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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 2023, at 5,283. Warren, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 16 and the figure for Ohio was 27,318. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5,283Columbus, OH
Lowest0Warren, OH
Median16144 cities
Ohio27,318History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Columbus, OH: 5,283 countColumbus, OH5,283Cleveland, OH: 805 countCleveland, OH805Cincinnati, OH: 631 countCincinnati, OH631Reynoldsburg, OH: 509 countReynoldsburg, OH509Delaware, OH: 505 countDelaware, OH505Hilliard, OH: 455 countHilliard, OH455Grove City, OH: 370 countGrove City, OH370Toledo, OH: 348 countToledo, OH348Dayton, OH: 287 countDayton, OH287Centerville, OH: 276 countCenterville, OH276Mount Vernon, OH: 270 countMount Vernon, OH270Miamisburg, OH: 172 countMiamisburg, OH172Zanesville, OH: 161 countZanesville, OH161Pickerington, OH: 155 countPickerington, OH155Elyria, OH: 152 countElyria, OH152Springfield, OH: 150 countSpringfield, OH150Massillon, OH: 141 countMassillon, OH141Avon Lake, OH: 135 countAvon Lake, OH135Norwood, OH: 128 countNorwood, OH128North Ridgeville, OH: 124 countNorth Ridgeville, OH124Brunswick, OH: 123 countBrunswick, OH123Lorain, OH: 104 countLorain, OH104Aurora, OH: 98 countAurora, OH98Mentor, OH: 98 countMentor, OH98Wadsworth, OH: 86 countWadsworth, OH86Canal Winchester, OH: 76 countCanal Winchester, OH76Rocky River, OH: 74 countRocky River, OH74Middletown, OH: 70 countMiddletown, OH70Hamilton, OH: 62 countHamilton, OH62Findlay, OH: 55 countFindlay, OH55London, OH: 53 countLondon, OH53New Albany, OH: 51 countNew Albany, OH51Monroe, OH: 50 countMonroe, OH50Washington Court House, OH: 49 countWashington Court House, OH49Wooster, OH: 49 countWooster, OH49Xenia, OH: 49 countXenia, OH49Westlake, OH: 48 countWestlake, OH48Lebanon, OH: 47 countLebanon, OH47Sidney, OH: 45 countSidney, OH45Powell, OH: 44 countPowell, OH44Columbus, OH: 5,283 countColumbus, OH5,283Cleveland, OH: 805 countCleveland, OH805Cincinnati, OH: 631 countCincinnati, OH631Reynoldsburg, OH: 509 countReynoldsburg, OH509Delaware, OH: 505 countDelaware, OH505Hilliard, OH: 455 countHilliard, OH455Grove City, OH: 370 countGrove City, OH370Toledo, OH: 348 countToledo, OH348Dayton, OH: 287 countDayton, OH287Centerville, OH: 276 countCenterville, OH276Mount Vernon, OH: 270 countMount Vernon, OH270Miamisburg, OH: 172 countMiamisburg, OH172Zanesville, OH: 161 countZanesville, OH161Pickerington, OH: 155 countPickerington, OH155Elyria, OH: 152 countElyria, OH152Springfield, OH: 150 countSpringfield, OH150Massillon, OH: 141 countMassillon, OH141Avon Lake, OH: 135 countAvon Lake, OH135Norwood, OH: 128 countNorwood, OH128North Ridgeville, OH: 124 countNorth Ridgeville, OH124Brunswick, OH: 123 countBrunswick, OH123Lorain, OH: 104 countLorain, OH104Aurora, OH: 98 countAurora, OH98Mentor, OH: 98 countMentor, OH98Wadsworth, OH: 86 countWadsworth, OH86Canal Winchester, OH: 76 countCanal Winchester, OH76Rocky River, OH: 74 countRocky River, OH74Middletown, OH: 70 countMiddletown, OH70Hamilton, OH: 62 countHamilton, OH62Findlay, OH: 55 countFindlay, OH55London, OH: 53 countLondon, OH53New Albany, OH: 51 countNew Albany, OH51Monroe, OH: 50 countMonroe, OH50Washington Court House, OH: 49 countWashington Court House, OH49Wooster, OH: 49 countWooster, OH49Xenia, OH: 49 countXenia, OH49Westlake, OH: 48 countWestlake, OH48Lebanon, OH: 47 countLebanon, OH47Sidney, OH: 45 countSidney, OH45Powell, OH: 44 countPowell, OH44
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Columbus, OH Estimated5,283-14.5%
2Cleveland, OH Estimated805+54.5%
3Cincinnati, OH Estimated631-20.4%
4Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated509+300.8%
5Delaware, OH Estimated505+10.5%
6Hilliard, OH Estimated455+435.3%
7Grove City, OH Estimated370-15.9%
8Toledo, OH Estimated348-10.3%
9Dayton, OH Estimated287-14.3%
10Centerville, OH Estimated276-24.2%
11Mount Vernon, OH Estimated270+1,321.1%
12Miamisburg, OH Estimated172+207.1%
13Zanesville, OH Estimated161+1,688.9%
14Pickerington, OH Estimated155-31.1%
15Elyria, OH Estimated152-17.4%
16Springfield, OH Estimated150+13.6%
17Massillon, OH Estimated141-18%
18Avon Lake, OH Estimated135-22.4%
19Norwood, OH Estimated128+12,700%
20North Ridgeville, OH Estimated124-16.8%
21Brunswick, OH Estimated123+223.7%
22Lorain, OH Estimated104+8.3%
23Aurora, OH Estimated98+4.3%
23Mentor, OH Estimated98+48.5%
25Wadsworth, OH Estimated86+616.7%
