Data / Rankings / Single-family housing units authorized by building permits / Cities in Ohio

Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Columbus, OH had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 144 cities in 2025, at 907. West Carrollton, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 14. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest907Columbus, OH
Lowest0West Carrollton, OH
Median14144 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

Columbus, OH: 907 countColumbus, OH907Delaware, OH: 438 countDelaware, OH438Grove City, OH: 261 countGrove City, OH261Cincinnati, OH: 168 countCincinnati, OH168Hilliard, OH: 166 countHilliard, OH166Cleveland, OH: 143 countCleveland, OH143Pickerington, OH: 132 countPickerington, OH132Dayton, OH: 131 countDayton, OH131Elyria, OH: 127 countElyria, OH127Xenia, OH: 125 countXenia, OH125Harrison, OH: 124 countHarrison, OH124Reynoldsburg, OH: 124 countReynoldsburg, OH124Avon Lake, OH: 118 countAvon Lake, OH118Miamisburg, OH: 104 countMiamisburg, OH104Monroe, OH: 103 countMonroe, OH103North Ridgeville, OH: 100 countNorth Ridgeville, OH100Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89London, OH: 88 countLondon, OH88Springfield, OH: 87 countSpringfield, OH87Mason, OH: 85 countMason, OH85Springboro, OH: 75 countSpringboro, OH75Barberton, OH: 72 countBarberton, OH72Westlake, OH: 70 countWestlake, OH70Hamilton, OH: 69 countHamilton, OH69Brooklyn, OH: 62 countBrooklyn, OH62Canal Winchester, OH: 62 countCanal Winchester, OH62Dublin, OH: 62 countDublin, OH62Mentor, OH: 61 countMentor, OH61Middletown, OH: 59 countMiddletown, OH59Wooster, OH: 58 countWooster, OH58Willoughby, OH: 55 countWilloughby, OH55Stow, OH: 54 countStow, OH54Wilmington, OH: 52 countWilmington, OH52Massillon, OH: 50 countMassillon, OH50Lorain, OH: 47 countLorain, OH47Avon, OH: 46 countAvon, OH46Brunswick, OH: 46 countBrunswick, OH46Vermilion, OH: 46 countVermilion, OH46Powell, OH: 45 countPowell, OH45Washington Court House, OH: 45 countWashington Court House, OH45Columbus, OH: 907 countColumbus, OH907Delaware, OH: 438 countDelaware, OH438Grove City, OH: 261 countGrove City, OH261Cincinnati, OH: 168 countCincinnati, OH168Hilliard, OH: 166 countHilliard, OH166Cleveland, OH: 143 countCleveland, OH143Pickerington, OH: 132 countPickerington, OH132Dayton, OH: 131 countDayton, OH131Elyria, OH: 127 countElyria, OH127Xenia, OH: 125 countXenia, OH125Harrison, OH: 124 countHarrison, OH124Reynoldsburg, OH: 124 countReynoldsburg, OH124Avon Lake, OH: 118 countAvon Lake, OH118Miamisburg, OH: 104 countMiamisburg, OH104Monroe, OH: 103 countMonroe, OH103North Ridgeville, OH: 100 countNorth Ridgeville, OH100Brook Park, OH: 89 countBrook Park, OH89London, OH: 88 countLondon, OH88Springfield, OH: 87 countSpringfield, OH87Mason, OH: 85 countMason, OH85Springboro, OH: 75 countSpringboro, OH75Barberton, OH: 72 countBarberton, OH72Westlake, OH: 70 countWestlake, OH70Hamilton, OH: 69 countHamilton, OH69Brooklyn, OH: 62 countBrooklyn, OH62Canal Winchester, OH: 62 countCanal Winchester, OH62Dublin, OH: 62 countDublin, OH62Mentor, OH: 61 countMentor, OH61Middletown, OH: 59 countMiddletown, OH59Wooster, OH: 58 countWooster, OH58Willoughby, OH: 55 countWilloughby, OH55Stow, OH: 54 countStow, OH54Wilmington, OH: 52 countWilmington, OH52Massillon, OH: 50 countMassillon, OH50Lorain, OH: 47 countLorain, OH47Avon, OH: 46 countAvon, OH46Brunswick, OH: 46 countBrunswick, OH46Vermilion, OH: 46 countVermilion, OH46Powell, OH: 45 countPowell, OH45Washington Court House, OH: 45 countWashington Court House, OH45
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
count		Change on 2024
1Columbus, OH Estimated907+9.5%
2Delaware, OH Estimated438-18.1%
3Grove City, OH Estimated261-26.1%
4Cincinnati, OH Estimated168+52.7%
5Hilliard, OH Estimated166-6.2%
6Cleveland, OH Estimated143-38.9%
7Pickerington, OH Estimated132-2.9%
8Dayton, OH Estimated131+111.3%
9Elyria, OH Estimated127-29.8%
10Xenia, OH Estimated125-21.4%
11Harrison, OH Estimated124+65.3%
11Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated124-16.2%
13Avon Lake, OH Estimated118-19.2%
14Miamisburg, OH Estimated104+235.5%
15Monroe, OH Estimated103+63.5%
16North Ridgeville, OH Estimated100-23.1%
17Brook Park, OH Estimated89n/a
18London, OH Estimated88+20.5%
19Springfield, OH Estimated87+50%
20Mason, OH Estimated85+844.4%
21Springboro, OH Estimated75+78.6%
22Barberton, OH Estimated72-44.6%
23Westlake, OH Estimated70-5.4%
24Hamilton, OH Estimated69+4.5%
25Brooklyn, OH Estimated62n/a
25Canal Winchester, OH Estimated62+29.2%
25Dublin, OH Estimated62-35.4%
28Mentor, OH Estimated61-18.7%
29Middletown, OH Estimated59-39.8%
30Wooster, OH Estimated58-24.7%
31Willoughby, OH Estimated55-12.7%
32Stow, OH Estimated54+500%
33Wilmington, OH Estimated52-8.8%
34Massillon, OH Estimated50+4.2%
35Lorain, OH Estimated47-13%
