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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 147 cities in 2017, at 4,229. Willowick, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 14 and the figure for Ohio was 23,917. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,229Columbus, OH
Lowest0Willowick, OH
Median14147 cities
Ohio23,917History

Top 40 cities, 2017

Columbus, OH: 4,229 countColumbus, OH4,229Cincinnati, OH: 716 countCincinnati, OH716Pickerington, OH: 307 countPickerington, OH307Dublin, OH: 288 countDublin, OH288Delaware, OH: 237 countDelaware, OH237North Ridgeville, OH: 215 countNorth Ridgeville, OH215Westerville, OH: 209 countWesterville, OH209Cleveland, OH: 180 countCleveland, OH180Mason, OH: 178 countMason, OH178Grove City, OH: 176 countGrove City, OH176Lorain, OH: 164 countLorain, OH164Lima, OH: 148 countLima, OH148Loveland, OH: 146 countLoveland, OH146Strongsville, OH: 129 countStrongsville, OH129Harrison, OH: 126 countHarrison, OH126Mentor, OH: 126 countMentor, OH126Massillon, OH: 120 countMassillon, OH120Lancaster, OH: 117 countLancaster, OH117Canal Winchester, OH: 112 countCanal Winchester, OH112Avon Lake, OH: 108 countAvon Lake, OH108Hilliard, OH: 100 countHilliard, OH100Willoughby, OH: 98 countWilloughby, OH98Oxford, OH: 97 countOxford, OH97Avon, OH: 95 countAvon, OH95Aurora, OH: 93 countAurora, OH93Springboro, OH: 87 countSpringboro, OH87Wadsworth, OH: 85 countWadsworth, OH85Brunswick, OH: 84 countBrunswick, OH84Reynoldsburg, OH: 80 countReynoldsburg, OH80Fairborn, OH: 79 countFairborn, OH79Monroe, OH: 79 countMonroe, OH79Lakewood, OH: 73 countLakewood, OH73Lebanon, OH: 72 countLebanon, OH72Hamilton, OH: 70 countHamilton, OH70Springfield, OH: 58 countSpringfield, OH58Stow, OH: 58 countStow, OH58Painesville, OH: 56 countPainesville, OH56Powell, OH: 54 countPowell, OH54Elyria, OH: 53 countElyria, OH53Twinsburg, OH: 51 countTwinsburg, OH51Columbus, OH: 4,229 countColumbus, OH4,229Cincinnati, OH: 716 countCincinnati, OH716Pickerington, OH: 307 countPickerington, OH307Dublin, OH: 288 countDublin, OH288Delaware, OH: 237 countDelaware, OH237North Ridgeville, OH: 215 countNorth Ridgeville, OH215Westerville, OH: 209 countWesterville, OH209Cleveland, OH: 180 countCleveland, OH180Mason, OH: 178 countMason, OH178Grove City, OH: 176 countGrove City, OH176Lorain, OH: 164 countLorain, OH164Lima, OH: 148 countLima, OH148Loveland, OH: 146 countLoveland, OH146Strongsville, OH: 129 countStrongsville, OH129Harrison, OH: 126 countHarrison, OH126Mentor, OH: 126 countMentor, OH126Massillon, OH: 120 countMassillon, OH120Lancaster, OH: 117 countLancaster, OH117Canal Winchester, OH: 112 countCanal Winchester, OH112Avon Lake, OH: 108 countAvon Lake, OH108Hilliard, OH: 100 countHilliard, OH100Willoughby, OH: 98 countWilloughby, OH98Oxford, OH: 97 countOxford, OH97Avon, OH: 95 countAvon, OH95Aurora, OH: 93 countAurora, OH93Springboro, OH: 87 countSpringboro, OH87Wadsworth, OH: 85 countWadsworth, OH85Brunswick, OH: 84 countBrunswick, OH84Reynoldsburg, OH: 80 countReynoldsburg, OH80Fairborn, OH: 79 countFairborn, OH79Monroe, OH: 79 countMonroe, OH79Lakewood, OH: 73 countLakewood, OH73Lebanon, OH: 72 countLebanon, OH72Hamilton, OH: 70 countHamilton, OH70Springfield, OH: 58 countSpringfield, OH58Stow, OH: 58 countStow, OH58Painesville, OH: 56 countPainesville, OH56Powell, OH: 54 countPowell, OH54Elyria, OH: 53 countElyria, OH53Twinsburg, OH: 51 countTwinsburg, OH51
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Columbus, OH Estimated4,229+13.7%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated716-2.3%
3Pickerington, OH Estimated307+261.2%
4Dublin, OH Estimated288-54.3%
5Delaware, OH Estimated237-20.7%
6North Ridgeville, OH Estimated215+7%
7Westerville, OH Estimated209+2%
8Cleveland, OH Estimated180+4%
9Mason, OH Estimated178+23.6%
10Grove City, OH Estimated176-56.9%
11Lorain, OH Estimated164+2.5%
12Lima, OH Estimated148+2,014.3%
13Loveland, OH Estimated146+371%
14Strongsville, OH Estimated129+30.3%
15Harrison, OH Estimated126+34%
15Mentor, OH Estimated126-2.3%
17Massillon, OH Estimated120+10.1%
18Lancaster, OH Estimated117+4.5%
19Canal Winchester, OH Estimated112-9.7%
20Avon Lake, OH Estimated108-57.1%
21Hilliard, OH Estimated100-62.7%
22Willoughby, OH Estimated98+366.7%
23Oxford, OH Estimated97-23%
24Avon, OH Estimated95-16.7%
25Aurora, OH Estimated93+3.3%
26Springboro, OH Estimated87-7.4%
27Wadsworth, OH Estimated85+11.8%
28Brunswick, OH Estimated84-24.3%
29Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated80+29%
30Fairborn, OH Estimated79+19.7%
30Monroe, OH Estimated79-10.2%
32Lakewood, OH Estimated73+217.4%
33Lebanon, OH Estimated72+166.7%
34Hamilton, OH Estimated70+133.3%
