HousingPermits

Metro area in New York

Binghamton, NY

The Binghamton metro area authorized 468 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 67% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the eighth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas. Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 53% above the 2004–2006 average, the largest recovery by this measure among the 32 metro areas based in the Middle Atlantic states.

01503004506002004: 289 units (274 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 283 units (267 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 303 units (303 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 306 units (264 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 286 units (286 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 205 units (155 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 46 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 108 units (102 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 117 units (113 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 116 units (104 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 111 units (109 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 85 units (85 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 249 units (71 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 338 units (133 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 185 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 404 units (128 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 315 units (93 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 351 units (64 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 283 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 446 units (133 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 275 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 499 units (140 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 355 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 445 units (145 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 300 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 338 units (120 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 214 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 483 units (149 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 334 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 468 units (159 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 4992014 low · 8502004006002004: 289 units (274 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 13 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 283 units (267 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 12 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 303 units (303 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 306 units (264 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 42 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 286 units (286 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 205 units (155 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 46 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 108 units (102 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 117 units (113 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 116 units (104 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 111 units (109 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 85 units (85 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 249 units (71 single-family, 106 in 2–4 unit, 72 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 338 units (133 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 185 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 404 units (128 single-family, 33 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 315 units (93 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 351 units (64 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 283 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 446 units (133 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 275 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 499 units (140 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 355 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 445 units (145 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 300 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 338 units (120 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 214 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 483 units (149 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 334 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 468 units (159 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 499

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its 2025 total reached 94% of the 2021 high, the second-closest to a series peak among the 32 metro areas based in the Middle Atlantic states.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Miami (67% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 2.9%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2021 (355), single-family houses in 2006 (303).

2021–202531.9%32%0.7%67.4%67%2004–200696.5%96%0.7%2.9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202531.9%32%0.7%67.4%67%2004–200696.5%96%0.7%2.9%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Tyler, Chico, Bremerton. Annual permits fell from 303 during the mid-2000s boom to 108 in 2010, a drop of 64%. The nearest bust profile in the Middle Atlantic states was Erie's (65%). Its quietest year came later, in 2014 (85 units).

Relative to population

With 243,189 residents in July 2025, Binghamton authorized 1.8 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Victoria (1.9) and Detroit (1.8).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 34 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Vestal town, with 772 units or 35% of the total, followed by Owego village with 452. Among the three largest, Binghamton put 100% of its units in five-plus buildings, Owego village 71%.

  • Vestal town35% (772 units)
  • Owego village20% (452 units)
  • Binghamton14% (309 units)
  • Union town4.4% (98 units)
  • Johnson City village3.3% (74 units)
  • Owego town2.6% (57 units)
  • Windsor town1.9% (43 units)
  • Barton town1.9% (42 units)

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

Where in the metro

Broome County accounted for 67% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Tioga County for 33%.

  • Broome County67% (314 in 2025)
  • Tioga County33% (154 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Lake Charles, LA5464.621%
Binghamton, NY4681.867%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC3,07713.518%
Champaign-Urbana, IL9133.160%
Macon-Bibb County, GA5112.40.9%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Binghamton beside Hilton Head Island

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