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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 145 cities in 2018, at 4,297. West Carrollton, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12 and the figure for Ohio was 24,221. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,297Columbus, OH
Lowest0West Carrollton, OH
Median12145 cities
Ohio24,221History

Top 40 cities, 2018

Columbus, OH: 4,297 countColumbus, OH4,297Cincinnati, OH: 730 countCincinnati, OH730Delaware, OH: 623 countDelaware, OH623Pickerington, OH: 354 countPickerington, OH354Westerville, OH: 341 countWesterville, OH341North Ridgeville, OH: 318 countNorth Ridgeville, OH318Dublin, OH: 199 countDublin, OH199Mason, OH: 180 countMason, OH180Dayton, OH: 174 countDayton, OH174Cleveland, OH: 148 countCleveland, OH148Kent, OH: 140 countKent, OH140Grove City, OH: 136 countGrove City, OH136Miamisburg, OH: 130 countMiamisburg, OH130Harrison, OH: 126 countHarrison, OH126Massillon, OH: 125 countMassillon, OH125Aurora, OH: 119 countAurora, OH119Oregon, OH: 116 countOregon, OH116Elyria, OH: 115 countElyria, OH115Avon Lake, OH: 111 countAvon Lake, OH111Avon, OH: 109 countAvon, OH109Lorain, OH: 108 countLorain, OH108Mentor, OH: 104 countMentor, OH104Oxford, OH: 100 countOxford, OH100Fairborn, OH: 96 countFairborn, OH96Springboro, OH: 94 countSpringboro, OH94Canal Winchester, OH: 93 countCanal Winchester, OH93Hilliard, OH: 89 countHilliard, OH89Celina, OH: 78 countCelina, OH78Wadsworth, OH: 76 countWadsworth, OH76Amherst, OH: 73 countAmherst, OH73Monroe, OH: 71 countMonroe, OH71Hamilton, OH: 68 countHamilton, OH68Lancaster, OH: 65 countLancaster, OH65Twinsburg, OH: 63 countTwinsburg, OH63Strongsville, OH: 62 countStrongsville, OH62Brunswick, OH: 61 countBrunswick, OH61Willoughby, OH: 57 countWilloughby, OH57Streetsboro, OH: 55 countStreetsboro, OH55Middletown, OH: 54 countMiddletown, OH54Findlay, OH: 53 countFindlay, OH53Columbus, OH: 4,297 countColumbus, OH4,297Cincinnati, OH: 730 countCincinnati, OH730Delaware, OH: 623 countDelaware, OH623Pickerington, OH: 354 countPickerington, OH354Westerville, OH: 341 countWesterville, OH341North Ridgeville, OH: 318 countNorth Ridgeville, OH318Dublin, OH: 199 countDublin, OH199Mason, OH: 180 countMason, OH180Dayton, OH: 174 countDayton, OH174Cleveland, OH: 148 countCleveland, OH148Kent, OH: 140 countKent, OH140Grove City, OH: 136 countGrove City, OH136Miamisburg, OH: 130 countMiamisburg, OH130Harrison, OH: 126 countHarrison, OH126Massillon, OH: 125 countMassillon, OH125Aurora, OH: 119 countAurora, OH119Oregon, OH: 116 countOregon, OH116Elyria, OH: 115 countElyria, OH115Avon Lake, OH: 111 countAvon Lake, OH111Avon, OH: 109 countAvon, OH109Lorain, OH: 108 countLorain, OH108Mentor, OH: 104 countMentor, OH104Oxford, OH: 100 countOxford, OH100Fairborn, OH: 96 countFairborn, OH96Springboro, OH: 94 countSpringboro, OH94Canal Winchester, OH: 93 countCanal Winchester, OH93Hilliard, OH: 89 countHilliard, OH89Celina, OH: 78 countCelina, OH78Wadsworth, OH: 76 countWadsworth, OH76Amherst, OH: 73 countAmherst, OH73Monroe, OH: 71 countMonroe, OH71Hamilton, OH: 68 countHamilton, OH68Lancaster, OH: 65 countLancaster, OH65Twinsburg, OH: 63 countTwinsburg, OH63Strongsville, OH: 62 countStrongsville, OH62Brunswick, OH: 61 countBrunswick, OH61Willoughby, OH: 57 countWilloughby, OH57Streetsboro, OH: 55 countStreetsboro, OH55Middletown, OH: 54 countMiddletown, OH54Findlay, OH: 53 countFindlay, OH53
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2018
count		Change on 2017
1Columbus, OH Estimated4,297+1.6%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated730+2%
3Delaware, OH Estimated623+162.9%
4Pickerington, OH Estimated354+15.3%
5Westerville, OH Estimated341+63.2%
6North Ridgeville, OH Estimated318+47.9%
7Dublin, OH Estimated199-30.9%
8Mason, OH Estimated180+1.1%
9Dayton, OH Estimated174+728.6%
10Cleveland, OH Estimated148-17.8%
11Kent, OH Estimated140+418.5%
12Grove City, OH Estimated136-22.7%
13Miamisburg, OH Estimated130+2,500%
14Harrison, OH Estimated1260%
15Massillon, OH Estimated125+4.2%
16Aurora, OH Estimated119+28%
17Oregon, OH Estimated116+241.2%
18Elyria, OH Estimated115+117%
19Avon Lake, OH Estimated111+2.8%
20Avon, OH Estimated109+14.7%
21Lorain, OH Estimated108-34.1%
22Mentor, OH Estimated104-17.5%
23Oxford, OH Estimated100+3.1%
24Fairborn, OH Estimated96+21.5%
25Springboro, OH Estimated94+8%
26Canal Winchester, OH Estimated93-17%
27Hilliard, OH Estimated89-11%
28Celina, OH Estimated78+310.5%
29Wadsworth, OH Estimated76-10.6%
30Amherst, OH Estimated73+92.1%
31Monroe, OH Estimated71-10.1%
