State, one year
Ohio in 1997
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +4.3%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.4% in 1996.
46,487 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,728 single-family), −5.7% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
Counties in 1997
Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1997 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | +12.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hardin County | +10.5% | 58 | 58 | 1.9 |
| Ashland County | +10.0% | 203 | 203 | 3.9 |
| Pike County | +9.6% | 18 | 18 | 0.7 |
| Carroll County | +8.9% | 14 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Fayette County | +8.6% | 85 | 85 | 3.0 |
| Guernsey County | +8.5% | 102 | 102 | 2.7 |
| Columbiana County | +8.4% | 80 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Ashtabula County | +7.9% | 239 | 239 | 2.5 |
| Brown County | +7.9% | 48 | 48 | 1.1 |
| Holmes County | +7.3% | 7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Madison County | +7.3% | 159 | 159 | 3.4 |
| Richland County | +7.3% | 335 | 335 | 2.7 |
| Darke County | +7.2% | 183 | 183 | 3.6 |
| Adams County | +7.1% | 8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Marion County | +6.9% | 158 | 158 | 2.4 |
| Ross County | +6.7% | 24 | 24 | 0.3 |
| Huron County | +6.5% | 216 | 216 | 3.7 |
| Gallia County | +6.4% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Wyandot County | +6.3% | 61 | 61 | 2.8 |
| Highland County | +6.2% | 26 | 26 | 0.6 |
| Ottawa County | +6.2% | 220 | 220 | 5.6 |
| Stark County | +6.1% | 1,025 | 1,025 | 2.7 |
| Clinton County | +6.0% | 176 | 176 | 4.2 |
| Hocking County | +6.0% | 10 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Lucas County | +6.0% | 901 | 901 | 2.1 |
| Morrow County | +6.0% | 44 | 44 | 1.2 |
| Preble County | +6.0% | 231 | 231 | 5.7 |
| Logan County | +5.9% | 181 | 181 | 3.9 |
| Tuscarawas County | +5.9% | 144 | 144 | 1.6 |
| Fulton County | +5.8% | 114 | 114 | 2.7 |
| Trumbull County | +5.8% | 448 | 448 | 2.3 |
| Crawford County | +5.7% | 204 | 204 | 4.9 |
| Henry County | +5.6% | 102 | 102 | 3.7 |
| Wood County | +5.5% | 460 | 460 | 3.4 |
| Erie County | +5.4% | 239 | 239 | 3.3 |
| Auglaize County | +5.3% | 154 | 154 | 3.4 |
| Belmont County | +5.3% | 21 | 21 | 0.3 |
| Portage County | +5.2% | 607 | 607 | 3.7 |
| Athens County | +5.1% | 12 | 12 | 0.2 |
| Muskingum County | +5.1% | 28 | 28 | 0.3 |
| Defiance County | +5.0% | 128 | 128 | 3.3 |
| Miami County | +5.0% | 318 | 318 | 2.8 |
| Lawrence County | +4.9% | 17 | 17 | 0.3 |
| Champaign County | +4.7% | 198 | 198 | 5.1 |
| Mercer County | +4.7% | 93 | 93 | 2.2 |
| Coshocton County | +4.6% | 13 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Lake County | +4.6% | 765 | 765 | 3.3 |
| Seneca County | +4.6% | 168 | 168 | 3.1 |
| Summit County | +4.6% | 1,740 | 1,740 | 3.2 |
| Geauga County | +4.5% | 524 | 524 | 5.5 |
| Licking County | +4.4% | 728 | 728 | 3.9 |
| Delaware County | +4.3% | 1,351 | 1,351 | 5.6 |
| Fairfield County | +4.3% | 572 | 572 | 3.4 |
| Hamilton County | +4.3% | 1,009 | 1,009 | 1.2 |
| Butler County | +4.2% | 1,772 | 1,772 | 4.4 |
| Paulding County | +4.2% | 65 | 65 | 3.5 |
| Pickaway County | +4.2% | 174 | 174 | 2.8 |
| Union County | +4.1% | 470 | 470 | 6.4 |
| Wayne County | +4.0% | 413 | 413 | 3.5 |
| Franklin County | +3.9% | 3,499 | 3,499 | 2.6 |
| Knox County | +3.9% | 283 | 283 | 4.4 |
| Medina County | +3.8% | 1,226 | 1,226 | 6.6 |
| Putnam County | +3.8% | 59 | 59 | 1.7 |
| Sandusky County | +3.8% | 152 | 152 | 2.6 |
| Shelby County | +3.8% | 281 | 281 | 5.8 |
| Clark County | +3.7% | 313 | 313 | 2.3 |
| Clermont County | +3.7% | 1,070 | 1,070 | 4.9 |
| Lorain County | +3.7% | 1,069 | 1,069 | 3.3 |
| Williams County | +3.7% | 192 | 192 | 5.3 |
| Cuyahoga County | +3.5% | 1,910 | 1,910 | 1.5 |
| Hancock County | +3.3% | 202 | 202 | 2.7 |
| Allen County | +3.2% | 197 | 197 | 2.0 |
| Meigs County | +3.2% | 23 | 23 | 1.1 |
| Perry County | +3.2% | 18 | 18 | 0.5 |
| Van Wert County | +3.1% | 66 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Jackson County | +3.0% | 114 | 114 | 3.5 |
| Jefferson County | +3.0% | 21 | 21 | 0.3 |
| Warren County | +3.0% | 2,165 | 2,165 | 8.4 |
| Montgomery County | +2.8% | 996 | 996 | 1.8 |
| Greene County | +2.3% | 343 | 343 | 2.0 |
| Washington County | +2.3% | 24 | 24 | 0.4 |
| Mahoning County | +2.0% | 590 | 590 | 2.6 |
| Scioto County | +0.9% | 6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Monroe County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Morgan County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Noble County | — | 44 | 44 | 3.1 |
| Vinton County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Ohio by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.