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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 2024, at 6,084. Warren, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 15 and the figure for Ohio was 31,411. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,084Columbus, OH
Lowest0Warren, OH
Median15144 cities
Ohio31,411History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Columbus, OH: 6,084 countColumbus, OH6,084Cleveland, OH: 896 countCleveland, OH896Delaware, OH: 839 countDelaware, OH839Grove City, OH: 737 countGrove City, OH737Gahanna, OH: 295 countGahanna, OH295Reynoldsburg, OH: 276 countReynoldsburg, OH276Centerville, OH: 267 countCenterville, OH267Dayton, OH: 260 countDayton, OH260Xenia, OH: 257 countXenia, OH257Cincinnati, OH: 224 countCincinnati, OH224Elyria, OH: 219 countElyria, OH219Findlay, OH: 186 countFindlay, OH186North Ridgeville, OH: 182 countNorth Ridgeville, OH182Springfield, OH: 182 countSpringfield, OH182Hilliard, OH: 177 countHilliard, OH177Massillon, OH: 150 countMassillon, OH150Barberton, OH: 148 countBarberton, OH148Avon Lake, OH: 146 countAvon Lake, OH146Toledo, OH: 144 countToledo, OH144Pickerington, OH: 136 countPickerington, OH136Lebanon, OH: 132 countLebanon, OH132Norwood, OH: 128 countNorwood, OH128Wooster, OH: 123 countWooster, OH123Fairborn, OH: 119 countFairborn, OH119Dublin, OH: 102 countDublin, OH102Middletown, OH: 98 countMiddletown, OH98Strongsville, OH: 95 countStrongsville, OH95Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89Avon, OH: 87 countAvon, OH87Harrison, OH: 83 countHarrison, OH83Aurora, OH: 77 countAurora, OH77Sidney, OH: 76 countSidney, OH76London, OH: 75 countLondon, OH75Mentor, OH: 75 countMentor, OH75Westlake, OH: 74 countWestlake, OH74North Olmsted, OH: 70 countNorth Olmsted, OH70Zanesville, OH: 70 countZanesville, OH70Cleveland Heights, OH: 68 countCleveland Heights, OH68Hamilton, OH: 66 countHamilton, OH66Monroe, OH: 63 countMonroe, OH63Columbus, OH: 6,084 countColumbus, OH6,084Cleveland, OH: 896 countCleveland, OH896Delaware, OH: 839 countDelaware, OH839Grove City, OH: 737 countGrove City, OH737Gahanna, OH: 295 countGahanna, OH295Reynoldsburg, OH: 276 countReynoldsburg, OH276Centerville, OH: 267 countCenterville, OH267Dayton, OH: 260 countDayton, OH260Xenia, OH: 257 countXenia, OH257Cincinnati, OH: 224 countCincinnati, OH224Elyria, OH: 219 countElyria, OH219Findlay, OH: 186 countFindlay, OH186North Ridgeville, OH: 182 countNorth Ridgeville, OH182Springfield, OH: 182 countSpringfield, OH182Hilliard, OH: 177 countHilliard, OH177Massillon, OH: 150 countMassillon, OH150Barberton, OH: 148 countBarberton, OH148Avon Lake, OH: 146 countAvon Lake, OH146Toledo, OH: 144 countToledo, OH144Pickerington, OH: 136 countPickerington, OH136Lebanon, OH: 132 countLebanon, OH132Norwood, OH: 128 countNorwood, OH128Wooster, OH: 123 countWooster, OH123Fairborn, OH: 119 countFairborn, OH119Dublin, OH: 102 countDublin, OH102Middletown, OH: 98 countMiddletown, OH98Strongsville, OH: 95 countStrongsville, OH95Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89Avon, OH: 87 countAvon, OH87Harrison, OH: 83 countHarrison, OH83Aurora, OH: 77 countAurora, OH77Sidney, OH: 76 countSidney, OH76London, OH: 75 countLondon, OH75Mentor, OH: 75 countMentor, OH75Westlake, OH: 74 countWestlake, OH74North Olmsted, OH: 70 countNorth Olmsted, OH70Zanesville, OH: 70 countZanesville, OH70Cleveland Heights, OH: 68 countCleveland Heights, OH68Hamilton, OH: 66 countHamilton, OH66Monroe, OH: 63 countMonroe, OH63
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Columbus, OH Estimated6,084+15.2%
2Cleveland, OH Estimated896+11.3%
3Delaware, OH Estimated839+66.1%
4Grove City, OH Estimated737+99.2%
5Gahanna, OH Estimated295+14,650%
6Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated276-45.8%
7Centerville, OH Estimated267-3.3%
8Dayton, OH Estimated260-9.4%
9Xenia, OH Estimated257+424.5%
10Cincinnati, OH Estimated224-64.5%
11Elyria, OH Estimated219+44.1%
12Findlay, OH Estimated186+238.2%
13North Ridgeville, OH Estimated182+46.8%
13Springfield, OH Estimated182+21.3%
15Hilliard, OH Estimated177-61.1%
16Massillon, OH Estimated150+6.4%
17Barberton, OH Estimated148+1,750%
18Avon Lake, OH Estimated146+8.1%
19Toledo, OH Estimated144-58.6%
20Pickerington, OH Estimated136-12.3%
21Lebanon, OH Estimated132+180.9%
22Norwood, OH Estimated1280%
23Wooster, OH Estimated123+151%
24Fairborn, OH Estimated119+230.6%
25Dublin, OH Estimated102+292.3%
26Middletown, OH Estimated98+40%
27Strongsville, OH Estimated95+578.6%
