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Cities in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits

Columbus, OH had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 150 cities in 2014, at 3,642. Youngstown, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11 and the figure for Ohio was 19,872. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,642Columbus, OH
Lowest0Youngstown, OH
Median11150 cities
Ohio19,872History

Top 40 cities, 2014

Columbus, OH: 3,642 countColumbus, OH3,642Cincinnati, OH: 601 countCincinnati, OH601Toledo, OH: 493 countToledo, OH493Mason, OH: 423 countMason, OH423Hilliard, OH: 338 countHilliard, OH338North Ridgeville, OH: 310 countNorth Ridgeville, OH310Norwood, OH: 300 countNorwood, OH300Grove City, OH: 234 countGrove City, OH234Dublin, OH: 202 countDublin, OH202Delaware, OH: 196 countDelaware, OH196Westerville, OH: 187 countWesterville, OH187New Albany, OH: 176 countNew Albany, OH176Willoughby, OH: 155 countWilloughby, OH155Portsmouth, OH: 148 countPortsmouth, OH148Avon Lake, OH: 142 countAvon Lake, OH142Brunswick, OH: 128 countBrunswick, OH128Parma, OH: 125 countParma, OH125Avon, OH: 124 countAvon, OH124Cleveland, OH: 124 countCleveland, OH124Powell, OH: 124 countPowell, OH124Mentor, OH: 117 countMentor, OH117Pickerington, OH: 113 countPickerington, OH113Sharonville, OH: 113 countSharonville, OH113Lebanon, OH: 98 countLebanon, OH98Harrison, OH: 93 countHarrison, OH93Loveland, OH: 88 countLoveland, OH88Reynoldsburg, OH: 86 countReynoldsburg, OH86Kent, OH: 79 countKent, OH79Massillon, OH: 75 countMassillon, OH75Springboro, OH: 73 countSpringboro, OH73Strongsville, OH: 73 countStrongsville, OH73Lorain, OH: 72 countLorain, OH72Lancaster, OH: 70 countLancaster, OH70Wadsworth, OH: 58 countWadsworth, OH58Westlake, OH: 57 countWestlake, OH57Macedonia, OH: 54 countMacedonia, OH54Aurora, OH: 51 countAurora, OH51Monroe, OH: 50 countMonroe, OH50Oxford, OH: 47 countOxford, OH47Streetsboro, OH: 45 countStreetsboro, OH45Columbus, OH: 3,642 countColumbus, OH3,642Cincinnati, OH: 601 countCincinnati, OH601Toledo, OH: 493 countToledo, OH493Mason, OH: 423 countMason, OH423Hilliard, OH: 338 countHilliard, OH338North Ridgeville, OH: 310 countNorth Ridgeville, OH310Norwood, OH: 300 countNorwood, OH300Grove City, OH: 234 countGrove City, OH234Dublin, OH: 202 countDublin, OH202Delaware, OH: 196 countDelaware, OH196Westerville, OH: 187 countWesterville, OH187New Albany, OH: 176 countNew Albany, OH176Willoughby, OH: 155 countWilloughby, OH155Portsmouth, OH: 148 countPortsmouth, OH148Avon Lake, OH: 142 countAvon Lake, OH142Brunswick, OH: 128 countBrunswick, OH128Parma, OH: 125 countParma, OH125Avon, OH: 124 countAvon, OH124Cleveland, OH: 124 countCleveland, OH124Powell, OH: 124 countPowell, OH124Mentor, OH: 117 countMentor, OH117Pickerington, OH: 113 countPickerington, OH113Sharonville, OH: 113 countSharonville, OH113Lebanon, OH: 98 countLebanon, OH98Harrison, OH: 93 countHarrison, OH93Loveland, OH: 88 countLoveland, OH88Reynoldsburg, OH: 86 countReynoldsburg, OH86Kent, OH: 79 countKent, OH79Massillon, OH: 75 countMassillon, OH75Springboro, OH: 73 countSpringboro, OH73Strongsville, OH: 73 countStrongsville, OH73Lorain, OH: 72 countLorain, OH72Lancaster, OH: 70 countLancaster, OH70Wadsworth, OH: 58 countWadsworth, OH58Westlake, OH: 57 countWestlake, OH57Macedonia, OH: 54 countMacedonia, OH54Aurora, OH: 51 countAurora, OH51Monroe, OH: 50 countMonroe, OH50Oxford, OH: 47 countOxford, OH47Streetsboro, OH: 45 countStreetsboro, OH45
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Columbus, OH Estimated3,642-16%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated601+266.5%
3Toledo, OH Estimated493+524.1%
4Mason, OH Estimated423+386.2%
5Hilliard, OH Estimated338-32.3%
6North Ridgeville, OH Estimated310+16.5%
7Norwood, OH Estimated300+69.5%
8Grove City, OH Estimated234-37.3%
9Dublin, OH Estimated202+18.8%
10Delaware, OH Estimated196-37.4%
11Westerville, OH Estimated187+1,146.7%
12New Albany, OH Estimated176+51.7%
13Willoughby, OH Estimated155+154.1%
14Portsmouth, OH Estimated148+18.4%
15Avon Lake, OH Estimated142+42%
16Brunswick, OH Estimated128+228.2%
17Parma, OH Estimated125n/a
18Avon, OH Estimated124+1.6%
18Cleveland, OH Estimated124-45.1%
18Powell, OH Estimated124+63.2%
21Mentor, OH Estimated117+80%
22Pickerington, OH Estimated113+8.7%
22Sharonville, OH Estimated113+370.8%
24Lebanon, OH Estimated98+880%
25Harrison, OH Estimated93+19.2%
26Loveland, OH Estimated88+109.5%
27Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated86+126.3%
28Kent, OH Estimated79+203.8%
29Massillon, OH Estimated75+23%
30Springboro, OH Estimated73-23.2%
