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

All 144 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable. 12 cities have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Columbus, OH | 9,116 |
| 2 | Lancaster, OH | 759 |
| 3 | Cleveland, OH | 706 |
| 4 | Cincinnati, OH | 600 |
| 5 | Delaware, OH | 438 |
| 6 | Lakewood, OH | 417 |
| 7 | Gahanna, OH | 329 |
| 8 | Centerville, OH | 312 |
| 9 | Findlay, OH | 298 |
| 10 | Lebanon, OH | 269 |
| 11 | Grove City, OH | 261 |
| 12 | Springfield, OH | 211 |
| 13 | Zanesville, OH | 193 |
| 14 | Fairborn, OH | 192 |
| 15 | Dayton, OH | 174 |
| 16 | Massillon, OH | 173 |
| 17 | Hilliard, OH | 169 |
| 17 | Reynoldsburg, OH | 169 |
| 19 | Shaker Heights, OH | 151 |
| 20 | Elyria, OH | 143 |
| 21 | Pickerington, OH | 136 |
| 22 | Xenia, OH | 129 |
| 23 | Mount Vernon, OH | 126 |
| 24 | Harrison, OH | 124 |
| 25 | Amherst, OH | 121 |
| 26 | Avon Lake, OH | 118 |
| 27 | Miamisburg, OH | 104 |
| 28 | Monroe, OH | 103 |
| 29 | North Ridgeville, OH | 102 |
| 30 | Mason, OH | 101 |
| 31 | Dublin, OH | 100 |
| 32 | Middletown, OH | 95 |
| 33 | Montgomery, OH | 90 |
| 34 | Brook Park, OH | 89 |
| 35 | London, OH | 88 |
| 36 | Springboro, OH | 75 |
| 37 | Barberton, OH | 72 |
| 38 | Westlake, OH | 70 |
| 39 | Hamilton, OH | 69 |
| 40 | Athens, OH | 68 |
| 41 | Wooster, OH | 63 |
| 42 | Brooklyn, OH | 62 |
| 42 | Canal Winchester, OH | 62 |
| 44 | Mentor, OH | 61 |
| 45 | Willoughby, OH | 55 |
| 46 | Aurora, OH | 54 |
| 46 | Stow, OH | 54 |
| 48 | Wilmington, OH | 52 |
| 49 | Powell, OH | 49 |
| 50 | Westerville, OH | 48 |
| 51 | Lorain, OH | 47 |
| 51 | Washington Court House, OH | 47 |
| 53 | Avon, OH | 46 |
| 53 | Brunswick, OH | 46 |
| 53 | Vermilion, OH | 46 |
| 56 | Lima, OH | 45 |
| 57 | Tiffin, OH | 44 |
| 58 | New Albany, OH | 43 |
| 58 | Sidney, OH | 43 |
| 60 | Oregon, OH | 41 |
| 61 | North Royalton, OH | 37 |
| 62 | Norwalk, OH | 36 |
| 63 | Mansfield, OH | 35 |
| 63 | South Euclid, OH | 35 |
| 65 | Oxford, OH | 30 |
| 66 | Wickliffe, OH | 29 |
| 67 | Strongsville, OH | 28 |
| 68 | Blue Ash, OH | 26 |
| 68 | Solon, OH | 26 |
| 70 | Vandalia, OH | 25 |
| 71 | Sandusky, OH | 24 |
| 72 | Toledo, OH | 23 |
| 73 | Fairfield, OH | 22 |
| 74 | Berea, OH | 21 |
| 75 | Upper Arlington, OH | 20 |
| 76 | Ironton, OH | 19 |
| 77 | Broadview Heights, OH | 18 |
| 77 | Dover, OH | 18 |
| 79 | Chillicothe, OH | 17 |
| 79 | Defiance, OH | 17 |
| 79 | Englewood, OH | 17 |
| 82 | Van Wert, OH | 16 |
| 83 | North Canton, OH | 14 |
| 83 | Parma, OH | 14 |
| 85 | Bay Village, OH | 13 |
| 85 | Canton, OH | 13 |
| 87 | Beachwood, OH | 12 |
| 87 | Streetsboro, OH | 12 |
| 89 | Trenton, OH | 11 |
| 90 | Kettering, OH | 10 |
| 90 | Loveland, OH | 10 |
| 90 | North Olmsted, OH | 10 |
| 90 | University Heights, OH | 10 |
| 94 | Brecksville, OH | 9 |
| 94 | Eastlake, OH | 9 |
| 96 | Marion, OH | 8 |
| 96 | Medina, OH | 8 |
| 96 | Warrensville Heights, OH | 8 |
| 99 | Celina, OH | 7 |
| 99 | Fostoria, OH | 7 |
| 99 | New Philadelphia, OH | 7 |
| 102 | Fremont, OH | 6 |
| 102 | Middleburg Heights, OH | 6 |
| 102 | Whitehall, OH | 6 |
| 105 | Maple Heights, OH | 5 |
| 105 | Portsmouth, OH | 5 |
| 105 | Seven Hills, OH | 5 |
| 108 | Cleveland Heights, OH | 4 |
| 108 | Salem, OH | 4 |
| 110 | Alliance, OH | 3 |
| 110 | Ashland, OH | 3 |
| 110 | Coshocton, OH | 3 |
| 110 | Euclid, OH | 3 |
| 110 | Niles, OH | 3 |
| 110 | Rocky River, OH | 3 |
| 116 | Bedford, OH | 2 |
| 116 | Kent, OH | 2 |
| 116 | Lyndhurst, OH | 2 |
| 116 | Ravenna, OH | 2 |
| 116 | Steubenville, OH | 2 |
| 116 | Twinsburg, OH | 2 |
| 122 | Franklin, OH | 1 |
| 122 | Galion, OH | 1 |
| 122 | Maumee, OH | 1 |
| 122 | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 |
| 122 | Reading, OH | 1 |
| 122 | Worthington, OH | 1 |
| 128 | Bedford Heights, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Bexley, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Bucyrus, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Cambridge, OH | 0 |
| 128 | East Cleveland, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Fairview Park, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Forest Park, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Garfield Heights, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Macedonia, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Norwood, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Parma Heights, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Richmond Heights, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Sharonville, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Springdale, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Wadsworth, OH | 0 |
| 128 | Warren, OH | 0 |
| 128 | West Carrollton, OH | 0 |