35Springfield, OH Estimated58+427.3%
35Stow, OH Estimated58+9.4%
37Painesville, OH Estimated56+154.5%
38Powell, OH Estimated54-84.9%
39Elyria, OH Estimated53-20.9%
40Twinsburg, OH Estimated51+2%
41Streetsboro, OH Estimated44+10%
42Amherst, OH Estimated38+245.5%
42Middletown, OH Estimated38-11.6%
42New Albany, OH Estimated38-51.9%
45Fairview Park, OH Estimated37+825%
45Findlay, OH Estimated37-73.9%
47Blue Ash, OH Estimated36+16.1%
47Westlake, OH Estimated36-18.2%
49Oregon, OH Estimated34+41.7%
50North Royalton, OH Estimated31-43.6%
51Alliance, OH Estimated29+26.1%
51Montgomery, OH Estimated29-14.7%
53New Philadelphia, OH Estimated28+16.7%
54Brecksville, OH Estimated27-73.5%
54Kent, OH Estimated27+200%
56Broadview Heights, OH Estimated26-23.5%
56Gahanna, OH Estimated26+23.8%
58Fairfield, OH Estimated23+27.8%
58Toledo, OH Estimated23+15%
60Athens, OH Estimated22+46.7%
61Dayton, OH Estimated21-44.7%
61North Canton, OH Estimated21+10.5%
61Seven Hills, OH Estimated21+10.5%
64Sidney, OH Estimated20+17.6%
65Celina, OH Estimated19+137.5%
65Mount Vernon, OH Estimated19+137.5%
65Upper Arlington, OH Estimated19-36.7%
65Wooster, OH Estimated19-26.9%
69Beachwood, OH Estimated17-10.5%
69Norwalk, OH Estimated17-10.5%
69Sharonville, OH Estimated17+466.7%
69Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated17-46.9%
73Dover, OH Estimated16+128.6%
74Chillicothe, OH Estimated14+7.7%
74Maumee, OH Estimated14+600%
76Bay Village, OH Estimated13-51.9%
76Defiance, OH Estimated13-38.1%
76Eastlake, OH Estimated13+116.7%
76Rocky River, OH Estimated13+333.3%
80Canton, OH Estimated12-20%
80Solon, OH Estimated12+71.4%
82Kettering, OH Estimated11-15.4%
83Marion, OH Estimated10+233.3%
83Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated10+25%
83Vermilion, OH Estimated10-81.5%
83Wilmington, OH Estimated10-9.1%
87Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated9+125%
87Van Wert, OH Estimated9+125%
87Wickliffe, OH Estimated9+200%
90Barberton, OH Estimated7+16.7%
90Mansfield, OH Estimated7-50%
90Vandalia, OH Estimated7+250%
90Washington Court House, OH Estimated7-41.7%
90Zanesville, OH Estimated7+133.3%
95Berea, OH Estimated6-25%
95Richmond Heights, OH Estimated6-53.8%
95Trenton, OH Estimated6-50%
98London, OH Estimated5+400%
98Miamisburg, OH Estimated5-37.5%
98Niles, OH Estimated5-96.2%
98Salem, OH Estimated5-58.3%
98Whitehall, OH Estimated5+150%
98Worthington, OH Estimated5+150%
104Bexley, OH Estimated4+100%
104Englewood, OH Estimated4-33.3%
104Tiffin, OH Estimated4-93.2%
107Ashland, OH Estimated3-62.5%
107Ironton, OH Estimated3-75%
107Medina, OH Estimated3-25%
107North Olmsted, OH Estimated30%
107Parma, OH Estimated3+200%
112Bucyrus, OH Estimated20%
112Cambridge, OH Estimated2-33.3%
112Fremont, OH Estimated2-71.4%
112Ravenna, OH Estimated2-33.3%
112Reading, OH Estimated2+100%
112Sandusky, OH Estimated2-60%
112Steubenville, OH Estimated2-50%
119Bedford, OH Estimated1-50%
119Centerville, OH Estimated10%
119Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated1-87.5%
119Coshocton, OH Estimated1-50%
119Franklin, OH Estimated1-83.3%
119Galion, OH Estimated10%
119Norwood, OH Estimated1n/a
119West Carrollton, OH Estimated10%
127Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
127Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
127Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
127East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
127Euclid, OH Estimated0n/a
127Forest Park, OH Estimated0-100%
127Fostoria, OH Estimated0-100%
127Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Lyndhurst, OH Estimated0-100%
127Macedonia, OH Estimated0-100%
127Maple Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Norton, OH Estimated0n/a
127Parma Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Portsmouth, OH Estimated0-100%
127Shaker Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127South Euclid, OH Estimated0-100%
127Springdale, OH Estimated0n/a
127Trotwood, OH Estimated0-100%
127University Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
127Willowick, 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. 9 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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/mw2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.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, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 4,229 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Willowick, OH, with 0 in 2017.

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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. 9 cities have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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