26Canal Winchester, OH Estimated76+5.6%
27Rocky River, OH Estimated74+469.2%
28Middletown, OH Estimated70-50.4%
29Hamilton, OH Estimated62-6.1%
30Findlay, OH Estimated55+14.6%
31London, OH Estimated53+51.4%
32New Albany, OH Estimated51-7.3%
33Monroe, OH Estimated50+19%
34Washington Court House, OH Estimated49+145%
34Wooster, OH Estimated49+25.6%
34Xenia, OH Estimated49n/a
37Westlake, OH Estimated48-60.3%
38Lebanon, OH Estimated47-39.7%
39Sidney, OH Estimated45+95.7%
40Powell, OH Estimated44-10.2%
41Norwalk, OH Estimated43-29.5%
41Wilmington, OH Estimated43-4.4%
43Mansfield, OH Estimated38-29.6%
44Eastlake, OH Estimated37-2.6%
45Fairborn, OH Estimated36-43.8%
45Trenton, OH Estimated36-51.4%
45Willoughby, OH Estimated36-59.6%
48Celina, OH Estimated34+61.9%
48Mason, OH Estimated340%
50Blue Ash, OH Estimated32-11.1%
50Brecksville, OH Estimated32-82.8%
50Macedonia, OH Estimated32+3,100%
50Parma, OH Estimated32-3%
54Amherst, OH Estimated31-8.8%
54Harrison, OH Estimated31-53.7%
56Stow, OH Estimated29-39.6%
57North Royalton, OH Estimated27-3.6%
58Avon, OH Estimated26-35%
58Dublin, OH Estimated26-68.7%
60Broadview Heights, OH Estimated25-46.8%
61Oxford, OH Estimated22+175%
62New Philadelphia, OH Estimated21+5%
62Solon, OH Estimated21+23.5%
64Upper Arlington, OH Estimated20-28.6%
64Van Wert, OH Estimated20+5.3%
66Chillicothe, OH Estimated19+18.8%
66Montgomery, OH Estimated19+5.6%
66Oregon, OH Estimated19-24%
69Salem, OH Estimated18-37.9%
70Dover, OH Estimated16+33.3%
70Ironton, OH Estimated16+100%
70Lancaster, OH Estimated16-52.9%
70Sandusky, OH Estimated16-20%
70Shaker Heights, OH Estimated16+433.3%
70Streetsboro, OH Estimated16-62.8%
70Vermilion, OH Estimated16-66%
77Vandalia, OH Estimated15+275%
78Loveland, OH Estimated14-48.1%
78Strongsville, OH Estimated140%
78Tiffin, OH Estimated14+16.7%
81Defiance, OH Estimated130%
82Beachwood, OH Estimated120%
83Bay Village, OH Estimated11-15.4%
83Canton, OH Estimated11-42.1%
83Kettering, OH Estimated11-84.7%
83Westerville, OH Estimated11+450%
87North Canton, OH Estimated9-25%
88Barberton, OH Estimated8-11.1%
88Bucyrus, OH Estimated8+60%
90Niles, OH Estimated70%
90South Euclid, OH Estimated7n/a
92Alliance, OH Estimated6+50%
92Marion, OH Estimated6+100%
94Ashland, OH Estimated5-83.3%
94Euclid, OH Estimated5-61.5%
94Franklin, OH Estimated5n/a
94Portsmouth, OH Estimated5+25%
98Bedford, OH Estimated4-20%
98Bexley, OH Estimated4-20%
98Fairfield, OH Estimated40%
98Kent, OH Estimated4-20%
98Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated4+100%
98University Heights, OH Estimated4+33.3%
98Whitehall, OH Estimated4n/a
105Athens, OH Estimated3-96.5%
105Berea, OH Estimated3n/a
105Lima, OH Estimated3-86.4%
105Maple Heights, OH Estimated3n/a
105Maumee, OH Estimated3-75%
105Medina, OH Estimated3-50%
105Worthington, OH Estimated3+200%
112Bedford Heights, OH Estimated2+100%
112Cambridge, OH Estimated2-33.3%
112Coshocton, OH Estimated20%
112Gahanna, OH Estimated2-98.6%
112Galion, OH Estimated2+100%
112Lakewood, OH Estimated2+100%
112Lyndhurst, OH Estimated2-50%
112North Olmsted, OH Estimated2+100%
112Ravenna, OH Estimated2n/a
112Reading, OH Estimated2-33.3%
112Springboro, OH Estimated2-75%
112Twinsburg, OH Estimated2-98%
112Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated2-75%
112Wickliffe, OH Estimated2-83.3%
126Brook Park, OH Estimated1n/a
126Englewood, OH Estimated1-50%
126Fairview Park, OH Estimated1n/a
126Fostoria, OH Estimated1-75%
126Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated10%
126Seven Hills, OH Estimated1-50%
126West Carrollton, OH Estimated10%
133Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
133Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
133East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
133Forest Park, OH Estimated0n/a
133Fremont, OH Estimated0n/a
133Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
133Parma Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
133Richmond Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
133Sharonville, OH Estimated0-100%
133Springdale, OH Estimated0-100%
133Steubenville, OH Estimated0n/a
133Warren, 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 2023 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/mw2023a.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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 5,283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Warren, OH, with 0 in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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