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Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Columbus, OH had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 144 cities in 2025, at 9,116. West Carrollton, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 23 and the figure for Ohio was 33,640. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,116Columbus, OH
Lowest0West Carrollton, OH
Median23144 cities
Ohio33,640History

Top 40 cities, 2025

Columbus, OH: 9,116 countColumbus, OH9,116Lancaster, OH: 759 countLancaster, OH759Cleveland, OH: 706 countCleveland, OH706Cincinnati, OH: 600 countCincinnati, OH600Delaware, OH: 438 countDelaware, OH438Lakewood, OH: 417 countLakewood, OH417Gahanna, OH: 329 countGahanna, OH329Centerville, OH: 312 countCenterville, OH312Findlay, OH: 298 countFindlay, OH298Lebanon, OH: 269 countLebanon, OH269Grove City, OH: 261 countGrove City, OH261Springfield, OH: 211 countSpringfield, OH211Zanesville, OH: 193 countZanesville, OH193Fairborn, OH: 192 countFairborn, OH192Dayton, OH: 174 countDayton, OH174Massillon, OH: 173 countMassillon, OH173Hilliard, OH: 169 countHilliard, OH169Reynoldsburg, OH: 169 countReynoldsburg, OH169Shaker Heights, OH: 151 countShaker Heights, OH151Elyria, OH: 143 countElyria, OH143Pickerington, OH: 136 countPickerington, OH136Xenia, OH: 129 countXenia, OH129Mount Vernon, OH: 126 countMount Vernon, OH126Harrison, OH: 124 countHarrison, OH124Amherst, OH: 121 countAmherst, OH121Avon Lake, OH: 118 countAvon Lake, OH118Miamisburg, OH: 104 countMiamisburg, OH104Monroe, OH: 103 countMonroe, OH103North Ridgeville, OH: 102 countNorth Ridgeville, OH102Mason, OH: 101 countMason, OH101Dublin, OH: 100 countDublin, OH100Middletown, OH: 95 countMiddletown, OH95Montgomery, OH: 90 countMontgomery, OH90Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89London, OH: 88 countLondon, OH88Springboro, OH: 75 countSpringboro, OH75Barberton, OH: 72 countBarberton, OH72Westlake, OH: 70 countWestlake, OH70Hamilton, OH: 69 countHamilton, OH69Athens, OH: 68 countAthens, OH68Columbus, OH: 9,116 countColumbus, OH9,116Lancaster, OH: 759 countLancaster, OH759Cleveland, OH: 706 countCleveland, OH706Cincinnati, OH: 600 countCincinnati, OH600Delaware, OH: 438 countDelaware, OH438Lakewood, OH: 417 countLakewood, OH417Gahanna, OH: 329 countGahanna, OH329Centerville, OH: 312 countCenterville, OH312Findlay, OH: 298 countFindlay, OH298Lebanon, OH: 269 countLebanon, OH269Grove City, OH: 261 countGrove City, OH261Springfield, OH: 211 countSpringfield, OH211Zanesville, OH: 193 countZanesville, OH193Fairborn, OH: 192 countFairborn, OH192Dayton, OH: 174 countDayton, OH174Massillon, OH: 173 countMassillon, OH173Hilliard, OH: 169 countHilliard, OH169Reynoldsburg, OH: 169 countReynoldsburg, OH169Shaker Heights, OH: 151 countShaker Heights, OH151Elyria, OH: 143 countElyria, OH143Pickerington, OH: 136 countPickerington, OH136Xenia, OH: 129 countXenia, OH129Mount Vernon, OH: 126 countMount Vernon, OH126Harrison, OH: 124 countHarrison, OH124Amherst, OH: 121 countAmherst, OH121Avon Lake, OH: 118 countAvon Lake, OH118Miamisburg, OH: 104 countMiamisburg, OH104Monroe, OH: 103 countMonroe, OH103North Ridgeville, OH: 102 countNorth Ridgeville, OH102Mason, OH: 101 countMason, OH101Dublin, OH: 100 countDublin, OH100Middletown, OH: 95 countMiddletown, OH95Montgomery, OH: 90 countMontgomery, OH90Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89London, OH: 88 countLondon, OH88Springboro, OH: 75 countSpringboro, OH75Barberton, OH: 72 countBarberton, OH72Westlake, OH: 70 countWestlake, OH70Hamilton, OH: 69 countHamilton, OH69Athens, OH: 68 countAthens, OH68
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Columbus, OH Estimated9,116+49.8%
2Lancaster, OH Estimated759+2,610.7%
3Cleveland, OH Estimated706-21.2%
4Cincinnati, OH Estimated600+167.9%
5Delaware, OH Estimated438-47.8%
6Lakewood, OH Estimated417+41,600%
7Gahanna, OH Estimated329+11.5%
8Centerville, OH Estimated312+16.9%
9Findlay, OH Estimated298+60.2%
10Lebanon, OH Estimated269+103.8%
11Grove City, OH Estimated261-64.6%
12Springfield, OH Estimated211+15.9%
13Zanesville, OH Estimated193+175.7%
14Fairborn, OH Estimated192+61.3%
15Dayton, OH Estimated174-33.1%
16Massillon, OH Estimated173+15.3%
17Hilliard, OH Estimated169-4.5%
17Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated169-38.8%
19Shaker Heights, OH Estimated151+1,577.8%
20Elyria, OH Estimated143-34.7%
21Pickerington, OH Estimated1360%
22Xenia, OH Estimated129-49.8%
23Mount Vernon, OH Estimated126+384.6%
24Harrison, OH Estimated124+49.4%
25Amherst, OH Estimated121+12,000%
