State, one year
Ohio in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.6%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.3% in 1997.
48,034 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (36,563 single-family), +3.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County | +8.8% | 213 | 213 | 5.1 |
| Perry County | +6.9% | 23 | 23 | 0.6 |
| Scioto County | +6.8% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Coshocton County | +6.7% | 17 | 17 | 0.5 |
| Holmes County | +6.6% | 10 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Seneca County | +6.5% | 195 | 195 | 3.6 |
| Highland County | +6.1% | 30 | 30 | 0.7 |
| Sandusky County | +5.9% | 125 | 125 | 2.1 |
| Hardin County | +5.8% | 92 | 92 | 3.1 |
| Van Wert County | +5.7% | 101 | 101 | 3.5 |
| Jackson County | +5.6% | 126 | 126 | 3.8 |
| Knox County | +5.6% | 385 | 385 | 6.0 |
| Muskingum County | +5.6% | 13 | 13 | 0.1 |
| Belmont County | +5.1% | 32 | 32 | 0.5 |
| Ross County | +5.1% | 53 | 53 | 0.7 |
| Union County | +5.1% | 543 | 543 | 7.4 |
| Champaign County | +5.0% | 183 | 183 | 4.7 |
| Ashtabula County | +4.7% | 200 | 200 | 2.1 |
| Erie County | +4.7% | 237 | 237 | 3.2 |
| Stark County | +4.7% | 1,170 | 1,170 | 3.1 |
| Lucas County | +4.6% | 936 | 936 | 2.2 |
| Portage County | +4.5% | 715 | 715 | 4.4 |
| Clark County | +4.3% | 480 | 480 | 3.5 |
| Jefferson County | +4.3% | 16 | 16 | 0.3 |
| Summit County | +4.3% | 1,930 | 1,930 | 3.6 |
| Washington County | +4.3% | 34 | 34 | 0.6 |
| Wyandot County | +4.3% | 57 | 57 | 2.6 |
| Allen County | +4.2% | 211 | 211 | 2.1 |
| Ashland County | +4.2% | 198 | 198 | 3.8 |
| Guernsey County | +4.2% | 106 | 106 | 2.8 |
| Mahoning County | +4.2% | 693 | 693 | 3.1 |
| Marion County | +4.2% | 150 | 150 | 2.3 |
| Pickaway County | +4.2% | 193 | 193 | 3.1 |
| Huron County | +4.0% | 195 | 195 | 3.3 |
| Morrow County | +4.0% | 77 | 77 | 2.1 |
| Preble County | +4.0% | 225 | 225 | 5.5 |
| Athens County | +3.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Carroll County | +3.9% | 23 | 23 | 0.9 |
| Clermont County | +3.9% | 1,272 | 1,272 | 5.9 |
| Logan County | +3.9% | 212 | 212 | 4.6 |
| Ottawa County | +3.8% | 237 | 237 | 6.0 |
| Paulding County | +3.8% | 77 | 77 | 4.1 |
| Wayne County | +3.8% | 431 | 431 | 3.7 |
| Wood County | +3.8% | 475 | 475 | 3.5 |
| Butler County | +3.7% | 1,945 | 1,945 | 4.9 |
| Darke County | +3.7% | 223 | 223 | 4.3 |
| Delaware County | +3.7% | 1,582 | 1,582 | 6.5 |
| Fayette County | +3.7% | 99 | 99 | 3.5 |
| Hamilton County | +3.7% | 1,061 | 1,061 | 1.3 |
| Hancock County | +3.7% | 221 | 221 | 2.9 |
| Lake County | +3.7% | 803 | 803 | 3.5 |
| Licking County | +3.7% | 813 | 813 | 4.4 |
| Madison County | +3.7% | 191 | 191 | 4.1 |
| Tuscarawas County | +3.7% | 139 | 139 | 1.5 |
| Williams County | +3.7% | 119 | 119 | 3.3 |
| Columbiana County | +3.6% | 131 | 131 | 1.3 |
| Geauga County | +3.6% | 554 | 554 | 5.8 |
| Hocking County | +3.6% | 11 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Richland County | +3.6% | 356 | 356 | 2.9 |
| Lorain County | +3.5% | 1,184 | 1,184 | 3.7 |
| Warren County | +3.5% | 2,516 | 2,516 | 9.8 |
| Henry County | +3.4% | 90 | 90 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence County | +3.4% | 44 | 44 | 0.8 |
| Auglaize County | +3.3% | 161 | 161 | 3.5 |
| Cuyahoga County | +3.3% | 2,152 | 2,152 | 1.7 |
| Fairfield County | +3.3% | 681 | 681 | 4.0 |
| Pike County | +3.3% | 17 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Franklin County | +3.2% | 3,926 | 3,926 | 2.9 |
| Miami County | +3.2% | 328 | 328 | 2.9 |
| Brown County | +3.0% | 57 | 57 | 1.3 |
| Fulton County | +3.0% | 95 | 95 | 2.3 |
| Clinton County | +2.9% | 198 | 198 | 4.7 |
| Mercer County | +2.9% | 124 | 124 | 2.9 |
| Montgomery County | +2.8% | 1,093 | 1,093 | 2.0 |
| Gallia County | +2.7% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Shelby County | +2.7% | 219 | 219 | 4.6 |
| Trumbull County | +2.6% | 392 | 392 | 2.0 |
| Adams County | +2.5% | 9 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Greene County | +2.5% | 608 | 608 | 3.5 |
| Medina County | +2.2% | 1,397 | 1,397 | 7.6 |
| Putnam County | +2.2% | 95 | 95 | 2.8 |
| Harrison County | +2.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Defiance County | +2.0% | 149 | 149 | 3.9 |
| Meigs County | +0.2% | 18 | 18 | 0.8 |
| Monroe County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Morgan County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Noble County | — | 57 | 57 | 4.0 |
| 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.