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 2022, at 642. Whitehall, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 12. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest642Columbus, OH

Lowest0Whitehall, OH

Median12144 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

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	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Columbus, OH Estimated	642	-29.7%
2	Delaware, OH Estimated	453	-0.9%
3	Grove City, OH Estimated	384	-6.1%
4	Pickerington, OH Estimated	225	-13.8%
5	Cleveland, OH Estimated	158	+51.9%
6	Elyria, OH Estimated	156	+47.2%
7	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	149	-50.8%
8	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	143	+191.8%
9	Middletown, OH Estimated	137	-21.7%
10	Westlake, OH Estimated	121	-8.3%
11	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	104	-49.5%
12	Lorain, OH Estimated	96	-19.3%
13	Dublin, OH Estimated	83	-42%
14	Hilliard, OH Estimated	81	-31.4%
15	Trenton, OH Estimated	74	+60.9%
16	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	72	-22.6%
17	Hamilton, OH Estimated	66	-16.5%
17	Mentor, OH Estimated	66	-10.8%
19	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	65	+124.1%
20	Fairborn, OH Estimated	64	-34%
20	Springfield, OH Estimated	64	-15.8%
22	Aurora, OH Estimated	59	-11.9%
23	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	56	+9.8%
24	New Albany, OH Estimated	55	-43.3%
25	Lebanon, OH Estimated	54	-8.5%
26	Massillon, OH Estimated	48	-15.8%
27	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	47	+6.8%
27	Harrison, OH Estimated	47	-62.4%
29	Powell, OH Estimated	45	-15.1%
30	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	43	-55.2%
31	Monroe, OH Estimated	42	+31.3%
32	Willoughby, OH Estimated	41	+105%
33	Avon, OH Estimated	40	-38.5%
34	Eastlake, OH Estimated	38	+442.9%
35	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	36	-18.2%
36	Amherst, OH Estimated	34	-5.6%
36	Lancaster, OH Estimated	34	-38.2%
36	Mason, OH Estimated	34	-76.4%
39	Parma, OH Estimated	33	-25%
40	Brunswick, OH Estimated	32	+190.9%
40	Dayton, OH Estimated	32	+128.6%
42	London, OH Estimated	31	-26.2%
42	Vermilion, OH Estimated	31	+10.7%
44	North Royalton, OH Estimated	28	-20%
45	Stow, OH Estimated	27	-18.2%
46	Ashland, OH Estimated	26	+766.7%
47	Mansfield, OH Estimated	25	+108.3%
48	Oregon, OH Estimated	23	-17.9%
48	Sidney, OH Estimated	23	+155.6%
50	Lima, OH Estimated	22	n/a
50	Toledo, OH Estimated	22	-4.3%
50	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	22	-8.3%
53	Sandusky, OH Estimated	20	+42.9%
54	Canton, OH Estimated	19	-38.7%
54	Van Wert, OH Estimated	19	+35.7%
56	Brecksville, OH Estimated	18	-45.5%
56	Montgomery, OH Estimated	18	0%
56	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	18	+50%
59	Loveland, OH Estimated	17	+88.9%
59	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	17	+466.7%
59	Solon, OH Estimated	17	0%
62	Celina, OH Estimated	15	+50%
63	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	14	+27.3%
63	Strongsville, OH Estimated	14	-53.3%
65	Bay Village, OH Estimated	13	-35%
65	Euclid, OH Estimated	13	n/a
67	Beachwood, OH Estimated	12	-7.7%
67	Dover, OH Estimated	12	+71.4%
67	Findlay, OH Estimated	12	+33.3%
67	Maumee, OH Estimated	12	-14.3%
67	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	12	n/a
67	North Canton, OH Estimated	12	-25%
67	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	12	+300%
74	Wooster, OH Estimated	10	+25%
75	Barberton, OH Estimated	9	0%
75	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	9	-25%
77	Rocky River, OH Estimated	8	-20%
77	Salem, OH Estimated	8	+300%
77	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	8	-84.3%
80	Centerville, OH Estimated	7	-30%
80	Defiance, OH Estimated	7	-30%
80	Niles, OH Estimated	7	+75%
83	Medina, OH Estimated	6	-82.9%
83	Norwalk, OH Estimated	6	-33.3%
83	Oxford, OH Estimated	6	-25%
83	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	6	+50%
87	Bedford, OH Estimated	5	+25%
87	Bexley, OH Estimated	5	+150%
87	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	5	-28.6%
87	Kent, OH Estimated	5	+25%
87	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	5	-37.5%
87	Wilmington, OH Estimated	5	0%
87	Zanesville, OH Estimated	5	+400%
94	Alliance, OH Estimated	4	-42.9%
94	Fairfield, OH Estimated	4	-63.6%
94	Fostoria, OH Estimated	4	-20%
94	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	4	+300%
94	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	4	n/a
94	Tiffin, OH Estimated	4	-63.6%
94	Vandalia, OH Estimated	4	+100%
101	Cambridge, OH Estimated	3	+200%
101	Marion, OH Estimated	3	-66.7%
101	Reading, OH Estimated	3	n/a
101	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	3	-50%
101	University Heights, OH Estimated	3	-40%
106	Coshocton, OH Estimated	2	0%
106	Englewood, OH Estimated	2	+100%
106	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	2	n/a
106	Ironton, OH Estimated	2	-83.3%
106	Kettering, OH Estimated	2	n/a
106	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	2	-84.6%
106	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	2	-91.3%
106	Sharonville, OH Estimated	2	+100%
106	Springboro, OH Estimated	2	-84.6%
106	Westerville, OH Estimated	2	-75%
116	Athens, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
116	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Galion, OH Estimated	1	0%
116	Lakewood, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
116	Macedonia, OH Estimated	1	-75%
116	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	1	-75%
116	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	1	-50%
116	Norwood, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
116	West Carrollton, OH Estimated	1	n/a
116	Worthington, OH Estimated	1	-50%
127	Berea, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Brook Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Forest Park, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Franklin, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Fremont, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Gahanna, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Painesville, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Ravenna, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	South Euclid, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Springdale, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Steubenville, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Warren, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Whitehall, 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. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/mw2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2022. 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/mw2022a.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 642 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Whitehall, OH, with 0 in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.