Welcome

The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS) is a citywide, representative survey of New York City’s housing stock and population conducted about every three years. The NYCHVS collects data in neighborhoods, in all five boroughs, and focuses on representing all New Yorkers—regardless of who they are or where they live. All of this ensures that the NYCHVS represents the diversity of New York City’s residents and housing.

About

We know that we cannot understand New Yorkers’ living situations by asking only about the house or apartment where they live. Where we live, who we live near, our neighborhoods, our boroughs, and our city shape our experiences.

Every neighborhood in all five boroughs includes people like you who have been scientifically selected to participate in the NYCHVS. Others in your neighborhood have also been selected. Together, you help us understand what makes your block, neighborhood, and borough unique.

The NYCHVS selects 15,000 specific addresses throughout New York City to represent the more than 8 million residents who call New York City home.

NYCHVS data are used to capture the diversity of New York City. Since the NYCHVS interviews collect the same information on all New Yorkers, everyone selected has an equal voice and opportunity to be heard.

60 Years of the NYCHVS

The New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS) was first conducted in 1965, when local law required a survey to better understand housing conditions in the city.

Over the past six decades, the NYCHVS has remained a key source of information about how New Yorkers live and how the city’s housing has changed over time. City and state agencies, researchers, policymakers, and community organizations use the survey’s findings to monitor housing conditions, understand the needs of different communities, and support decisions that affect residents across all five boroughs.

Our Team

The NYCHVS is sponsored by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the agency responsible for ensuring that all New Yorkers live in a safe home as well as for helping to develop and preserve affordable housing. HPD is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation.

To speak with the Sponsor Team, please call 311.

Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan

Beginning in 2026, the City of New York has partnered with the Survey Research Center (SRC) at the University of Michigan. SRC is a world-renowned academic organization dedicated to advancing survey methodology and data collection. SRC sponsors and conducts some of the longest running surveys in the country.

To get in touch with SRC or anyone on the field team, please call: 1-800-759-7947

CUNY/SurvNYC

HPD and SRC have partnered with the City University of New York (CUNY) to hire and train students across its 28 campuses to serve as field interviewers for the 2026 NYCHVS. Through the SurvNYC program, students will gain on the ground training and contribute to this important work.