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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 2022, at 6,177. Whitehall, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 19 and the figure for Ohio was 30,843. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,177Columbus, OH
Lowest0Whitehall, OH
Median19144 cities
Ohio30,843History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Columbus, OH: 6,177 countColumbus, OH6,177Cincinnati, OH: 793 countCincinnati, OH793Cleveland, OH: 521 countCleveland, OH521Delaware, OH: 457 countDelaware, OH457Grove City, OH: 440 countGrove City, OH440Toledo, OH: 388 countToledo, OH388Centerville, OH: 364 countCenterville, OH364Dayton, OH: 335 countDayton, OH335Pickerington, OH: 225 countPickerington, OH225Brecksville, OH: 186 countBrecksville, OH186Elyria, OH: 184 countElyria, OH184Avon Lake, OH: 174 countAvon Lake, OH174Massillon, OH: 172 countMassillon, OH172North Ridgeville, OH: 149 countNorth Ridgeville, OH149Gahanna, OH: 144 countGahanna, OH144Middletown, OH: 141 countMiddletown, OH141Springfield, OH: 132 countSpringfield, OH132Reynoldsburg, OH: 127 countReynoldsburg, OH127Westlake, OH: 121 countWestlake, OH121Springdale, OH: 102 countSpringdale, OH102Twinsburg, OH: 98 countTwinsburg, OH98Lorain, OH: 96 countLorain, OH96Aurora, OH: 94 countAurora, OH94Willoughby, OH: 89 countWilloughby, OH89Parma Heights, OH: 88 countParma Heights, OH88Athens, OH: 85 countAthens, OH85Hilliard, OH: 85 countHilliard, OH85Dublin, OH: 83 countDublin, OH83Lebanon, OH: 78 countLebanon, OH78Trenton, OH: 74 countTrenton, OH74Canal Winchester, OH: 72 countCanal Winchester, OH72Kettering, OH: 72 countKettering, OH72Harrison, OH: 67 countHarrison, OH67Hamilton, OH: 66 countHamilton, OH66Mentor, OH: 66 countMentor, OH66Fairborn, OH: 64 countFairborn, OH64Norwalk, OH: 61 countNorwalk, OH61Miamisburg, OH: 56 countMiamisburg, OH56New Albany, OH: 55 countNew Albany, OH55Mansfield, OH: 54 countMansfield, OH54Columbus, OH: 6,177 countColumbus, OH6,177Cincinnati, OH: 793 countCincinnati, OH793Cleveland, OH: 521 countCleveland, OH521Delaware, OH: 457 countDelaware, OH457Grove City, OH: 440 countGrove City, OH440Toledo, OH: 388 countToledo, OH388Centerville, OH: 364 countCenterville, OH364Dayton, OH: 335 countDayton, OH335Pickerington, OH: 225 countPickerington, OH225Brecksville, OH: 186 countBrecksville, OH186Elyria, OH: 184 countElyria, OH184Avon Lake, OH: 174 countAvon Lake, OH174Massillon, OH: 172 countMassillon, OH172North Ridgeville, OH: 149 countNorth Ridgeville, OH149Gahanna, OH: 144 countGahanna, OH144Middletown, OH: 141 countMiddletown, OH141Springfield, OH: 132 countSpringfield, OH132Reynoldsburg, OH: 127 countReynoldsburg, OH127Westlake, OH: 121 countWestlake, OH121Springdale, OH: 102 countSpringdale, OH102Twinsburg, OH: 98 countTwinsburg, OH98Lorain, OH: 96 countLorain, OH96Aurora, OH: 94 countAurora, OH94Willoughby, OH: 89 countWilloughby, OH89Parma Heights, OH: 88 countParma Heights, OH88Athens, OH: 85 countAthens, OH85Hilliard, OH: 85 countHilliard, OH85Dublin, OH: 83 countDublin, OH83Lebanon, OH: 78 countLebanon, OH78Trenton, OH: 74 countTrenton, OH74Canal Winchester, OH: 72 countCanal Winchester, OH72Kettering, OH: 72 countKettering, OH72Harrison, OH: 67 countHarrison, OH67Hamilton, OH: 66 countHamilton, OH66Mentor, OH: 66 countMentor, OH66Fairborn, OH: 64 countFairborn, OH64Norwalk, OH: 61 countNorwalk, OH61Miamisburg, OH: 56 countMiamisburg, OH56New Albany, OH: 55 countNew Albany, OH55Mansfield, OH: 54 countMansfield, OH54
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Columbus, OH Estimated6,177+38.2%
2Cincinnati, OH Estimated793-30.3%
3Cleveland, OH Estimated521+297.7%
4Delaware, OH Estimated457-7.3%
5Grove City, OH Estimated440+7.6%
6Toledo, OH Estimated388+1,587%
7Centerville, OH Estimated364+15.6%
8Dayton, OH Estimated335+2,292.9%
9Pickerington, OH Estimated225-13.8%
10Brecksville, OH Estimated186+463.6%
11Elyria, OH Estimated184+26%
12Avon Lake, OH Estimated174+159.7%
13Massillon, OH Estimated172+8.2%
14North Ridgeville, OH Estimated149-53.6%
15Gahanna, OH Estimated144+2,300%
16Middletown, OH Estimated141-19.4%
17Springfield, OH Estimated132+53.5%
18Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated127+8.5%
19Westlake, OH Estimated121-8.3%
20Springdale, OH Estimated102+580%
21Twinsburg, OH Estimated98+12.6%
22Lorain, OH Estimated96-19.3%
23Aurora, OH Estimated94-12.1%
24Willoughby, OH Estimated89-65.6%
25Parma Heights, OH Estimated88+1,000%
26Athens, OH Estimated85-22.7%
26Hilliard, OH Estimated85-74.6%