32Hamilton, OH Estimated68-2.9%
33Lancaster, OH Estimated65-44.4%
34Twinsburg, OH Estimated63+23.5%
35Strongsville, OH Estimated62-51.9%
36Brunswick, OH Estimated61-27.4%
37Willoughby, OH Estimated57-41.8%
38Streetsboro, OH Estimated55+25%
39Middletown, OH Estimated54+42.1%
40Findlay, OH Estimated53+43.2%
41Macedonia, OH Estimated52n/a
42Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated51-36.3%
43Powell, OH Estimated47-13%
44Painesville, OH Estimated46-17.9%
45Berea, OH Estimated45+650%
46Blue Ash, OH Estimated360%
46Brecksville, OH Estimated36+33.3%
48Stow, OH Estimated33-43.1%
49Trenton, OH Estimated31+416.7%
50North Royalton, OH Estimated27-12.9%
51Toledo, OH Estimated25+8.7%
52Montgomery, OH Estimated24-17.2%
52Richmond Heights, OH Estimated24+300%
52Wooster, OH Estimated24+26.3%
55Westlake, OH Estimated23-36.1%
56Canton, OH Estimated22+83.3%
57Broadview Heights, OH Estimated21-19.2%
57Lebanon, OH Estimated21-70.8%
59Seven Hills, OH Estimated20-4.8%
60Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated19+111.1%
60Norwalk, OH Estimated19+11.8%
60Washington Court House, OH Estimated19+171.4%
63Maumee, OH Estimated18+28.6%
64Fairfield, OH Estimated17-26.1%
64Kettering, OH Estimated17+54.5%
66New Albany, OH Estimated16-57.9%
67London, OH Estimated14+180%
68Alliance, OH Estimated13-55.2%
68Gahanna, OH Estimated13-50%
68Loveland, OH Estimated13-91.1%
68Solon, OH Estimated13+8.3%
72Bay Village, OH Estimated12-7.7%
72New Philadelphia, OH Estimated12-57.1%
72Upper Arlington, OH Estimated12-36.8%
72Worthington, OH Estimated12+140%
76Fairview Park, OH Estimated11-70.3%
76Sidney, OH Estimated11-45%
76Wilmington, OH Estimated11+10%
79Beachwood, OH Estimated10-41.2%
79Vermilion, OH Estimated100%
81Chillicothe, OH Estimated9-35.7%
81Defiance, OH Estimated9-30.8%
81Dover, OH Estimated9-43.8%
81Rocky River, OH Estimated9-30.8%
85Centerville, OH Estimated8+700%
85Englewood, OH Estimated8+100%
85Lakewood, OH Estimated8-89%
85Mount Vernon, OH Estimated8-57.9%
89Barberton, OH Estimated70%
89Niles, OH Estimated7+40%
89Zanesville, OH Estimated70%
92Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated6-40%
92Sandusky, OH Estimated6+200%
92Van Wert, OH Estimated6-33.3%
92Vandalia, OH Estimated6-14.3%
92Wickliffe, OH Estimated6-33.3%
97Athens, OH Estimated5-77.3%
97Coshocton, OH Estimated5+400%
97Mansfield, OH Estimated5-28.6%
97Marion, OH Estimated5-50%
97Parma, OH Estimated5+66.7%
97Springfield, OH Estimated5-91.4%
97Tiffin, OH Estimated5+25%
104Bucyrus, OH Estimated4+100%
104Eastlake, OH Estimated4-69.2%
104Lima, OH Estimated4-97.3%
104Medina, OH Estimated4+33.3%
104Salem, OH Estimated4-20%
109Ashland, OH Estimated30%
109Bexley, OH Estimated3-25%
109Franklin, OH Estimated3+200%
109Fremont, OH Estimated3+50%
109Ironton, OH Estimated30%
109Norwood, OH Estimated3+200%
109South Euclid, OH Estimated3n/a
109Whitehall, OH Estimated3-40%
117Fostoria, OH Estimated2n/a
117North Olmsted, OH Estimated2-33.3%
117Ravenna, OH Estimated20%
117Shaker Heights, OH Estimated2n/a
117Sharonville, OH Estimated2-88.2%
117Springdale, OH Estimated2n/a
117Steubenville, OH Estimated20%
124Bedford Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
124Bedford, OH Estimated10%
124Forest Park, OH Estimated1n/a
124Galion, OH Estimated10%
124Reading, OH Estimated1-50%
124Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated1-94.1%
130Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
130Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
130Cambridge, OH Estimated0-100%
130Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
130East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
130Euclid, OH Estimated0n/a
130Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Lyndhurst, OH Estimated0n/a
130Maple Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130North Canton, OH Estimated0-100%
130Parma Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Portsmouth, OH Estimated0n/a
130Trotwood, OH Estimated0n/a
130University Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
130West 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. 11 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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/mw2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 4,297 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carrollton, OH, with 0 in 2018.

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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. 11 cities have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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