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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 144 cities in 2021, at 4,468. West Carrollton, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 16 and the figure for Ohio was 30,418. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,468Columbus, OH
Lowest0West Carrollton, OH
Median16144 cities
Ohio30,418History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Columbus, OH: 4,468 countColumbus, OH4,468Cincinnati, OH: 1,138 countCincinnati, OH1,138Delaware, OH: 493 countDelaware, OH493Grove City, OH: 409 countGrove City, OH409Hilliard, OH: 334 countHilliard, OH334North Ridgeville, OH: 321 countNorth Ridgeville, OH321Centerville, OH: 315 countCenterville, OH315Lancaster, OH: 263 countLancaster, OH263Pickerington, OH: 261 countPickerington, OH261Willoughby, OH: 259 countWilloughby, OH259Norwood, OH: 244 countNorwood, OH244Fairborn, OH: 216 countFairborn, OH216Middletown, OH: 175 countMiddletown, OH175Massillon, OH: 159 countMassillon, OH159Mason, OH: 149 countMason, OH149Elyria, OH: 146 countElyria, OH146Dublin, OH: 143 countDublin, OH143Westlake, OH: 132 countWestlake, OH132Cleveland, OH: 131 countCleveland, OH131Harrison, OH: 125 countHarrison, OH125Lorain, OH: 119 countLorain, OH119Reynoldsburg, OH: 117 countReynoldsburg, OH117Lebanon, OH: 116 countLebanon, OH116Athens, OH: 110 countAthens, OH110Aurora, OH: 107 countAurora, OH107Norwalk, OH: 104 countNorwalk, OH104New Albany, OH: 97 countNew Albany, OH97Streetsboro, OH: 96 countStreetsboro, OH96Canal Winchester, OH: 93 countCanal Winchester, OH93Twinsburg, OH: 87 countTwinsburg, OH87Worthington, OH: 87 countWorthington, OH87Springfield, OH: 86 countSpringfield, OH86Hamilton, OH: 79 countHamilton, OH79Avon, OH: 78 countAvon, OH78Mentor, OH: 74 countMentor, OH74Avon Lake, OH: 67 countAvon Lake, OH67Painesville, OH: 65 countPainesville, OH65Lima, OH: 60 countLima, OH60Springboro, OH: 58 countSpringboro, OH58Powell, OH: 55 countPowell, OH55Columbus, OH: 4,468 countColumbus, OH4,468Cincinnati, OH: 1,138 countCincinnati, OH1,138Delaware, OH: 493 countDelaware, OH493Grove City, OH: 409 countGrove City, OH409Hilliard, OH: 334 countHilliard, OH334North Ridgeville, OH: 321 countNorth Ridgeville, OH321Centerville, OH: 315 countCenterville, OH315Lancaster, OH: 263 countLancaster, OH263Pickerington, OH: 261 countPickerington, OH261Willoughby, OH: 259 countWilloughby, OH259Norwood, OH: 244 countNorwood, OH244Fairborn, OH: 216 countFairborn, OH216Middletown, OH: 175 countMiddletown, OH175Massillon, OH: 159 countMassillon, OH159Mason, OH: 149 countMason, OH149Elyria, OH: 146 countElyria, OH146Dublin, OH: 143 countDublin, OH143Westlake, OH: 132 countWestlake, OH132Cleveland, OH: 131 countCleveland, OH131Harrison, OH: 125 countHarrison, OH125Lorain, OH: 119 countLorain, OH119Reynoldsburg, OH: 117 countReynoldsburg, OH117Lebanon, OH: 116 countLebanon, OH116Athens, OH: 110 countAthens, OH110Aurora, OH: 107 countAurora, OH107Norwalk, OH: 104 countNorwalk, OH104New Albany, OH: 97 countNew Albany, OH97Streetsboro, OH: 96 countStreetsboro, OH96Canal Winchester, OH: 93 countCanal Winchester, OH93Twinsburg, OH: 87 countTwinsburg, OH87Worthington, OH: 87 countWorthington, OH87Springfield, OH: 86 countSpringfield, OH86Hamilton, OH: 79 countHamilton, OH79Avon, OH: 78 countAvon, OH78Mentor, OH: 74 countMentor, OH74Avon Lake, OH: 67 countAvon Lake, OH67Painesville, OH: 65 countPainesville, OH65Lima, OH: 60 countLima, OH60Springboro, OH: 58 countSpringboro, OH58Powell, OH: 55 countPowell, OH55
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count		Change on 2020
1Columbus, OH Estimated4,468-29.1%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated1,138+25.6%
3Delaware, OH Estimated493+8.8%
4Grove City, OH Estimated409-18.2%
5Hilliard, OH Estimated334+193%
6North Ridgeville, OH Estimated321-4.5%
7Centerville, OH Estimated315+0.6%
8Lancaster, OH Estimated263+83.9%
9Pickerington, OH Estimated2610%
10Willoughby, OH Estimated259+232.1%
11Norwood, OH Estimated244n/a
12Fairborn, OH Estimated216+63.6%
13Middletown, OH Estimated175-1.7%
14Massillon, OH Estimated159+24.2%
15Mason, OH Estimated149+16.4%
16Elyria, OH Estimated146+39%
17Dublin, OH Estimated143+32.4%
18Westlake, OH Estimated132+127.6%
19Cleveland, OH Estimated131+12%
20Harrison, OH Estimated125-15%
21Lorain, OH Estimated119-9.8%
22Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated117-22%
23Lebanon, OH Estimated116-31%
24Athens, OH Estimated110+900%
25Aurora, OH Estimated107+118.4%
26Norwalk, OH Estimated104+1,055.6%
27New Albany, OH Estimated97+94%
28Streetsboro, OH Estimated96-21.3%
29Canal Winchester, OH Estimated93-47.5%
30Twinsburg, OH Estimated87+14.5%
30Worthington, OH Estimated87n/a