26Avon Lake, OH Estimated118-19.2%
27Miamisburg, OH Estimated104+205.9%
28Monroe, OH Estimated103+63.5%
29North Ridgeville, OH Estimated102-44%
30Mason, OH Estimated101+531.3%
31Dublin, OH Estimated100-2%
32Middletown, OH Estimated95-3.1%
33Montgomery, OH Estimated90+542.9%
34Brook Park, OH Estimated890%
35London, OH Estimated88+17.3%
36Springboro, OH Estimated75+78.6%
37Barberton, OH Estimated72-51.4%
38Westlake, OH Estimated70-5.4%
39Hamilton, OH Estimated69+4.5%
40Athens, OH Estimated68+2,166.7%
41Wooster, OH Estimated63-48.8%
42Brooklyn, OH Estimated62n/a
42Canal Winchester, OH Estimated62+29.2%
44Mentor, OH Estimated61-18.7%
45Willoughby, OH Estimated55-12.7%
46Aurora, OH Estimated54-29.9%
46Stow, OH Estimated54+500%
48Wilmington, OH Estimated52-16.1%
49Powell, OH Estimated49-2%
50Westerville, OH Estimated48+29.7%
51Lorain, OH Estimated47-13%
51Washington Court House, OH Estimated47-4.1%
53Avon, OH Estimated46-47.1%
53Brunswick, OH Estimated46+9.5%
53Vermilion, OH Estimated46+170.6%
56Lima, OH Estimated45+650%
57Tiffin, OH Estimated44+266.7%
58New Albany, OH Estimated43-6.5%
58Sidney, OH Estimated43-43.4%
60Oregon, OH Estimated41+10.8%
61North Royalton, OH Estimated37+23.3%
62Norwalk, OH Estimated36+260%
63Mansfield, OH Estimated35-10.3%
63South Euclid, OH Estimated35+9.4%
65Oxford, OH Estimated30+50%
66Wickliffe, OH Estimated29+1,350%
67Strongsville, OH Estimated28-70.5%
68Blue Ash, OH Estimated26-27.8%
68Solon, OH Estimated26+116.7%
70Vandalia, OH Estimated25+257.1%
71Sandusky, OH Estimated24+84.6%
72Toledo, OH Estimated23-84%
73Fairfield, OH Estimated22+175%
74Berea, OH Estimated21+600%
75Upper Arlington, OH Estimated20-9.1%
76Ironton, OH Estimated19+5.6%
77Broadview Heights, OH Estimated18-41.9%
77Dover, OH Estimated18+500%
79Chillicothe, OH Estimated17-5.6%
79Defiance, OH Estimated17-29.2%
79Englewood, OH Estimated17+750%
82Van Wert, OH Estimated16-30.4%
83North Canton, OH Estimated14+7.7%
83Parma, OH Estimated14+366.7%
85Bay Village, OH Estimated13+8.3%
85Canton, OH Estimated13-55.2%
87Beachwood, OH Estimated12+9.1%
87Streetsboro, OH Estimated12+100%
89Trenton, OH Estimated11-63.3%
90Kettering, OH Estimated10+233.3%
90Loveland, OH Estimated10-9.1%
90North Olmsted, OH Estimated10-85.7%
90University Heights, OH Estimated10+233.3%
94Brecksville, OH Estimated9+80%
94Eastlake, OH Estimated9-18.2%
96Marion, OH Estimated8+33.3%
96Medina, OH Estimated8+60%
96Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated8+166.7%
99Celina, OH Estimated7-56.3%
99Fostoria, OH Estimated7+250%
99New Philadelphia, OH Estimated7-22.2%
102Fremont, OH Estimated6n/a
102Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated6+500%
102Whitehall, OH Estimated6-14.3%
105Maple Heights, OH Estimated5-28.6%
105Portsmouth, OH Estimated50%
105Seven Hills, OH Estimated5+400%
108Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated4-94.1%
108Salem, OH Estimated4-69.2%
110Alliance, OH Estimated3-70%
110Ashland, OH Estimated3+200%
110Coshocton, OH Estimated30%
110Euclid, OH Estimated3-62.5%
110Niles, OH Estimated3-25%
110Rocky River, OH Estimated3-94.8%
116Bedford, OH Estimated2+100%
116Kent, OH Estimated2+100%
116Lyndhurst, OH Estimated20%
116Ravenna, OH Estimated2+100%
116Steubenville, OH Estimated2n/a
116Twinsburg, OH Estimated20%
122Franklin, OH Estimated1n/a
122Galion, OH Estimated10%
122Maumee, OH Estimated1n/a
122Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated1-75%
122Reading, OH Estimated10%
122Worthington, OH Estimated1-83.3%
128Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128Bexley, OH Estimated0-100%
128Bucyrus, OH Estimated0-100%
128Cambridge, OH Estimated0n/a
128East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
128Fairview Park, OH Estimated0n/a
128Forest Park, OH Estimated0n/a
128Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128Macedonia, OH Estimated0-100%
128Norwood, OH Estimated0-100%
128Parma Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128Richmond Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128Sharonville, OH Estimated0-100%
128Springdale, OH Estimated0n/a
128Wadsworth, OH Estimated0-100%
128Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
128West Carrollton, OH Estimated0-100%

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About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Columbus, OH, with 9,116 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

West Carrollton, OH, with 0 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 12 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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