36Avon, OH Estimated46-47.1%
36Brunswick, OH Estimated46+15%
36Vermilion, OH Estimated46+170.6%
39Powell, OH Estimated45-2.2%
39Washington Court House, OH Estimated45+50%
41Lebanon, OH Estimated43+437.5%
41New Albany, OH Estimated43-6.5%
41Sidney, OH Estimated43-43.4%
44Fairborn, OH Estimated42-43.2%
45Oregon, OH Estimated41+10.8%
46North Royalton, OH Estimated37+23.3%
47South Euclid, OH Estimated35+9.4%
48Aurora, OH Estimated34-41.4%
49Wickliffe, OH Estimated29+1,350%
50Oxford, OH Estimated28+40%
50Strongsville, OH Estimated28+115.4%
52Blue Ash, OH Estimated26-27.8%
52Solon, OH Estimated26+116.7%
54Vandalia, OH Estimated25+2,400%
55Sandusky, OH Estimated24+84.6%
56Toledo, OH Estimated23+27.8%
57Fairfield, OH Estimated22+450%
58Berea, OH Estimated21+600%
59Upper Arlington, OH Estimated20-9.1%
60Broadview Heights, OH Estimated18-41.9%
60Dover, OH Estimated18+500%
62Defiance, OH Estimated17-5.6%
62Mansfield, OH Estimated17-29.2%
62Westerville, OH Estimated17+325%
65Ironton, OH Estimated16+6.7%
65Van Wert, OH Estimated16-30.4%
65Zanesville, OH Estimated16+60%
68Chillicothe, OH Estimated15-6.3%
69Englewood, OH Estimated14+600%
69North Canton, OH Estimated14+55.6%
69Parma, OH Estimated14+366.7%
69Tiffin, OH Estimated14+75%
73Bay Village, OH Estimated13+8.3%
73Canton, OH Estimated13-38.1%
73Findlay, OH Estimated13+18.2%
76Beachwood, OH Estimated12+9.1%
76Montgomery, OH Estimated12-14.3%
76Streetsboro, OH Estimated12+100%
79Trenton, OH Estimated11-60.7%
80Loveland, OH Estimated10-9.1%
80Mount Vernon, OH Estimated10-44.4%
80Norwalk, OH Estimated100%
80Shaker Heights, OH Estimated10+11.1%
80University Heights, OH Estimated10+233.3%
85Athens, OH Estimated9+200%
85Centerville, OH Estimated90%
85Eastlake, OH Estimated9-18.2%
85Lima, OH Estimated9+50%
89Marion, OH Estimated8+166.7%
89Medina, OH Estimated8+60%
89Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated8+166.7%
92Celina, OH Estimated7-50%
92Fostoria, OH Estimated7+250%
94Amherst, OH Estimated6+500%
94Lancaster, OH Estimated6-62.5%
94Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated6+500%
94Whitehall, OH Estimated6-14.3%
98Brecksville, OH Estimated50%
98Maple Heights, OH Estimated5-28.6%
98New Philadelphia, OH Estimated5-28.6%
98Portsmouth, OH Estimated50%
98Seven Hills, OH Estimated5+400%
103Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated4+300%
103North Olmsted, OH Estimated4+100%
103Salem, OH Estimated4-69.2%
106Alliance, OH Estimated3-70%
106Ashland, OH Estimated3+200%
106Coshocton, OH Estimated30%
106Euclid, OH Estimated3-62.5%
106Gahanna, OH Estimated30%
106Kettering, OH Estimated30%
106Niles, OH Estimated3-25%
106Rocky River, OH Estimated3-25%
114Bedford, OH Estimated2+100%
114Kent, OH Estimated2+100%
114Lakewood, OH Estimated2+100%
114Lyndhurst, OH Estimated20%
114Ravenna, OH Estimated2+100%
114Steubenville, OH Estimated2n/a
114Twinsburg, OH Estimated20%
121Franklin, OH Estimated1n/a
121Galion, OH Estimated10%
121Maumee, OH Estimated1n/a
121Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated1-75%
121Reading, OH Estimated10%
121Worthington, OH Estimated1-83.3%
127Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Bexley, OH Estimated0-100%
127Bucyrus, OH Estimated0-100%
127Cambridge, OH Estimated0n/a
127East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
127Fairview Park, OH Estimated0n/a
127Forest Park, OH Estimated0n/a
127Fremont, OH Estimated0n/a
127Garfield Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Macedonia, OH Estimated0-100%
127Norwood, OH Estimated0n/a
127Parma Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Richmond Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
127Sharonville, OH Estimated0-100%
127Springdale, OH Estimated0n/a
127Wadsworth, OH Estimated0-100%
127Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
127West Carrollton, OH Estimated0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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 2025 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_ohio_by_2025,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest\%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/14
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Ohio by single-family housing units authorized by building permits using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"building_permit_single_family_units","level":"municipality","within":"Ohio","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=building_permit_single_family_units&level=municipality&within=Ohio&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Columbus, OH, with 907 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carrollton, OH, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 12 cities have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits: other rankings

Cities in Ohio: more rankings