28Dublin, OH Estimated83-42%
29Lebanon, OH Estimated78-32.8%
30Trenton, OH Estimated74+60.9%
31Canal Winchester, OH Estimated72-22.6%
31Kettering, OH Estimated72n/a
33Harrison, OH Estimated67-46.4%
34Hamilton, OH Estimated66-16.5%
34Mentor, OH Estimated66-10.8%
36Fairborn, OH Estimated64-70.4%
37Norwalk, OH Estimated61-41.3%
38Miamisburg, OH Estimated56+9.8%
39New Albany, OH Estimated55-43.3%
40Mansfield, OH Estimated54+285.7%
41Powell, OH Estimated49-10.9%
42Findlay, OH Estimated48+84.6%
42Stow, OH Estimated48+17.1%
44Broadview Heights, OH Estimated47+6.8%
44Vermilion, OH Estimated47+2.2%
46Wilmington, OH Estimated45+21.6%
47Streetsboro, OH Estimated43-55.2%
48Monroe, OH Estimated42+31.3%
49Avon, OH Estimated40-48.7%
50Wooster, OH Estimated39+85.7%
51Brunswick, OH Estimated38+245.5%
51Eastlake, OH Estimated38+442.9%
53Blue Ash, OH Estimated36-18.2%
54London, OH Estimated35-16.7%
55Amherst, OH Estimated34-5.6%
55Lancaster, OH Estimated34-87.1%
55Mason, OH Estimated34-77.2%
58Parma, OH Estimated33-25%
59Ashland, OH Estimated30+900%
60Salem, OH Estimated29+262.5%
61North Royalton, OH Estimated28-20%
61Upper Arlington, OH Estimated28-6.7%
63Loveland, OH Estimated27+200%
64Oregon, OH Estimated25-10.7%
65Sidney, OH Estimated23-30.3%
66Lima, OH Estimated22-63.3%
67Celina, OH Estimated21+50%
68New Philadelphia, OH Estimated20n/a
68Sandusky, OH Estimated20+42.9%
68Washington Court House, OH Estimated20+11.1%
71Canton, OH Estimated19-38.7%
71Mount Vernon, OH Estimated19+533.3%
71Van Wert, OH Estimated19+35.7%
74Montgomery, OH Estimated18-10%
75Solon, OH Estimated170%
76Chillicothe, OH Estimated16+45.5%
77Strongsville, OH Estimated14-53.3%
78Bay Village, OH Estimated13-35%
78Defiance, OH Estimated13-27.8%
78Euclid, OH Estimated13n/a
78Rocky River, OH Estimated13-13.3%
82Beachwood, OH Estimated12-7.7%
82Dover, OH Estimated12+71.4%
82Maumee, OH Estimated12-14.3%
82North Canton, OH Estimated12-25%
82Tiffin, OH Estimated12-20%
82Wadsworth, OH Estimated12-76.5%
82Wickliffe, OH Estimated12+300%
89Barberton, OH Estimated90%
89Zanesville, OH Estimated9+800%
91Ironton, OH Estimated8-33.3%
91Oxford, OH Estimated8-46.7%
91Springboro, OH Estimated8-86.2%
91Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated8+100%
95Niles, OH Estimated7-50%
96Medina, OH Estimated6-82.9%
97Bedford, OH Estimated5+25%
97Bexley, OH Estimated5+150%
97Bucyrus, OH Estimated5-28.6%
97Kent, OH Estimated5-58.3%
101Alliance, OH Estimated4-42.9%
101Fairfield, OH Estimated4-63.6%
101Fostoria, OH Estimated4-20%
101Lyndhurst, OH Estimated4+300%
101Portsmouth, OH Estimated4n/a
101Vandalia, OH Estimated4+100%
107Cambridge, OH Estimated3+200%
107Marion, OH Estimated3-66.7%
107Reading, OH Estimated3n/a
107Shaker Heights, OH Estimated3-50%
107University Heights, OH Estimated3-40%
112Coshocton, OH Estimated20%
112Englewood, OH Estimated2+100%
112Garfield Heights, OH Estimated2n/a
112Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated2-84.6%
112Seven Hills, OH Estimated2-91.3%
112Sharonville, OH Estimated2+100%
112Westerville, OH Estimated2-90%
119Bedford Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
119Galion, OH Estimated10%
119Lakewood, OH Estimated1-66.7%
119Macedonia, OH Estimated1-75%
119Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated1-75%
119North Olmsted, OH Estimated1-50%
119Norwood, OH Estimated1-99.6%
119Richmond Heights, OH Estimated1-66.7%
119West Carrollton, OH Estimated1n/a
119Worthington, OH Estimated1-98.9%
129Berea, OH Estimated0-100%
129Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
129Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
129Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
129East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
129Fairview Park, OH Estimated0n/a
129Forest Park, OH Estimated0-100%
129Franklin, OH Estimated0n/a
129Fremont, OH Estimated0-100%
129Maple Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
129Painesville, OH Estimated0-100%
129Ravenna, OH Estimated0-100%
129South Euclid, OH Estimated0-100%
129Steubenville, OH Estimated0n/a
129Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
129Whitehall, 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. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/mw2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 6,177 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Whitehall, OH, with 0 in 2022.

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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 2022 and are not ranked.

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