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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 148 cities in 2016, at 3,720. Warren, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 13 and the figure for Ohio was 22,816. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,720Columbus, OH
Lowest0Warren, OH
Median13148 cities
Ohio22,816History

Top 40 cities, 2016

Columbus, OH: 3,720 countColumbus, OH3,720Cincinnati, OH: 733 countCincinnati, OH733Dublin, OH: 630 countDublin, OH630Grove City, OH: 408 countGrove City, OH408Powell, OH: 357 countPowell, OH357Delaware, OH: 299 countDelaware, OH299Hilliard, OH: 268 countHilliard, OH268Avon Lake, OH: 252 countAvon Lake, OH252Westerville, OH: 205 countWesterville, OH205North Ridgeville, OH: 201 countNorth Ridgeville, OH201Cleveland, OH: 173 countCleveland, OH173Lorain, OH: 160 countLorain, OH160Portsmouth, OH: 159 countPortsmouth, OH159Mason, OH: 144 countMason, OH144Findlay, OH: 142 countFindlay, OH142Niles, OH: 131 countNiles, OH131Mentor, OH: 129 countMentor, OH129Oxford, OH: 126 countOxford, OH126Canal Winchester, OH: 124 countCanal Winchester, OH124Avon, OH: 114 countAvon, OH114Lancaster, OH: 112 countLancaster, OH112Brunswick, OH: 111 countBrunswick, OH111Massillon, OH: 109 countMassillon, OH109Brecksville, OH: 102 countBrecksville, OH102Strongsville, OH: 99 countStrongsville, OH99Harrison, OH: 94 countHarrison, OH94Springboro, OH: 94 countSpringboro, OH94Aurora, OH: 90 countAurora, OH90Monroe, OH: 88 countMonroe, OH88Pickerington, OH: 85 countPickerington, OH85New Albany, OH: 79 countNew Albany, OH79Wadsworth, OH: 76 countWadsworth, OH76Elyria, OH: 67 countElyria, OH67Fairborn, OH: 66 countFairborn, OH66Reynoldsburg, OH: 62 countReynoldsburg, OH62Tiffin, OH: 59 countTiffin, OH59North Royalton, OH: 55 countNorth Royalton, OH55Vermilion, OH: 54 countVermilion, OH54Stow, OH: 53 countStow, OH53Twinsburg, OH: 50 countTwinsburg, OH50Columbus, OH: 3,720 countColumbus, OH3,720Cincinnati, OH: 733 countCincinnati, OH733Dublin, OH: 630 countDublin, OH630Grove City, OH: 408 countGrove City, OH408Powell, OH: 357 countPowell, OH357Delaware, OH: 299 countDelaware, OH299Hilliard, OH: 268 countHilliard, OH268Avon Lake, OH: 252 countAvon Lake, OH252Westerville, OH: 205 countWesterville, OH205North Ridgeville, OH: 201 countNorth Ridgeville, OH201Cleveland, OH: 173 countCleveland, OH173Lorain, OH: 160 countLorain, OH160Portsmouth, OH: 159 countPortsmouth, OH159Mason, OH: 144 countMason, OH144Findlay, OH: 142 countFindlay, OH142Niles, OH: 131 countNiles, OH131Mentor, OH: 129 countMentor, OH129Oxford, OH: 126 countOxford, OH126Canal Winchester, OH: 124 countCanal Winchester, OH124Avon, OH: 114 countAvon, OH114Lancaster, OH: 112 countLancaster, OH112Brunswick, OH: 111 countBrunswick, OH111Massillon, OH: 109 countMassillon, OH109Brecksville, OH: 102 countBrecksville, OH102Strongsville, OH: 99 countStrongsville, OH99Harrison, OH: 94 countHarrison, OH94Springboro, OH: 94 countSpringboro, OH94Aurora, OH: 90 countAurora, OH90Monroe, OH: 88 countMonroe, OH88Pickerington, OH: 85 countPickerington, OH85New Albany, OH: 79 countNew Albany, OH79Wadsworth, OH: 76 countWadsworth, OH76Elyria, OH: 67 countElyria, OH67Fairborn, OH: 66 countFairborn, OH66Reynoldsburg, OH: 62 countReynoldsburg, OH62Tiffin, OH: 59 countTiffin, OH59North Royalton, OH: 55 countNorth Royalton, OH55Vermilion, OH: 54 countVermilion, OH54Stow, OH: 53 countStow, OH53Twinsburg, OH: 50 countTwinsburg, OH50
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2016
count		Change on 2015
1Columbus, OH Estimated3,720-5%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated733+239.4%
3Dublin, OH Estimated630+425%
4Grove City, OH Estimated408+124.2%
5Powell, OH Estimated357+315.1%
6Delaware, OH Estimated299+48%
7Hilliard, OH Estimated268-35.9%
8Avon Lake, OH Estimated252+127%
9Westerville, OH Estimated205+70.8%
10North Ridgeville, OH Estimated201-18.3%
11Cleveland, OH Estimated173+0.6%
12Lorain, OH Estimated160+26%
13Portsmouth, OH Estimated159+12%
14Mason, OH Estimated144+5.1%
15Findlay, OH Estimated142+425.9%
16Niles, OH Estimated131+2,520%
17Mentor, OH Estimated129+53.6%
18Oxford, OH Estimated126+641.2%
19Canal Winchester, OH Estimated124+396%
20Avon, OH Estimated114-5.8%
21Lancaster, OH Estimated112+239.4%
22Brunswick, OH Estimated111+48%
23Massillon, OH Estimated109+13.5%
24Brecksville, OH Estimated102+264.3%
25Strongsville, OH Estimated99+3.1%
26Harrison, OH Estimated94-42%
26Springboro, OH Estimated94+8%
28Aurora, OH Estimated90+42.9%
29Monroe, OH Estimated88+63%
30Pickerington, OH Estimated85-19%
31New Albany, OH Estimated79-44.4%
32Wadsworth, OH Estimated76-20%
