.6 |
| Delaware County | +4.3% | 79 | 79 | 1.8 |
| Schoharie County | +4.1% | 39 | 39 | 1.3 |
| Bronx County | +4.0% | 6,929 | 8 | 4.9 |
| Jefferson County | +3.7% | 191 | 191 | 1.7 |
| Livingston County | +3.6% | 64 | 64 | 1.0 |
| Tioga County | +3.6% | 142 | 77 | 3.0 |
| Queens County | +3.4% | 5,302 | 56 | 2.2 |
| Chautauqua County | +2.8% | 125 | 123 | 1.0 |
| Warren County | +2.7% | 255 | 143 | 3.9 |
| Fulton County | +1.9% | 60 | 60 | 1.1 |
| Kings County | +1.8% | 10,063 | 25 | 3.8 |
| Wyoming County | +0.6% | 48 | 48 | 1.2 |
| Cortland County | −0.7% | 41 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Chenango County | −1.9% | 150 | 54 | 3.3 |
| Hamilton County | — | 41 | 41 | 8.2 |
| Lewis County | — | 114 | 114 | 4.3 |
| New York County | — | 4,467 | 0 | 2.7 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in New York by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
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.