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Cities in Ohio by housing units

Columbus, OH had the highest housing units of 176 cities in 2021, at 409,221. New Albany, OH had the lowest, at 3,502. The median was 8,573 and the figure for Ohio was 5.23 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest409,221Columbus, OH
Lowest3,502New Albany, OH
Median8,573176 cities
Ohio5,232,733History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Columbus, OH: 409,221 countColumbus, OH409,221Cleveland, OH: 202,579 countCleveland, OH202,579Cincinnati, OH: 159,928 countCincinnati, OH159,928Toledo, OH: 133,505 countToledo, OH133,505Akron, OH: 93,108 countAkron, OH93,108Dayton, OH: 69,879 countDayton, OH69,879Parma, OH: 36,407 countParma, OH36,407Canton, OH: 34,464 countCanton, OH34,464Youngstown, OH: 30,616 countYoungstown, OH30,616Lorain, OH: 30,137 countLorain, OH30,137Lakewood, OH: 28,356 countLakewood, OH28,356Springfield, OH: 27,980 countSpringfield, OH27,980Kettering, OH: 27,437 countKettering, OH27,437Hamilton, OH: 26,889 countHamilton, OH26,889Euclid, OH: 26,022 countEuclid, OH26,022Elyria, OH: 25,422 countElyria, OH25,422Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 24,606 countCuyahoga Falls, OH24,606Middletown, OH: 22,609 countMiddletown, OH22,609Newark, OH: 22,168 countNewark, OH22,168Cleveland Heights, OH: 21,887 countCleveland Heights, OH21,887Mansfield, OH: 21,240 countMansfield, OH21,240Mentor, OH: 20,792 countMentor, OH20,792Beavercreek, OH: 19,981 countBeavercreek, OH19,981Strongsville, OH: 19,588 countStrongsville, OH19,588Fairfield, OH: 19,546 countFairfield, OH19,546Warren, OH: 19,363 countWarren, OH19,363Findlay, OH: 18,865 countFindlay, OH18,865Dublin, OH: 18,236 countDublin, OH18,236Lancaster, OH: 18,234 countLancaster, OH18,234Grove City, OH: 17,748 countGrove City, OH17,748Huber Heights, OH: 17,425 countHuber Heights, OH17,425Fairborn, OH: 16,807 countFairborn, OH16,807Reynoldsburg, OH: 16,673 countReynoldsburg, OH16,673Delaware, OH: 16,613 countDelaware, OH16,613Lima, OH: 16,188 countLima, OH16,188Westerville, OH: 15,703 countWesterville, OH15,703Westlake, OH: 15,554 countWestlake, OH15,554Stow, OH: 15,384 countStow, OH15,384Massillon, OH: 15,345 countMassillon, OH15,345Upper Arlington, OH: 14,946 countUpper Arlington, OH14,946Columbus, OH: 409,221 countColumbus, OH409,221Cleveland, OH: 202,579 countCleveland, OH202,579Cincinnati, OH: 159,928 countCincinnati, OH159,928Toledo, OH: 133,505 countToledo, OH133,505Akron, OH: 93,108 countAkron, OH93,108Dayton, OH: 69,879 countDayton, OH69,879Parma, OH: 36,407 countParma, OH36,407Canton, OH: 34,464 countCanton, OH34,464Youngstown, OH: 30,616 countYoungstown, OH30,616Lorain, OH: 30,137 countLorain, OH30,137Lakewood, OH: 28,356 countLakewood, OH28,356Springfield, OH: 27,980 countSpringfield, OH27,980Kettering, OH: 27,437 countKettering, OH27,437Hamilton, OH: 26,889 countHamilton, OH26,889Euclid, OH: 26,022 countEuclid, OH26,022Elyria, OH: 25,422 countElyria, OH25,422Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 24,606 countCuyahoga Falls, OH24,606Middletown, OH: 22,609 countMiddletown, OH22,609Newark, OH: 22,168 countNewark, OH22,168Cleveland Heights, OH: 21,887 countCleveland Heights, OH21,887Mansfield, OH: 21,240 countMansfield, OH21,240Mentor, OH: 20,792 countMentor, OH20,792Beavercreek, OH: 19,981 countBeavercreek, OH19,981Strongsville, OH: 19,588 countStrongsville, OH19,588Fairfield, OH: 19,546 countFairfield, OH19,546Warren, OH: 19,363 countWarren, OH19,363Findlay, OH: 18,865 countFindlay, OH18,865Dublin, OH: 18,236 countDublin, OH18,236Lancaster, OH: 18,234 countLancaster, OH18,234Grove City, OH: 17,748 countGrove City, OH17,748Huber Heights, OH: 17,425 countHuber Heights, OH17,425Fairborn, OH: 16,807 countFairborn, OH16,807Reynoldsburg, OH: 16,673 countReynoldsburg, OH16,673Delaware, OH: 16,613 countDelaware, OH16,613Lima, OH: 16,188 countLima, OH16,188Westerville, OH: 15,703 countWesterville, OH15,703Westlake, OH: 15,554 countWestlake, OH15,554Stow, OH: 15,384 countStow, OH15,384Massillon, OH: 15,345 countMassillon, OH15,345Upper Arlington, OH: 14,946 countUpper Arlington, OH14,946
