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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 144 cities in 2020, at 834. Worthington, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest834Columbus, OH
Lowest0Worthington, OH
Median10144 cities

Top 40 cities, 2020

Columbus, OH: 834 countColumbus, OH834Delaware, OH: 389 countDelaware, OH389North Ridgeville, OH: 336 countNorth Ridgeville, OH336Grove City, OH: 278 countGrove City, OH278Pickerington, OH: 261 countPickerington, OH261Middletown, OH: 178 countMiddletown, OH178Harrison, OH: 147 countHarrison, OH147Lorain, OH: 132 countLorain, OH132Cincinnati, OH: 128 countCincinnati, OH128Mason, OH: 128 countMason, OH128Streetsboro, OH: 122 countStreetsboro, OH122Avon, OH: 118 countAvon, OH118Hilliard, OH: 114 countHilliard, OH114Canal Winchester, OH: 113 countCanal Winchester, OH113Dublin, OH: 108 countDublin, OH108Elyria, OH: 105 countElyria, OH105Mentor, OH: 98 countMentor, OH98Cleveland, OH: 95 countCleveland, OH95Strongsville, OH: 74 countStrongsville, OH74Willoughby, OH: 74 countWilloughby, OH74Trenton, OH: 73 countTrenton, OH73Hamilton, OH: 72 countHamilton, OH72Springfield, OH: 69 countSpringfield, OH69Painesville, OH: 67 countPainesville, OH67Amherst, OH: 65 countAmherst, OH65Fairborn, OH: 64 countFairborn, OH64Springboro, OH: 57 countSpringboro, OH57Avon Lake, OH: 52 countAvon Lake, OH52Massillon, OH: 52 countMassillon, OH52Westlake, OH: 51 countWestlake, OH51New Albany, OH: 50 countNew Albany, OH50Powell, OH: 50 countPowell, OH50Aurora, OH: 49 countAurora, OH49Macedonia, OH: 47 countMacedonia, OH47Monroe, OH: 44 countMonroe, OH44Wadsworth, OH: 43 countWadsworth, OH43Oregon, OH: 42 countOregon, OH42Lebanon, OH: 40 countLebanon, OH40Blue Ash, OH: 39 countBlue Ash, OH39Brecksville, OH: 36 countBrecksville, OH36Columbus, OH: 834 countColumbus, OH834Delaware, OH: 389 countDelaware, OH389North Ridgeville, OH: 336 countNorth Ridgeville, OH336Grove City, OH: 278 countGrove City, OH278Pickerington, OH: 261 countPickerington, OH261Middletown, OH: 178 countMiddletown, OH178Harrison, OH: 147 countHarrison, OH147Lorain, OH: 132 countLorain, OH132Cincinnati, OH: 128 countCincinnati, OH128Mason, OH: 128 countMason, OH128Streetsboro, OH: 122 countStreetsboro, OH122Avon, OH: 118 countAvon, OH118Hilliard, OH: 114 countHilliard, OH114Canal Winchester, OH: 113 countCanal Winchester, OH113Dublin, OH: 108 countDublin, OH108Elyria, OH: 105 countElyria, OH105Mentor, OH: 98 countMentor, OH98Cleveland, OH: 95 countCleveland, OH95Strongsville, OH: 74 countStrongsville, OH74Willoughby, OH: 74 countWilloughby, OH74Trenton, OH: 73 countTrenton, OH73Hamilton, OH: 72 countHamilton, OH72Springfield, OH: 69 countSpringfield, OH69Painesville, OH: 67 countPainesville, OH67Amherst, OH: 65 countAmherst, OH65Fairborn, OH: 64 countFairborn, OH64Springboro, OH: 57 countSpringboro, OH57Avon Lake, OH: 52 countAvon Lake, OH52Massillon, OH: 52 countMassillon, OH52Westlake, OH: 51 countWestlake, OH51New Albany, OH: 50 countNew Albany, OH50Powell, OH: 50 countPowell, OH50Aurora, OH: 49 countAurora, OH49Macedonia, OH: 47 countMacedonia, OH47Monroe, OH: 44 countMonroe, OH44Wadsworth, OH: 43 countWadsworth, OH43Oregon, OH: 42 countOregon, OH42Lebanon, OH: 40 countLebanon, OH40Blue Ash, OH: 39 countBlue Ash, OH39Brecksville, OH: 36 countBrecksville, OH36
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

