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 148 cities in 2015, at 729. Willowick, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest729Columbus, OH

Lowest0Willowick, OH

Median9148 cities

Top 40 cities, 2015

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	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Columbus, OH Estimated	729	+0.7%
2	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	198	-14.3%
3	Grove City, OH Estimated	182	+5.8%
4	Delaware, OH Estimated	180	+10.4%
5	New Albany, OH Estimated	142	-19.3%
6	Mason, OH Estimated	132	-7%
7	Cleveland, OH Estimated	130	+35.4%
8	Hilliard, OH Estimated	127	-19.6%
8	Lorain, OH Estimated	127	+76.4%
10	Avon, OH Estimated	121	-2.4%
11	Dublin, OH Estimated	118	-41.6%
12	Macedonia, OH Estimated	106	+96.3%
13	Pickerington, OH Estimated	105	-3.7%
14	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	96	-3%
14	Strongsville, OH Estimated	96	+31.5%
16	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	93	+69.1%
17	Mentor, OH Estimated	84	-5.6%
18	Brunswick, OH Estimated	75	+50%
19	Springboro, OH Estimated	67	-8.2%
20	Aurora, OH Estimated	63	+23.5%
21	Dayton, OH Estimated	60	+757.1%
22	Harrison, OH Estimated	57	+1.8%
23	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	56	-8.2%
24	Monroe, OH Estimated	54	+8%
25	North Royalton, OH Estimated	52	+18.2%
26	Powell, OH Estimated	50	-54.5%
27	Willoughby, OH Estimated	47	-4.1%
28	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	43	+975%
29	Massillon, OH Estimated	42	0%
30	Painesville, OH Estimated	39	+129.4%
31	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	38	+2.7%
32	Loveland, OH Estimated	36	-25%
32	Solon, OH Estimated	36	+80%
34	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	35	+75%
34	Stow, OH Estimated	35	-14.6%
36	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	33	+83.3%
36	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	33	-35.3%
38	Elyria, OH Estimated	32	+33.3%
38	Fairborn, OH Estimated	32	-8.6%
38	Montgomery, OH Estimated	32	-13.5%
41	Lancaster, OH Estimated	29	+3.6%
41	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	29	+7.4%
43	Brecksville, OH Estimated	28	+180%
43	Gahanna, OH Estimated	28	+115.4%
45	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	26	+44.4%
45	Wooster, OH Estimated	26	+4%
47	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	25	+4.2%
48	Middletown, OH Estimated	24	+20%
49	Westlake, OH Estimated	23	-59.6%
50	Findlay, OH Estimated	21	-19.2%
51	Hamilton, OH Estimated	20	+122.2%
51	North Canton, OH Estimated	20	+66.7%
53	Oregon, OH Estimated	19	-17.4%
54	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	18	+1,700%
54	Toledo, OH Estimated	18	-30.8%
56	Berea, OH Estimated	17	+750%
56	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	17	+6.3%
58	Amherst, OH Estimated	14	-22.2%
58	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	14	-39.1%
60	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	13	+18.2%
60	Oxford, OH Estimated	13	+8.3%
60	Tiffin, OH Estimated	13	-13.3%
60	Trenton, OH Estimated	13	+8.3%
64	Bay Village, OH Estimated	12	-20%
64	Kent, OH Estimated	12	+50%
64	Norton, OH Estimated	12	+9.1%
64	Rocky River, OH Estimated	12	-29.4%
68	Canton, OH Estimated	11	-8.3%
68	Fairfield, OH Estimated	11	+22.2%
68	Mansfield, OH Estimated	11	+10%
68	Sidney, OH Estimated	11	+37.5%
68	Springfield, OH Estimated	11	+37.5%
73	Vermilion, OH Estimated	10	+900%
74	Westerville, OH Estimated	9	+28.6%
74	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	9	0%
76	Alliance, OH Estimated	8	-38.5%
76	Englewood, OH Estimated	8	-42.9%
76	Lebanon, OH Estimated	8	-52.9%
76	Norwalk, OH Estimated	8	-27.3%
76	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	8	0%
81	Athens, OH Estimated	7	-46.2%
81	Fremont, OH Estimated	7	n/a
81	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	7	0%
84	Barberton, OH Estimated	6	+20%
84	London, OH Estimated	6	0%
84	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	6	-84.6%
84	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	6	+20%
84	Salem, OH Estimated	6	0%
89	Ashland, OH Estimated	5	+25%
89	Beachwood, OH Estimated	5	+66.7%
89	Dover, OH Estimated	5	+400%
89	Niles, OH Estimated	5	-16.7%
89	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	5	+400%
89	Sandusky, OH Estimated	5	+66.7%
89	Whitehall, OH Estimated	5	+66.7%
96	Defiance, OH Estimated	4	-42.9%
96	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	4	0%
96	South Euclid, OH Estimated	4	-63.6%
96	Steubenville, OH Estimated	4	+100%
96	Trotwood, OH Estimated	4	0%
96	Van Wert, OH Estimated	4	-42.9%
96	Wilmington, OH Estimated	4	n/a
96	Worthington, OH Estimated	4	+33.3%
104	Ironton, OH Estimated	3	0%
104	Kettering, OH Estimated	3	-57.1%
104	Lima, OH Estimated	3	+50%
104	Maumee, OH Estimated	3	-25%
104	Medina, OH Estimated	3	n/a
104	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	3	0%
104	Vandalia, OH Estimated	3	-50%
111	Bedford, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Eastlake, OH Estimated	2	-33.3%
111	Euclid, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Lakewood, OH Estimated	2	+100%
111	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	2	-77.8%
111	Marion, OH Estimated	2	+100%
111	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Sharonville, OH Estimated	2	+100%
111	West Carrollton, OH Estimated	2	0%
121	Bexley, OH Estimated	1	-50%
121	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	1	-88.9%
121	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	1	n/a
121	Fostoria, OH Estimated	1	0%
121	Franklin, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
121	Galion, OH Estimated	1	0%
121	Parma, OH Estimated	1	n/a
121	Ravenna, OH Estimated	1	n/a
121	Reading, OH Estimated	1	-50%
121	Zanesville, OH Estimated	1	0%
131	Ashtabula, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Brook Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	0	-100%
131	Cambridge, OH Estimated	0	-100%
131	Celina, OH Estimated	0	-100%
131	Centerville, OH Estimated	0	-100%
131	Coshocton, OH Estimated	0	-100%
131	Forest Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Norwood, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Springdale, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	University Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Warren, OH Estimated	0	n/a
131	Willowick, OH Estimated	0	-100%

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. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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/mw2015a.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt

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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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2015.

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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2015. 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/mw2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Columbus, OH, with 729 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Willowick, OH, with 0 in 2015.

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. 8 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.