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Building a house in New York

How many new single-family homes each of New York's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

11,499 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of New York counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in New York

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Suffolk County1,094$847,000
Saratoga County813$414,000
Erie County666$465,000
Nassau County642$618,000
Monroe County586$401,000
Orange County549$322,000
Sullivan County474$336,000
Ontario County375$323,000
Onondaga County364$409,000
Dutchess County292$537,000
Westchester County287$714,000
Ulster County273$406,000
Niagara County236$395,000
Jefferson County226$175,000
St. Lawrence County213$206,000
Albany County200$350,000
Warren County194$385,000
Wayne County180$308,000
Oneida County177$299,000
Essex County176$426,000
Chautauqua County168$287,000
Rensselaer County165$364,000
Tompkins County146$334,000
Oswego County145$171,000
Franklin County140$304,000
Greene County135$305,000
Otsego County125$251,000
Cattaraugus County124$258,000
Rockland County117$544,000
Clinton County113$257,000
Cayuga County110$295,000
Delaware County108$304,000
Madison County108$320,000
Columbia County106$430,000
Steuben County104$217,000
Genesee County100$267,000
Lewis County99$210,000
Allegany County97$141,000
Richmond County87$355,000
Fulton County85$326,000
Tioga County84$191,000
Washington County84$343,000
Livingston County80$221,000
Yates County76$505,000
Broome County75$278,000
Putnam County72$337,000
Wyoming County70$229,000
Schenectady County66$310,000
Chenango County55$199,000
Seneca County54$299,000
Queens County52$355,000
Schuyler County52$242,000
Herkimer County42$303,000
Montgomery County41$315,000
Hamilton County40$346,000
Chemung County33$360,000
Schoharie County33$262,000
Cortland County31$270,000
Orleans County30$281,000
Kings County25$355,000
Bronx County4None
New York County1None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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