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 2024, at 828. West Carrollton, OH had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest828Columbus, OH

Lowest0West Carrollton, OH

Median10144 cities

Top 40 cities, 2024

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	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Columbus, OH Estimated	828	-12.2%
2	Delaware, OH Estimated	535	+24.7%
3	Grove City, OH Estimated	353	+15.4%
4	Cleveland, OH Estimated	234	+45.3%
5	Elyria, OH Estimated	181	+37.1%
6	Hilliard, OH Estimated	177	+34.1%
7	Xenia, OH Estimated	159	+224.5%
8	Reynoldsburg, OH Estimated	148	+279.5%
9	Avon Lake, OH Estimated	146	+8.1%
10	Pickerington, OH Estimated	136	-12.3%
11	Barberton, OH Estimated	130	+1,525%
11	North Ridgeville, OH Estimated	130	+30%
13	Cincinnati, OH Estimated	110	-6%
14	Middletown, OH Estimated	98	+40%
15	Dublin, OH Estimated	96	+269.2%
16	Avon, OH Estimated	87	+234.6%
17	Wooster, OH Estimated	77	+71.1%
18	Sidney, OH Estimated	76	+94.9%
19	Harrison, OH Estimated	75	+581.8%
19	Mentor, OH Estimated	75	-23.5%
21	Fairborn, OH Estimated	74	+105.6%
21	Westlake, OH Estimated	74	+54.2%
23	London, OH Estimated	73	+37.7%
24	Hamilton, OH Estimated	66	+6.5%
25	Monroe, OH Estimated	63	+26%
25	Willoughby, OH Estimated	63	+96.9%
27	Dayton, OH Estimated	62	-27.9%
28	Aurora, OH Estimated	58	-20.5%
28	Springfield, OH Estimated	58	+38.1%
30	Wilmington, OH Estimated	57	+1,800%
31	Lorain, OH Estimated	54	-48.1%
32	Canal Winchester, OH Estimated	48	-36.8%
32	Massillon, OH Estimated	48	+11.6%
34	New Albany, OH Estimated	46	-9.8%
34	Powell, OH Estimated	46	+15%
36	Springboro, OH Estimated	42	+2,000%
37	Brunswick, OH Estimated	40	-67.5%
38	Oregon, OH Estimated	37	+94.7%
39	Blue Ash, OH Estimated	36	+12.5%
40	South Euclid, OH Estimated	32	+357.1%
41	Broadview Heights, OH Estimated	31	+82.4%
41	Miamisburg, OH Estimated	31	-48.3%
43	North Royalton, OH Estimated	30	+11.1%
43	Washington Court House, OH Estimated	30	+7.1%
45	Trenton, OH Estimated	28	-22.2%
46	Mansfield, OH Estimated	24	+20%
47	Van Wert, OH Estimated	23	+15%
47	Wadsworth, OH Estimated	23	-20.7%
49	Upper Arlington, OH Estimated	22	+10%
50	Canton, OH Estimated	21	+90.9%
51	Oxford, OH Estimated	20	+5.3%
52	Defiance, OH Estimated	18	+63.6%
52	Mount Vernon, OH Estimated	18	+80%
52	Toledo, OH Estimated	18	+80%
55	Vermilion, OH Estimated	17	+6.3%
56	Chillicothe, OH Estimated	16	+6.7%
56	Lancaster, OH Estimated	16	0%
58	Ironton, OH Estimated	15	+200%
59	Celina, OH Estimated	14	-41.7%
59	Montgomery, OH Estimated	14	-26.3%
61	Salem, OH Estimated	13	+116.7%
61	Sandusky, OH Estimated	13	-18.8%
61	Strongsville, OH Estimated	13	-7.1%
64	Bay Village, OH Estimated	12	+9.1%
64	Solon, OH Estimated	12	-42.9%
66	Beachwood, OH Estimated	11	-8.3%
66	Eastlake, OH Estimated	11	-70.3%
66	Findlay, OH Estimated	11	+37.5%
66	Loveland, OH Estimated	11	-21.4%
70	Alliance, OH Estimated	10	+400%
70	Macedonia, OH Estimated	10	-68.8%
70	Norwalk, OH Estimated	10	+100%
70	Zanesville, OH Estimated	10	-44.4%
74	Centerville, OH Estimated	9	+12.5%
74	Mason, OH Estimated	9	-69%
74	North Canton, OH Estimated	9	0%
74	Shaker Heights, OH Estimated	9	+28.6%
74	Stow, OH Estimated	9	+80%
79	Euclid, OH Estimated	8	+60%
79	Lebanon, OH Estimated	8	-27.3%
79	Tiffin, OH Estimated	8	+33.3%
82	Maple Heights, OH Estimated	7	+133.3%
82	New Philadelphia, OH Estimated	7	-22.2%
82	Whitehall, OH Estimated	7	+75%
85	Lima, OH Estimated	6	+100%
85	Streetsboro, OH Estimated	6	-62.5%
85	Worthington, OH Estimated	6	+100%
88	Brecksville, OH Estimated	5	-44.4%
88	Medina, OH Estimated	5	+66.7%
88	Portsmouth, OH Estimated	5	0%
91	Fairfield, OH Estimated	4	0%
91	Mayfield Heights, OH Estimated	4	0%
91	Niles, OH Estimated	4	-42.9%
91	Rocky River, OH Estimated	4	+33.3%
91	Westerville, OH Estimated	4	-33.3%
96	Athens, OH Estimated	3	0%
96	Berea, OH Estimated	3	0%
96	Bexley, OH Estimated	3	-25%
96	Bucyrus, OH Estimated	3	-62.5%
96	Coshocton, OH Estimated	3	+50%
96	Dover, OH Estimated	3	-81.3%
96	Gahanna, OH Estimated	3	+50%
96	Kettering, OH Estimated	3	-72.7%
96	Marion, OH Estimated	3	-50%
96	Parma, OH Estimated	3	-90.6%
96	University Heights, OH Estimated	3	-25%
96	Warrensville Heights, OH Estimated	3	+50%
108	Englewood, OH Estimated	2	+100%
108	Fostoria, OH Estimated	2	+100%
108	Lyndhurst, OH Estimated	2	0%
108	North Olmsted, OH Estimated	2	0%
108	Twinsburg, OH Estimated	2	0%
108	Wickliffe, OH Estimated	2	0%
114	Amherst, OH Estimated	1	-96.8%
114	Ashland, OH Estimated	1	-66.7%
114	Bedford, OH Estimated	1	-75%
114	Cleveland Heights, OH Estimated	1	n/a
114	Galion, OH Estimated	1	-50%
114	Kent, OH Estimated	1	-75%
114	Lakewood, OH Estimated	1	-50%
114	Middleburg Heights, OH Estimated	1	0%
114	Ravenna, OH Estimated	1	-50%
114	Reading, OH Estimated	1	-50%
114	Seven Hills, OH Estimated	1	0%
114	Sharonville, OH Estimated	1	n/a
114	Vandalia, OH Estimated	1	-85.7%
127	Bedford Heights, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Brook Park, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Brooklyn, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Cambridge, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	East Cleveland, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Fairview Park, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Forest Park, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Franklin, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Fremont, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Garfield Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Maumee, OH Estimated	0	-100%
127	Norwood, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Parma Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Richmond Heights, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Springdale, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Steubenville, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	Warren, OH Estimated	0	n/a
127	West Carrollton, 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 2024 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/mw2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2024 (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, 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/ohio-cities?period=2024. 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/mw2024a.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 828 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carrollton, OH, with 0 in 2024.

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 2024 and are not ranked.