HousingPermits

Metro area in New York · part of the Albany-Schenectady, NY combined area

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area authorized 2,047 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 2.6 units a year in 2021–2025, 55% of the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 3,639 units; 2025 came to 56% of that.

01,0002,0003,0004,0002004: 3,268 units (2,608 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,639 units (2,284 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 1,294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,450 units (1,836 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 494 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,703 units (1,591 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 981 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,892 units (1,208 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 618 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,380 units (1,109 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,429 units (1,099 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 244 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,764 units (890 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 768 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,226 units (1,149 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 993 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,009 units (1,221 single-family, 105 in 2–4 unit, 683 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,231 units (1,203 single-family, 189 in 2–4 unit, 839 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,623 units (1,185 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 2,132 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,853 units (1,380 single-family, 353 in 2–4 unit, 1,120 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,346 units (1,212 single-family, 209 in 2–4 unit, 925 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,239 units (1,231 single-family, 151 in 2–4 unit, 857 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,870 units (1,120 single-family, 85 in 2–4 unit, 665 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 2,046 units (1,299 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 628 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,697 units (1,385 single-family, 130 in 2–4 unit, 1,182 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,635 units (1,266 single-family, 112 in 2–4 unit, 1,257 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,907 units (976 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 836 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,366 units (1,201 single-family, 97 in 2–4 unit, 1,068 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,047 units (1,277 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 697 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 3,63901,5003,0004,5002004: 3,268 units (2,608 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,639 units (2,284 single-family, 61 in 2–4 unit, 1,294 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,450 units (1,836 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 494 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,703 units (1,591 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 981 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,892 units (1,208 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 618 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,380 units (1,109 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,429 units (1,099 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 244 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,764 units (890 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 768 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,226 units (1,149 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 993 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,009 units (1,221 single-family, 105 in 2–4 unit, 683 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,231 units (1,203 single-family, 189 in 2–4 unit, 839 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 3,623 units (1,185 single-family, 306 in 2–4 unit, 2,132 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,853 units (1,380 single-family, 353 in 2–4 unit, 1,120 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,346 units (1,212 single-family, 209 in 2–4 unit, 925 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,239 units (1,231 single-family, 151 in 2–4 unit, 857 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,870 units (1,120 single-family, 85 in 2–4 unit, 665 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 2,046 units (1,299 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 628 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,697 units (1,385 single-family, 130 in 2–4 unit, 1,182 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,635 units (1,266 single-family, 112 in 2–4 unit, 1,257 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,907 units (976 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 836 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,366 units (1,201 single-family, 97 in 2–4 unit, 1,068 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 2,047 units (1,277 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 697 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 3,639

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Where in the metro

Saratoga County accounted for 45% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Albany County for 34%.

  • Saratoga County45% (884 in 2025)
  • Albany County34% (683 in 2025)
  • Rensselaer County12% (335 in 2025)
  • Schenectady County8% (110 in 2025)
  • Schoharie County1.8% (35 in 2025)

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Bakersfield, Charleston, SC, Allentown. Annual permits fell from 3,639 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,380 in 2009, a drop of 62%. The nearest bust profile in the Middle Atlantic states was Ithaca's (63%). The 2021–2025 pace of 2,330 units a year is 25% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 14%.

The wider Albany-Schenectady region

The Census Bureau groups Albany, NY with one neighboring metro area in the Albany-Schenectady, NY combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 2,650 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Albany, NY accounted for 88%. The other, with its yearly average: Glens Falls (319).

Houses or apartments

In Albany, NY, 52% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 43% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Durham (43% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 26%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2015 (2,132), single-family houses in 2004 (2,608).

2021–202552.4%52%4.4%43.3%43%2004–200671.9%72%2.4%25.7%26%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202552.4%52%4.4%43.3%43%2004–200671.9%72%2.4%25.7%26%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 88 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Albany, with 1,488 units or 13% of the total, followed by Ballston town with 868. Among the three largest, Albany put 97% of its units in five-plus buildings, Halfmoon town 0%.

  • Albany13% (1,488 units)
  • Ballston town7.4% (868 units)
  • Halfmoon town6% (697 units)
  • Guilderland town5.5% (637 units)
  • Stillwater town5.1% (594 units)
  • Saratoga Springs4.8% (565 units)
  • Milton town4.4% (510 units)
  • Colonie town4.4% (508 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3,1593.04.4%
Albuquerque, NM2,8303.332%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX7,3017.47.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY2,0472.643%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC7,2879.924%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Albany, NY beside McAllen

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: New York. Counting rules.