30Strongsville, OH Estimated73+9%
32Lorain, OH Estimated72+12.5%
33Lancaster, OH Estimated70-16.7%
34Wadsworth, OH Estimated58+18.4%
35Westlake, OH Estimated570%
36Macedonia, OH Estimated54+10.2%
37Aurora, OH Estimated51-19%
38Monroe, OH Estimated50-29.6%
39Oxford, OH Estimated47+27%
40Streetsboro, OH Estimated45+21.6%
41North Royalton, OH Estimated44-22.8%
42Stow, OH Estimated41+36.7%
43Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated39+875%
44Montgomery, OH Estimated37+8.8%
45Fairborn, OH Estimated35-30%
46Findlay, OH Estimated28+16.7%
47Twinsburg, OH Estimated27+440%
48Wooster, OH Estimated25-70.2%
49Canal Winchester, OH Estimated24-58.6%
49Elyria, OH Estimated24+41.2%
49Gahanna, OH Estimated24-25%
49New Philadelphia, OH Estimated24-20%
53Oregon, OH Estimated23-8%
53Upper Arlington, OH Estimated23-11.5%
55Broadview Heights, OH Estimated20+66.7%
55Englewood, OH Estimated20+25%
55Middletown, OH Estimated20-33.3%
55Solon, OH Estimated20+25%
59Amherst, OH Estimated180%
59Blue Ash, OH Estimated18+157.1%
59Steubenville, OH Estimated180%
62Cambridge, OH Estimated17+88.9%
62Centerville, OH Estimated17-10.5%
62Painesville, OH Estimated17-15%
62Rocky River, OH Estimated17-94%
66Seven Hills, OH Estimated16+6.7%
67Bay Village, OH Estimated15-16.7%
67Tiffin, OH Estimated15+66.7%
69Alliance, OH Estimated13+225%
69Athens, OH Estimated13+333.3%
71Canton, OH Estimated12+9.1%
71Celina, OH Estimated12+9.1%
71North Canton, OH Estimated12-33.3%
71Trenton, OH Estimated12-20%
75Chillicothe, OH Estimated110%
75Norton, OH Estimated11+175%
75Norwalk, OH Estimated11-86.7%
75South Euclid, OH Estimated11+83.3%
75Willowick, OH Estimated11-8.3%
80Brecksville, OH Estimated10+100%
80Mansfield, OH Estimated10-47.4%
80Sidney, OH Estimated10+11.1%
83Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated9-30.8%
83Fairfield, OH Estimated9-18.2%
83Hamilton, OH Estimated9-74.3%
83Lyndhurst, OH Estimated9+125%
83Wickliffe, OH Estimated9+80%
88Ashland, OH Estimated80%
88Richmond Heights, OH Estimated8-68%
88Springfield, OH Estimated8-78.4%
91Dayton, OH Estimated7-88.5%
91Defiance, OH Estimated7-41.7%
91Kettering, OH Estimated7-58.8%
91Van Wert, OH Estimated7+75%
91Washington Court House, OH Estimated7-63.2%
96London, OH Estimated6-14.3%
96Niles, OH Estimated60%
96Salem, OH Estimated60%
96Vandalia, OH Estimated6-33.3%
100Barberton, OH Estimated50%
100Mount Vernon, OH Estimated5+25%
102Maumee, OH Estimated4+300%
102Miamisburg, OH Estimated4-71.4%
102Trotwood, OH Estimated4+33.3%
102Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated4+100%
106Beachwood, OH Estimated3-66.7%
106Eastlake, OH Estimated30%
106Franklin, OH Estimated3n/a
106Ironton, OH Estimated3-25%
106Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated3-76.9%
106Sandusky, OH Estimated3-25%
106Whitehall, OH Estimated30%
106Worthington, OH Estimated3-98.6%
114Berea, OH Estimated2-80%
114Bexley, OH Estimated2+100%
114Coshocton, OH Estimated2n/a
114Lima, OH Estimated2-50%
114Reading, OH Estimated20%
114West Carrollton, OH Estimated2-33.3%
120Bucyrus, OH Estimated1-50%
120Dover, OH Estimated1-87.5%
120Fairview Park, OH Estimated1n/a
120Fostoria, OH Estimated1-75%
120Galion, OH Estimated10%
120Lakewood, OH Estimated1-96.3%
120Marion, OH Estimated1n/a
120North Olmsted, OH Estimated10%
120Vermilion, OH Estimated1-88.9%
120Zanesville, OH Estimated1n/a
130Ashtabula, OH Estimated0n/a
130Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
130Bedford, OH Estimated0n/a
130Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
130Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
130Circleville, OH Estimated0-100%
130East Cleveland, OH Estimated0-100%
130Euclid, OH Estimated0n/a
130Forest Park, OH Estimated0-100%
130Fremont, OH Estimated0n/a
130Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Maple Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
130Medina, OH Estimated0-100%
130Parma Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
130Ravenna, OH Estimated0-100%
130Shaker Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Springdale, OH Estimated0-100%
130University Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
130Wilmington, OH Estimated0-100%
130Youngstown, OH Estimated0n/a

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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. 6 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 3,642 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Youngstown, OH, with 0 in 2014.

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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. 6 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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