32Springfield, OH Estimated86+8.9%
33Hamilton, OH Estimated79+9.7%
34Avon, OH Estimated78-39.1%
35Mentor, OH Estimated74-24.5%
36Avon Lake, OH Estimated67-49.6%
37Painesville, OH Estimated65-65.1%
38Lima, OH Estimated60+17.6%
39Springboro, OH Estimated58-28.4%
40Powell, OH Estimated55-1.8%
41Miamisburg, OH Estimated51+264.3%
41Wadsworth, OH Estimated51-42%
43Trenton, OH Estimated46-47.1%
43Vermilion, OH Estimated46+4.5%
45Blue Ash, OH Estimated44+12.8%
45Broadview Heights, OH Estimated44+300%
45Parma, OH Estimated44+76%
48London, OH Estimated42+121.1%
49Stow, OH Estimated41-10.9%
50Wilmington, OH Estimated37+208.3%
51Amherst, OH Estimated36-44.6%
52Medina, OH Estimated35+2.9%
52North Royalton, OH Estimated35+12.9%
54Brecksville, OH Estimated33-8.3%
54Sidney, OH Estimated33+153.8%
56Monroe, OH Estimated32-27.3%
57Canton, OH Estimated31+10.7%
58Strongsville, OH Estimated30-59.5%
58Upper Arlington, OH Estimated30-16.7%
60Oregon, OH Estimated28-33.3%
61Findlay, OH Estimated26-84%
62Seven Hills, OH Estimated23+9.5%
62Toledo, OH Estimated23-93.5%
64Fremont, OH Estimated22n/a
65Wooster, OH Estimated21-75.6%
66Bay Village, OH Estimated20+11.1%
66Montgomery, OH Estimated20-4.8%
66Westerville, OH Estimated20-4.8%
69Defiance, OH Estimated18+12.5%
69Washington Court House, OH Estimated180%
71Solon, OH Estimated17+183.3%
72North Canton, OH Estimated16-36%
73Oxford, OH Estimated15+50%
73Rocky River, OH Estimated15-46.4%
73Springdale, OH Estimated15+66.7%
73Tiffin, OH Estimated15+1,400%
77Celina, OH Estimated14-70.8%
77Dayton, OH Estimated14-89%
77Mansfield, OH Estimated14-86.5%
77Maumee, OH Estimated140%
77Niles, OH Estimated14+75%
77Sandusky, OH Estimated14-22.2%
77Van Wert, OH Estimated14-46.2%
84Beachwood, OH Estimated13+30%
84Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated13+550%
86Ironton, OH Estimated12-14.3%
86Kent, OH Estimated12+100%
88Brunswick, OH Estimated11+37.5%
88Chillicothe, OH Estimated11+10%
88Fairfield, OH Estimated11+37.5%
91Barberton, OH Estimated9+12.5%
91Forest Park, OH Estimated9-10%
91Loveland, OH Estimated9+125%
91Marion, OH Estimated90%
95Parma Heights, OH Estimated8+700%
95Salem, OH Estimated8-11.1%
97Alliance, OH Estimated7-73.1%
97Bucyrus, OH Estimated7+600%
97Dover, OH Estimated7-22.2%
97Eastlake, OH Estimated7-36.4%
97South Euclid, OH Estimated7+133.3%
102Gahanna, OH Estimated6-94.1%
102Shaker Heights, OH Estimated6+500%
104Fostoria, OH Estimated5+25%
104Ravenna, OH Estimated50%
104University Heights, OH Estimated5+400%
107Bedford, OH Estimated4+100%
107Macedonia, OH Estimated4-91.5%
107Maple Heights, OH Estimated4+100%
107Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated4-42.9%
107Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated4n/a
112Ashland, OH Estimated30%
112Lakewood, OH Estimated3-66.7%
112Mount Vernon, OH Estimated3-66.7%
112Richmond Heights, OH Estimated3n/a
112Whitehall, OH Estimated3-97.7%
112Wickliffe, OH Estimated3-50%
118Berea, OH Estimated2-98.4%
118Bexley, OH Estimated2-50%
118Coshocton, OH Estimated2+100%
118North Olmsted, OH Estimated2-77.8%
118Vandalia, OH Estimated2-50%
123Cambridge, OH Estimated10%
123Englewood, OH Estimated1-50%
123Galion, OH Estimated10%
123Lyndhurst, OH Estimated1-50%
123Sharonville, OH Estimated10%
123Zanesville, OH Estimated10%
129Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
129Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
129Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
129Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
129East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
129Euclid, OH Estimated0n/a
129Fairview Park, OH Estimated0n/a
129Franklin, OH Estimated0-100%
129Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
129Kettering, OH Estimated0-100%
129New Philadelphia, OH Estimated0-100%
129Portsmouth, OH Estimated0n/a
129Reading, OH Estimated0-100%
129Steubenville, OH Estimated0-100%
129Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
129West Carrollton, 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. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/mw2021a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Apr. 2022, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2022. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2022) 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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2021a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 4,468 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carrollton, OH, with 0 in 2021.

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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. 12 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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