RankCities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Columbus, OH Estimated834+62.9%
2Delaware, OH Estimated389+3.2%
3North Ridgeville, OH Estimated336+7.7%
4Grove City, OH Estimated278+348.4%
5Pickerington, OH Estimated261+33.2%
6Middletown, OH Estimated178+169.7%
7Harrison, OH Estimated147+13.1%
8Lorain, OH Estimated132+51.7%
9Cincinnati, OH Estimated128-5.2%
9Mason, OH Estimated128+8.5%
11Streetsboro, OH Estimated122-6.9%
12Avon, OH Estimated118-3.3%
13Hilliard, OH Estimated114+16.3%
14Canal Winchester, OH Estimated113+32.9%
15Dublin, OH Estimated108-7.7%
16Elyria, OH Estimated105+54.4%
17Mentor, OH Estimated98+92.2%
18Cleveland, OH Estimated95+21.8%
19Strongsville, OH Estimated74+68.2%
19Willoughby, OH Estimated74-1.3%
21Trenton, OH Estimated73+121.2%
22Hamilton, OH Estimated72+12.5%
23Springfield, OH Estimated69+590%
24Painesville, OH Estimated67+204.5%
25Amherst, OH Estimated65-5.8%
26Fairborn, OH Estimated64-35.4%
27Springboro, OH Estimated57+14%
28Avon Lake, OH Estimated52-48%
28Massillon, OH Estimated52+13%
30Westlake, OH Estimated51+30.8%
31New Albany, OH Estimated50+6.4%
31Powell, OH Estimated50+16.3%
33Aurora, OH Estimated49-35.5%
34Macedonia, OH Estimated47+46.9%
35Monroe, OH Estimated44-32.3%
36Wadsworth, OH Estimated43-15.7%
37Oregon, OH Estimated42+44.8%
38Lebanon, OH Estimated40+110.5%
39Blue Ash, OH Estimated39+14.7%
40Brecksville, OH Estimated36+38.5%
41Lancaster, OH Estimated35-42.6%
42Medina, OH Estimated34+161.5%
43Findlay, OH Estimated31+3.3%
43North Royalton, OH Estimated31+10.7%
45New Philadelphia, OH Estimated29+262.5%
46Canton, OH Estimated28+100%
46Upper Arlington, OH Estimated28+21.7%
48Stow, OH Estimated26+73.3%
49Parma, OH Estimated25+1,150%
50Montgomery, OH Estimated21-19.2%
50Seven Hills, OH Estimated210%
50Van Wert, OH Estimated21+162.5%
53Mansfield, OH Estimated20+300%
53Vermilion, OH Estimated20+150%
55London, OH Estimated19+18.8%
56Bay Village, OH Estimated18+50%
56North Canton, OH Estimated18+20%
56Washington Court House, OH Estimated18-14.3%
59Celina, OH Estimated16+45.5%
59Kettering, OH Estimated16+6.7%
61Wooster, OH Estimated15+36.4%
62Ironton, OH Estimated14+366.7%
62Maumee, OH Estimated14+180%
62Miamisburg, OH Estimated14+1,300%
65Sandusky, OH Estimated13+116.7%
65Sidney, OH Estimated13+160%
67Wilmington, OH Estimated12+9.1%
68Athens, OH Estimated11+10%
68Broadview Heights, OH Estimated11-60.7%
68Eastlake, OH Estimated11+22.2%
68Twinsburg, OH Estimated11+10%
72Beachwood, OH Estimated100%
72Chillicothe, OH Estimated10+11.1%
72Defiance, OH Estimated10-37.5%
72Forest Park, OH Estimated10+900%
76Centerville, OH Estimated9+12.5%
76Dover, OH Estimated9+50%
76Lakewood, OH Estimated9+12.5%
76Marion, OH Estimated9+125%
76Toledo, OH Estimated9-43.8%
81Barberton, OH Estimated8+14.3%
81Brunswick, OH Estimated8-78.9%
81Fairfield, OH Estimated80%
81Gahanna, OH Estimated8+100%
81Niles, OH Estimated8+14.3%
86Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated7+133.3%
86Norwalk, OH Estimated7+75%
88Kent, OH Estimated6+50%
88Mount Vernon, OH Estimated6+50%
88Oxford, OH Estimated6-40%
88Solon, OH Estimated6-25%
88Wickliffe, OH Estimated6-33.3%
93Alliance, OH Estimated5-28.6%
93Salem, OH Estimated5+25%
93Springdale, OH Estimated5-83.3%
96Bexley, OH Estimated4+300%
96Fostoria, OH Estimated40%
96Loveland, OH Estimated4-55.6%
96Rocky River, OH Estimated4-42.9%
96Vandalia, OH Estimated4-20%
101Ashland, OH Estimated30%
101Dayton, OH Estimated3+200%
101Lima, OH Estimated3-50%
101Ravenna, OH Estimated3+200%
101South Euclid, OH Estimated3+200%
101Westerville, OH Estimated3-94.1%
107Bedford, OH Estimated20%
107Berea, OH Estimated2-88.2%
107Englewood, OH Estimated2+100%
107Franklin, OH Estimated20%
107Lyndhurst, OH Estimated2n/a
107Maple Heights, OH Estimated2n/a
107Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated2-81.8%
107Reading, OH Estimated2+100%
107Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated2+100%
116Bucyrus, OH Estimated1-83.3%
116Cambridge, OH Estimated10%
116Coshocton, OH Estimated10%
116Galion, OH Estimated10%
116Garfield Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
116Parma Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
116Shaker Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
116Sharonville, OH Estimated1-66.7%
116Steubenville, OH Estimated1n/a
116Tiffin, OH Estimated10%
116University Heights, OH Estimated1n/a
116Zanesville, OH Estimated1-66.7%
128Bedford Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128Brook Park, OH Estimated0n/a
128Brooklyn, OH Estimated0n/a
128Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated0n/a
128East Cleveland, OH Estimated0n/a
128Euclid, OH Estimated0n/a
128Fairview Park, OH Estimated0-100%
128Fremont, OH Estimated0-100%
128North Olmsted, OH Estimated0-100%
128Norwood, OH Estimated0n/a
128Portsmouth, OH Estimated0n/a
128Richmond Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
128Warren, OH Estimated0n/a
128Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated0-100%
128West Carrollton, OH Estimated0-100%
128Whitehall, OH Estimated0-100%
128Worthington, OH Estimated0-100%

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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 2020 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/mw2020a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.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, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 3 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. 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, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2021) 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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2020a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Columbus, OH, with 834 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Worthington, OH, with 0 in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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