State, one year
New York in 2025
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2025 the FHFA house price index for New York changed +6.0%, against +2.8% for the United States and +7.3% in 2024.
38,667 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,499 single-family), −16.9% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
Counties in 2025
Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2025 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans County | +16.4% | 34 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Montgomery County | +14.4% | 105 | 41 | 2.1 |
| Schoharie County | +14.3% | 35 | 33 | 1.2 |
| Tioga County | +12.4% | 154 | 84 | 3.2 |
| Livingston County | +10.8% | 80 | 80 | 1.3 |
| Fulton County | +10.6% | 85 | 85 | 1.6 |
| Schuyler County | +10.6% | 54 | 52 | 3.2 |
| Warren County | +10.5% | 243 | 194 | 3.7 |
| Chenango County | +10.3% | 55 | 55 | 1.2 |
| Cortland County | +10.0% | 37 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Cattaraugus County | +8.4% | 150 | 124 | 2.0 |
| Madison County | +8.3% | 187 | 108 | 2.8 |
| Broome County | +7.8% | 314 | 75 | 1.6 |
| Seneca County | +7.6% | 58 | 54 | 1.8 |
| Onondaga County | +7.5% | 1,701 | 364 | 3.6 |
| Ontario County | +7.3% | 467 | 375 | 4.1 |
| Richmond County | +7.1% | 508 | 87 | 1.0 |
| Nassau County | +7.0% | 821 | 642 | 0.6 |
| Wyoming County | +7.0% | 70 | 70 | 1.8 |
| Chautauqua County | +6.9% | 168 | 168 | 1.4 |
| Saratoga County | +6.7% | 884 | 813 | 3.7 |
| Tompkins County | +6.7% | 471 | 146 | 4.5 |
| Bronx County | +6.6% | 6,032 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Monroe County | +6.6% | 755 | 586 | 1.0 |
| Niagara County | +6.6% | 271 | 236 | 1.3 |
| Columbia County | +6.4% | 111 | 106 | 1.8 |
| Yates County | +6.4% | 87 | 76 | 3.5 |
| Dutchess County | +6.3% | 552 | 292 | 1.8 |
| Oneida County | +6.3% | 254 | 177 | 1.1 |
| Erie County | +6.2% | 1,213 | 666 | 1.3 |
| Orange County | +6.2% | 1,668 | 549 | 4.0 |
| St. Lawrence County | +6.1% | 221 | 213 | 2.1 |
| Clinton County | +5.9% | 189 | 113 | 2.4 |
| Westchester County | +5.7% | 996 | 287 | 1.0 |
| Oswego County | +5.5% | 153 | 145 | 1.3 |
| Otsego County | +5.4% | 125 | 125 | 2.1 |
| Suffolk County | +5.4% | 1,399 | 1,094 | 0.9 |
| Franklin County | +5.3% | 146 | 140 | 3.1 |
| Lewis County | +5.2% | 133 | 99 | 5.0 |
| Rensselaer County | +5.1% | 335 | 165 | 2.1 |
| Albany County | +5.0% | 683 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Herkimer County | +5.0% | 54 | 42 | 0.9 |
| Washington County | +4.9% | 84 | 84 | 1.4 |
| Rockland County | +4.8% | 429 | 117 | 1.2 |
| Wayne County | +4.7% | 414 | 180 | 4.5 |
| Kings County | +4.6% | 6,844 | 25 | 2.6 |
| Queens County | +4.6% | 3,395 | 52 | 1.4 |
| Allegany County | +4.4% | 97 | 97 | 2.1 |
| Schenectady County | +4.2% | 110 | 66 | 0.7 |
| Jefferson County | +4.0% | 288 | 226 | 2.6 |
| Chemung County | +3.9% | 98 | 33 | 1.2 |
| Genesee County | +3.8% | 102 | 100 | 1.7 |
| Putnam County | +3.7% | 72 | 72 | 0.7 |
| Ulster County | +3.2% | 434 | 273 | 2.4 |
| Cayuga County | +3.0% | 110 | 110 | 1.5 |
| Delaware County | +2.3% | 108 | 108 | 2.4 |
| Sullivan County | +2.3% | 568 | 474 | 7.0 |
| Greene County | +1.7% | 140 | 135 | 3.0 |
| Steuben County | +1.1% | 104 | 104 | 1.1 |
| Essex County | +1.0% | 188 | 176 | 5.2 |
| Hamilton County | — | 40 | 40 | 8.0 |
| New York County | — | 2,984 | 1 | 1.8 |
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.