28Brook Park, OH Estimated89+8,800%
29Avon, OH Estimated87+234.6%
30Harrison, OH Estimated83+167.7%
31Aurora, OH Estimated77-21.4%
32Sidney, OH Estimated76+68.9%
33London, OH Estimated75+41.5%
33Mentor, OH Estimated75-23.5%
35Westlake, OH Estimated74+54.2%
36North Olmsted, OH Estimated70+3,400%
36Zanesville, OH Estimated70-56.5%
38Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated68n/a
39Hamilton, OH Estimated66+6.5%
40Monroe, OH Estimated63+26%
40Willoughby, OH Estimated63+75%
42Wilmington, OH Estimated62+44.2%
43Rocky River, OH Estimated58-21.6%
44Lorain, OH Estimated54-48.1%
45Powell, OH Estimated50+13.6%
46Washington Court House, OH Estimated490%
47Canal Winchester, OH Estimated48-36.8%
48New Albany, OH Estimated46-9.8%
49Brunswick, OH Estimated42-65.9%
49Springboro, OH Estimated42+2,000%
51Mansfield, OH Estimated39+2.6%
52Oregon, OH Estimated37+94.7%
52Westerville, OH Estimated37+236.4%
54Blue Ash, OH Estimated36+12.5%
55Miamisburg, OH Estimated34-80.2%
56South Euclid, OH Estimated32+357.1%
57Broadview Heights, OH Estimated31+24%
58North Royalton, OH Estimated30+11.1%
58Trenton, OH Estimated30-16.7%
60Canton, OH Estimated29+163.6%
61Lancaster, OH Estimated28+75%
62Wadsworth, OH Estimated27-68.6%
63Mount Vernon, OH Estimated26-90.4%
64Defiance, OH Estimated24+84.6%
65Van Wert, OH Estimated23+15%
66Upper Arlington, OH Estimated22+10%
67Oxford, OH Estimated20-9.1%
68Chillicothe, OH Estimated18-5.3%
68Ironton, OH Estimated18+12.5%
70Vermilion, OH Estimated17+6.3%
71Celina, OH Estimated16-52.9%
71Mason, OH Estimated16-52.9%
73Montgomery, OH Estimated14-26.3%
74North Canton, OH Estimated13+44.4%
74Salem, OH Estimated13-27.8%
74Sandusky, OH Estimated13-18.8%
77Bay Village, OH Estimated12+9.1%
77Solon, OH Estimated12-42.9%
77Tiffin, OH Estimated12-14.3%
80Beachwood, OH Estimated11-8.3%
80Eastlake, OH Estimated11-70.3%
80Loveland, OH Estimated11-21.4%
83Alliance, OH Estimated10+66.7%
83Macedonia, OH Estimated10-68.8%
83Norwalk, OH Estimated10-76.7%
86New Philadelphia, OH Estimated9-57.1%
86Shaker Heights, OH Estimated9-43.8%
86Stow, OH Estimated9-69%
89Euclid, OH Estimated8+60%
89Fairfield, OH Estimated8+100%
91Maple Heights, OH Estimated7+133.3%
91Vandalia, OH Estimated7-53.3%
91West Carrollton, OH Estimated7+600%
91Whitehall, OH Estimated7+75%
95Lima, OH Estimated6+100%
95Marion, OH Estimated60%
95Streetsboro, OH Estimated6-62.5%
95Worthington, OH Estimated6+100%
99Brecksville, OH Estimated5-84.4%
99Medina, OH Estimated5+66.7%
99Portsmouth, OH Estimated50%
102Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated40%
102Niles, OH Estimated4-42.9%
104Athens, OH Estimated30%
104Berea, OH Estimated30%
104Bexley, OH Estimated3-25%
104Bucyrus, OH Estimated3-62.5%
104Coshocton, OH Estimated3+50%
104Dover, OH Estimated3-81.3%
104Kettering, OH Estimated3-72.7%
104Parma, OH Estimated3-90.6%
104University Heights, OH Estimated3-25%
104Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated3+50%
114Englewood, OH Estimated2+100%
114Fostoria, OH Estimated2+100%
114Lyndhurst, OH Estimated20%
114Twinsburg, OH Estimated20%
114Wickliffe, OH Estimated20%
119Amherst, OH Estimated1-96.8%
119Ashland, OH Estimated1-80%
119Bedford, OH Estimated1-75%
119Galion, OH Estimated1-50%
119Kent, OH Estimated1-75%
119Lakewood, OH Estimated1-50%
119Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated10%
119Ravenna, OH Estimated1-50%
119Reading, OH Estimated1-50%
119Seven Hills, OH Estimated10%
119Sharonville, OH Estimated1n/a
130Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
130Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
130Cambridge, OH Estimated0-100%
130East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
130Fairview Park, OH Estimated0-100%
130Forest Park, OH Estimated0n/a
130Franklin, OH Estimated0-100%
130Fremont, OH Estimated0n/a
130Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Maumee, OH Estimated0-100%
130Parma Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Richmond Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
130Springdale, OH Estimated0n/a
130Steubenville, OH Estimated0n/a
130Warren, 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 2024 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/mw2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 6,084 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Warren, OH, with 0 in 2024.

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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 2024 and are not ranked.

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