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 2016, at 649. Warren, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest649Columbus, OH

Lowest0Warren, OH

Median11148 cities

Top 40 cities, 2016

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	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Columbus, OH Estimated	649	-11%
2	Grove City, OH Estimated	256	+40.7%
3	Powell, OH Estimated	229	+358%
4	Delaware, OH Estimated	223	+23.9%
5	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	193	-2.5%
6	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	160	+66.7%
7	Dublin, OH Estimated	148	+25.4%
8	Mason, OH Estimated	144	+9.1%
9	Cleveland, OH Estimated	137	+5.4%
10	Mentor, OH Estimated	129	+53.6%
11	Avon, OH Estimated	114	-5.8%
12	Brunswick, OH Estimated	111	+48%
13	Westerville, OH Estimated	109	+1,111.1%
14	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	102	+82.1%
15	Strongsville, OH Estimated	99	+3.1%
16	Aurora, OH Estimated	90	+42.9%
17	Monroe, OH Estimated	88	+63%
18	Pickerington, OH Estimated	85	-19%
19	Lorain, OH Estimated	81	-36.2%
20	New Albany, OH Estimated	79	-44.4%
21	Harrison, OH Estimated	72	+26.3%
21	Hilliard, OH Estimated	72	-43.3%
23	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	68	-26.9%
24	Fairborn, OH Estimated	66	+106.3%
25	North Royalton, OH Estimated	55	+5.8%
25	Springboro, OH Estimated	55	-17.9%
27	Stow, OH Estimated	53	+51.4%
28	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	50	+72.4%
29	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	47	+88%
30	Lancaster, OH Estimated	46	+58.6%
30	Massillon, OH Estimated	46	+9.5%
32	Westlake, OH Estimated	44	+91.3%
33	Elyria, OH Estimated	41	+28.1%
34	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	40	+5.3%
35	Dayton, OH Estimated	38	-36.7%
36	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	34	-2.9%
36	Montgomery, OH Estimated	34	+6.3%
38	Middletown, OH Estimated	33	+37.5%
39	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	32	-25.6%
40	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	31	-6.1%
40	Loveland, OH Estimated	31	-13.9%
42	Findlay, OH Estimated	30	+42.9%
42	Hamilton, OH Estimated	30	+50%
42	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	30	+114.3%
45	Brecksville, OH Estimated	28	0%
46	Bay Village, OH Estimated	27	+125%
47	Macedonia, OH Estimated	26	-75.5%
48	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	24	-7.7%
48	Oregon, OH Estimated	24	+26.3%
50	Lakewood, OH Estimated	23	+1,050%
51	Lebanon, OH Estimated	22	+175%
51	Painesville, OH Estimated	22	-43.6%
51	Vermilion, OH Estimated	22	+120%
51	Wooster, OH Estimated	22	-15.4%
55	Gahanna, OH Estimated	21	-25%
56	Beachwood, OH Estimated	19	+280%
56	North Canton, OH Estimated	19	-5%
56	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	19	+11.8%
56	Willoughby, OH Estimated	19	-59.6%
60	Fairfield, OH Estimated	18	+63.6%
61	Sidney, OH Estimated	17	+54.5%
62	Canton, OH Estimated	15	+36.4%
62	Toledo, OH Estimated	15	-16.7%
64	Oxford, OH Estimated	14	+7.7%
65	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	13	0%
65	Defiance, OH Estimated	13	+225%
65	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	13	+62.5%
68	Ironton, OH Estimated	12	+300%
68	Norwalk, OH Estimated	12	+50%
68	Trenton, OH Estimated	12	-7.7%
68	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	12	+71.4%
72	Amherst, OH Estimated	11	-21.4%
72	Athens, OH Estimated	11	+57.1%
72	Kettering, OH Estimated	11	+266.7%
72	Springfield, OH Estimated	11	0%
72	Wilmington, OH Estimated	11	+175%
77	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	9	-72.7%
78	Berea, OH Estimated	8	-52.9%
78	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	8	+700%
78	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	8	+100%
78	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	8	+166.7%
78	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	8	+33.3%
83	Dover, OH Estimated	7	+40%
83	Fremont, OH Estimated	7	0%
83	Solon, OH Estimated	7	-80.6%
83	Tiffin, OH Estimated	7	-46.2%
87	Ashland, OH Estimated	6	+20%
87	Barberton, OH Estimated	6	0%
87	Eastlake, OH Estimated	6	+200%
87	Englewood, OH Estimated	6	-25%
87	Franklin, OH Estimated	6	+500%
92	Kent, OH Estimated	5	-58.3%
92	Sandusky, OH Estimated	5	0%
94	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	4	-77.8%
94	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	4	-33.3%
94	Medina, OH Estimated	4	+33.3%
94	Niles, OH Estimated	4	-20%
94	Steubenville, OH Estimated	4	0%
94	Van Wert, OH Estimated	4	0%
100	Cambridge, OH Estimated	3	n/a
100	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	3	+50%
100	Marion, OH Estimated	3	+50%
100	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	3	-40%
100	Ravenna, OH Estimated	3	+200%
100	Rocky River, OH Estimated	3	-75%
100	Salem, OH Estimated	3	-50%
100	Sharonville, OH Estimated	3	+50%
100	South Euclid, OH Estimated	3	-25%
100	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	3	-66.7%
100	Zanesville, OH Estimated	3	+200%
111	Alliance, OH Estimated	2	-75%
111	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Bedford, OH Estimated	2	0%
111	Bexley, OH Estimated	2	+100%
111	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Coshocton, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Mansfield, OH Estimated	2	-81.8%
111	Maumee, OH Estimated	2	-33.3%
111	Trotwood, OH Estimated	2	-50%
111	Vandalia, OH Estimated	2	-33.3%
111	Whitehall, OH Estimated	2	-60%
111	Willowick, OH Estimated	2	n/a
111	Worthington, OH Estimated	2	-50%
124	Centerville, OH Estimated	1	n/a
124	Forest Park, OH Estimated	1	n/a
124	Fostoria, OH Estimated	1	0%
124	Galion, OH Estimated	1	0%
124	Lima, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
124	London, OH Estimated	1	-83.3%
124	Parma, OH Estimated	1	0%
124	Reading, OH Estimated	1	0%
124	West Carrollton, OH Estimated	1	-50%
133	Ashtabula, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Brook Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Celina, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	0	-100%
133	Euclid, OH Estimated	0	-100%
133	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Norton, OH Estimated	0	-100%
133	Norwood, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
133	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
133	Springdale, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	University Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
133	Warren, 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. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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/mw2016a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2017). 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.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, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2017, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2017. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2017) 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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2016 (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, 2016}},
  year = {2017},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2016a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2016. 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/mw2016a.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 649 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Warren, OH, with 0 in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.