33Elyria, OH Estimated67+39.6%
34Fairborn, OH Estimated66-48.8%
35Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated62+8.8%
36Tiffin, OH Estimated59+353.8%
37North Royalton, OH Estimated55+5.8%
38Vermilion, OH Estimated54+200%
39Stow, OH Estimated53+51.4%
40Twinsburg, OH Estimated50+72.4%
41Westlake, OH Estimated44+91.3%
42Middletown, OH Estimated43-64.2%
43Streetsboro, OH Estimated40+5.3%
44Dayton, OH Estimated38-42.4%
45Broadview Heights, OH Estimated34-2.9%
45Montgomery, OH Estimated34+6.3%
47Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated32-25.6%
48Blue Ash, OH Estimated31-6.1%
48Loveland, OH Estimated31-46.6%
50Hamilton, OH Estimated30+50%
50Upper Arlington, OH Estimated30+114.3%
52Bay Village, OH Estimated27+125%
52Lebanon, OH Estimated27+125%
54Macedonia, OH Estimated26-75.5%
54Wooster, OH Estimated26-43.5%
56New Philadelphia, OH Estimated24-29.4%
56Oregon, OH Estimated24+26.3%
58Alliance, OH Estimated23+187.5%
58Lakewood, OH Estimated23+1,050%
60Painesville, OH Estimated22-43.6%
61Defiance, OH Estimated21+110%
61Gahanna, OH Estimated21-80.7%
61Willoughby, OH Estimated21-88.8%
64Toledo, OH Estimated20-13%
65Beachwood, OH Estimated19+280%
65North Canton, OH Estimated19-5%
65Norwalk, OH Estimated19-17.4%
65Seven Hills, OH Estimated19+11.8%
69Fairfield, OH Estimated18+63.6%
70Sidney, OH Estimated17+54.5%
71Athens, OH Estimated15-80.5%
71Canton, OH Estimated15+36.4%
73Mansfield, OH Estimated14+27.3%
74Chillicothe, OH Estimated130%
74Kettering, OH Estimated13+333.3%
74Richmond Heights, OH Estimated13+62.5%
77Ironton, OH Estimated12+300%
77Salem, OH Estimated12-55.6%
77Trenton, OH Estimated12-7.7%
77Washington Court House, OH Estimated12-58.6%
81Amherst, OH Estimated11-21.4%
81Springfield, OH Estimated11-15.4%
81Wilmington, OH Estimated11+175%
84Kent, OH Estimated9-95.1%
85Ashland, OH Estimated8-11.1%
85Berea, OH Estimated8-52.9%
85Celina, OH Estimated8n/a
85Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated8+700%
85Miamisburg, OH Estimated8+100%
85Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated8+166.7%
85Mount Vernon, OH Estimated8+33.3%
92Dover, OH Estimated7+40%
92Fremont, OH Estimated7-90.4%
92Lima, OH Estimated7+133.3%
92Solon, OH Estimated7-80.6%
96Barberton, OH Estimated60%
96Eastlake, OH Estimated6+200%
96Englewood, OH Estimated6-25%
96Franklin, OH Estimated6+500%
100Sandusky, OH Estimated50%
101Fairview Park, OH Estimated4-77.8%
101Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated4-33.3%
101Medina, OH Estimated4+33.3%
101Steubenville, OH Estimated40%
101Van Wert, OH Estimated40%
106Cambridge, OH Estimated3-70%
106Lyndhurst, OH Estimated3+50%
106Marion, OH Estimated3+50%
106North Olmsted, OH Estimated3-40%
106Ravenna, OH Estimated30%
106Rocky River, OH Estimated3-75%
106Sharonville, OH Estimated3+50%
106South Euclid, OH Estimated3-25%
106Wickliffe, OH Estimated3-66.7%
106Zanesville, OH Estimated3+200%
116Bedford Heights, OH Estimated2n/a
116Bedford, OH Estimated20%
116Bexley, OH Estimated2+100%
116Bucyrus, OH Estimated2n/a
116Coshocton, OH Estimated2-83.3%
116Maumee, OH Estimated2-33.3%
116Trotwood, OH Estimated2-50%
116Vandalia, OH Estimated2-33.3%
116Whitehall, OH Estimated2-60%
116Willowick, OH Estimated2n/a
116Worthington, OH Estimated2-50%
127Centerville, OH Estimated1-83.3%
127Forest Park, OH Estimated1n/a
127Fostoria, OH Estimated10%
127Galion, OH Estimated10%
127London, OH Estimated1-83.3%
127Parma, OH Estimated10%
127Reading, OH Estimated10%
127West Carrollton, OH Estimated1-50%
135Ashtabula, OH Estimated0n/a
135Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
135Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
135East Cleveland, OH Estimated0-100%
135Euclid, OH Estimated0-100%
135Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
135Maple Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
135Norton, OH Estimated0-100%
135Norwood, OH Estimated0n/a
135Parma Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
135Shaker Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
135Springdale, OH Estimated0-100%
135University Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
135Warren, 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. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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/mw2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 3,720 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Warren, OH, with 0 in 2016.

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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. 8 cities have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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