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Columbus, OH409,221
2Cleveland, OH202,579
3Cincinnati, OH159,928
4Toledo, OH133,505
5Akron, OH93,108
6Dayton, OH69,879
7Parma, OH36,407
8Canton, OH34,464
9Youngstown, OH30,616
10Lorain, OH30,137
11Lakewood, OH28,356
12Springfield, OH27,980
13Kettering, OH27,437
14Hamilton, OH26,889
15Euclid, OH26,022
16Elyria, OH25,422
17Cuyahoga Falls, OH24,606
18Middletown, OH22,609
19Newark, OH22,168
20Cleveland Heights, OH21,887
21Mansfield, OH21,240
22Mentor, OH20,792
23Beavercreek, OH19,981
24Strongsville, OH19,588
25Fairfield, OH19,546
26Warren, OH19,363
27Findlay, OH18,865
28Dublin, OH18,236
29Lancaster, OH18,234
30Grove City, OH17,748
31Huber Heights, OH17,425
32Fairborn, OH16,807
33Reynoldsburg, OH16,673
34Delaware, OH16,613
35Lima, OH16,188
36Westerville, OH15,703
37Westlake, OH15,554
38Stow, OH15,384
39Massillon, OH15,345
40Upper Arlington, OH14,946
41Brunswick, OH14,793
42Gahanna, OH14,612
43Marion, OH14,460
44North Royalton, OH14,400
45Hilliard, OH14,255
46Shaker Heights, OH13,821
47North Olmsted, OH13,775
48North Ridgeville, OH13,753
49Sandusky, OH13,504
50Garfield Heights, OH13,486
51Kent, OH13,038
52Mason, OH13,019
53Bowling Green, OH12,534
54Zanesville, OH12,127
55Willoughby, OH12,073
56Riverside, OH11,845
57Barberton, OH11,828
58Trotwood, OH11,824
59Wooster, OH11,787
60Centerville, OH11,761
61Xenia, OH11,648
62Green, OH11,429
63Maple Heights, OH11,345
64Troy, OH11,213
65Medina, OH10,907
66Perrysburg, OH10,826
67Avon Lake, OH10,796
68Mayfield Heights, OH10,512
69Chillicothe, OH10,498
70Wadsworth, OH10,447
71Rocky River, OH10,416
72Parma Heights, OH9,924
73East Cleveland, OH9,802
74Norwood, OH9,635
75Piqua, OH9,590
76Avon, OH9,468
77Niles, OH9,459
78Alliance, OH9,261
79Sidney, OH9,254
80South Euclid, OH9,252
81Marysville, OH9,129
82Ashland, OH9,044
83Solon, OH8,975
84Steubenville, OH8,778
85Ashtabula, OH8,735
86Oregon, OH8,707
87Whitehall, OH8,677
88Eastlake, OH8,610
89Portsmouth, OH8,536
90Lebanon, OH8,510
91New Philadelphia, OH8,477
92Broadview Heights, OH8,446
93Hudson, OH8,429
94Painesville, OH8,328
95Pickerington, OH8,216
96North Canton, OH8,165
97Twinsburg, OH8,075
98Defiance, OH8,022
99Athens, OH8,004
100Brook Park, OH8,000
101Tiffin, OH7,984
102Fairview Park, OH7,981
103Norwalk, OH7,960
104Miamisburg, OH7,796
105Sylvania, OH7,778
106Mount Vernon, OH7,749
107Forest Park, OH7,693
108Fremont, OH7,658
109Middleburg Heights, OH7,602
110Tallmadge, OH7,562
111Oxford, OH7,362
112Streetsboro, OH7,337
113Lyndhurst, OH7,311
114Berea, OH7,204
115Sharonville, OH7,088
116Springboro, OH6,933
117Aurora, OH6,913
118Pataskala, OH6,818
119Bedford, OH6,687
120Vandalia, OH6,664
121Marietta, OH6,643
122Warrensville Heights, OH6,638
123Bellefontaine, OH6,632
124West Carrollton, OH6,609
125Beachwood, OH6,537
126Washington Court House, OH6,513
127Greenville, OH6,505
128Willowick, OH6,412
129Bay Village, OH6,311
130Bedford Heights, OH6,281
131Worthington, OH6,240
132Maumee, OH6,202
133Englewood, OH6,114
134Salem, OH6,075
135Circleville, OH5,996
136Fostoria, OH5,989
137New Franklin, OH5,984
138Brecksville, OH5,938
139Blue Ash, OH5,882
140Bucyrus, OH5,860
141Wickliffe, OH5,821
142Monroe, OH5,757
143Wilmington, OH5,706
144Dover, OH5,594
145Conneaut, OH5,574
146Clayton, OH5,542
147Ravenna, OH5,476
148Loveland, OH5,450
149Richmond Heights, OH5,375
150Harrison, OH5,281
151Urbana, OH5,273
152Coshocton, OH5,188
153Reading, OH5,187
154University Heights, OH5,171
154Vermilion, OH5,171
156Bexley, OH5,149
156Celina, OH5,149
158Galion, OH5,099
159Amherst, OH5,097
160Ironton, OH5,064
161Norton, OH5,045
162Brooklyn, OH5,039
163Seven Hills, OH5,023
164Cambridge, OH5,017
165Franklin, OH4,986
166Van Wert, OH4,911
167Powell, OH4,906
168Macedonia, OH4,878
169London, OH4,863
170Trenton, OH4,478
171Heath, OH4,469
172Springdale, OH4,454
173Tipp City, OH4,399
174Montgomery, OH4,126
175Canal Winchester, OH3,505
176New Albany, OH3,502

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Columbus, OH, with 409,221 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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New Albany, OH, with 3,502 in 2021.

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