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

Columbus, OH had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 150 cities in 2014, at 724. Youngstown, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest724Columbus, OH

Lowest0Youngstown, OH

Median9150 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

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

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Columbus, OH Estimated	724	-6%
2	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	231	-2.5%
3	Dublin, OH Estimated	202	+38.4%
4	New Albany, OH Estimated	176	+102.3%
5	Grove City, OH Estimated	172	-8%
6	Delaware, OH Estimated	163	-11.4%
7	Hilliard, OH Estimated	158	+85.9%
8	Mason, OH Estimated	142	+71.1%
9	Avon, OH Estimated	124	+1.6%
10	Powell, OH Estimated	110	+77.4%
11	Pickerington, OH Estimated	109	+4.8%
12	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	99	+10%
13	Cleveland, OH Estimated	96	-27.3%
14	Mentor, OH Estimated	89	+36.9%
15	Springboro, OH Estimated	73	-23.2%
15	Strongsville, OH Estimated	73	+9%
17	Lorain, OH Estimated	72	+12.5%
18	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	61	-12.9%
19	Westlake, OH Estimated	57	+16.3%
20	Harrison, OH Estimated	56	+14.3%
21	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	55	+19.6%
22	Macedonia, OH Estimated	54	+10.2%
23	Aurora, OH Estimated	51	-19%
23	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	51	+88.9%
25	Brunswick, OH Estimated	50	+28.2%
25	Monroe, OH Estimated	50	-29.6%
27	Willoughby, OH Estimated	49	-19.7%
28	Loveland, OH Estimated	48	+14.3%
29	North Royalton, OH Estimated	44	-22.8%
30	Massillon, OH Estimated	42	+35.5%
31	Stow, OH Estimated	41	+36.7%
32	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	39	+875%
33	Montgomery, OH Estimated	37	+8.8%
33	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	37	+27.6%
35	Fairborn, OH Estimated	35	-30%
36	Lancaster, OH Estimated	28	-28.2%
37	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	27	+440%
38	Findlay, OH Estimated	26	+8.3%
38	Toledo, OH Estimated	26	-63.9%
40	Wooster, OH Estimated	25	+13.6%
41	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	24	-58.6%
41	Elyria, OH Estimated	24	+41.2%
43	Oregon, OH Estimated	23	-8%
43	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	23	-11.5%
45	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	20	+66.7%
45	Middletown, OH Estimated	20	-33.3%
45	Solon, OH Estimated	20	+25%
48	Amherst, OH Estimated	18	+28.6%
48	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	18	+157.1%
48	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	18	-40%
51	Lebanon, OH Estimated	17	+112.5%
51	Painesville, OH Estimated	17	-15%
51	Rocky River, OH Estimated	17	-19%
54	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	16	+6.7%
55	Bay Village, OH Estimated	15	-16.7%
55	Tiffin, OH Estimated	15	+66.7%
57	Englewood, OH Estimated	14	+75%
58	Alliance, OH Estimated	13	+225%
58	Athens, OH Estimated	13	+333.3%
58	Gahanna, OH Estimated	13	-7.1%
61	Cambridge, OH Estimated	12	+33.3%
61	Canton, OH Estimated	12	+9.1%
61	North Canton, OH Estimated	12	-33.3%
61	Oxford, OH Estimated	12	+71.4%
61	Trenton, OH Estimated	12	-20%
66	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	11	0%
66	Norton, OH Estimated	11	+175%
66	Norwalk, OH Estimated	11	+22.2%
66	South Euclid, OH Estimated	11	+83.3%
66	Willowick, OH Estimated	11	-8.3%
71	Brecksville, OH Estimated	10	+100%
71	Mansfield, OH Estimated	10	-47.4%
73	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	9	-30.8%
73	Fairfield, OH Estimated	9	-18.2%
73	Hamilton, OH Estimated	9	-64%
73	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	9	+125%
73	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	9	+80%
78	Kent, OH Estimated	8	-20%
78	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	8	-68%
78	Sidney, OH Estimated	8	-11.1%
78	Springfield, OH Estimated	8	+166.7%
82	Celina, OH Estimated	7	-36.4%
82	Dayton, OH Estimated	7	-84.1%
82	Defiance, OH Estimated	7	-41.7%
82	Kettering, OH Estimated	7	-58.8%
82	Van Wert, OH Estimated	7	+75%
82	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	7	-22.2%
82	Westerville, OH Estimated	7	+75%
89	London, OH Estimated	6	-14.3%
89	Niles, OH Estimated	6	0%
89	Salem, OH Estimated	6	0%
89	Vandalia, OH Estimated	6	-33.3%
93	Barberton, OH Estimated	5	0%
93	Centerville, OH Estimated	5	-73.7%
93	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	5	+25%
96	Ashland, OH Estimated	4	0%
96	Maumee, OH Estimated	4	+300%
96	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	4	-66.7%
96	Trotwood, OH Estimated	4	+33.3%
96	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	4	+100%
101	Beachwood, OH Estimated	3	-66.7%
101	Eastlake, OH Estimated	3	0%
101	Franklin, OH Estimated	3	n/a
101	Ironton, OH Estimated	3	+50%
101	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	3	-76.9%
101	Sandusky, OH Estimated	3	-25%
101	Whitehall, OH Estimated	3	0%
101	Worthington, OH Estimated	3	+50%
109	Berea, OH Estimated	2	-80%
109	Bexley, OH Estimated	2	+100%
109	Coshocton, OH Estimated	2	n/a
109	Lima, OH Estimated	2	0%
109	Reading, OH Estimated	2	0%
109	Steubenville, OH Estimated	2	0%
109	West Carrollton, OH Estimated	2	-33.3%
116	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	1	-50%
116	Dover, OH Estimated	1	-87.5%
116	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Fostoria, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Galion, OH Estimated	1	0%
116	Lakewood, OH Estimated	1	-96.3%
116	Marion, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	1	0%
116	Sharonville, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Vermilion, OH Estimated	1	-88.9%
116	Zanesville, OH Estimated	1	n/a
127	Ashtabula, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Bedford, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Brook Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Circleville, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Euclid, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Forest Park, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Fremont, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Medina, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Norwood, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Parma, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Ravenna, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Springdale, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	University Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Warren, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Wilmington, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Youngstown, OH Estimated	0	n/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. 6 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.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, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2014}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2014. 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/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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

Columbus, OH, with 724 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Youngstown, OH, with 0 in 2014.

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. 6 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.