Ohio in 2007

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed −1.2%, against +0.6% for the United States and +0.7% in 2006.

27,095 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,511 single-family), −21.3% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

−1.2%Ohio index, 2006–2007US +0.6%

27,095housing units permitted in 200720,511 single-family

25 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.0%

1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007

Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2007	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Monroe County	+5.5%	0	0	0.0
Meigs County	+4.5%	10	10	0.5
Gallia County	+4.0%	0	0	0.0
Lawrence County	+3.4%	13	11	0.2
Harrison County	+2.6%	2	2	0.1
Clinton County	+2.4%	136	78	3.2
Scioto County	+2.2%	42	2	0.6
Shelby County	+1.9%	228	159	4.7
Adams County	+1.8%	18	0	0.6
Athens County	+1.8%	104	72	1.6
Putnam County	+1.8%	78	78	2.3
Brown County	+1.6%	324	111	7.3
Warren County	+1.2%	1,148	1,081	4.5
Van Wert County	+1.1%	42	38	1.4
Auglaize County	+0.8%	142	134	3.1
Jackson County	+0.7%	84	84	2.6
Hardin County	+0.5%	36	34	1.2
Highland County	+0.5%	107	71	2.4
Clark County	+0.4%	395	191	2.9
Logan County	+0.3%	153	100	3.3
Wyandot County	+0.3%	27	27	1.3
Perry County	+0.2%	55	51	1.5
Preble County	+0.2%	63	63	1.5
Greene County	+0.1%	565	517	3.2
Licking County	+0.1%	475	370	2.6
Knox County	0.0%	209	200	3.3
Butler County	−0.1%	910	851	2.3
Clermont County	−0.1%	820	587	3.8
Crawford County	−0.1%	104	40	2.5
Ross County	−0.1%	31	31	0.4
Carroll County	−0.2%	4	4	0.2
Mercer County	−0.3%	126	72	2.9
Miami County	−0.3%	168	168	1.5
Sandusky County	−0.3%	60	60	1.0
Washington County	−0.3%	24	24	0.4
Delaware County	−0.4%	1,034	979	4.3
Allen County	−0.5%	178	169	1.8
Wayne County	−0.6%	343	239	2.9
Belmont County	−0.8%	62	18	1.0
Franklin County	−0.8%	3,967	2,094	2.9
Fulton County	−0.8%	97	69	2.3
Huron County	−0.8%	122	57	2.1
Guernsey County	−0.9%	57	57	1.5
Champaign County	−1.0%	61	61	1.6
Defiance County	−1.0%	102	88	2.7
Hamilton County	−1.0%	1,276	693	1.5
Mahoning County	−1.0%	309	277	1.4
Morrow County	−1.0%	136	136	3.7
Erie County	−1.1%	127	103	1.7
Hancock County	−1.1%	657	638	8.8
Jefferson County	−1.1%	124	18	1.9
Lake County	−1.1%	645	514	2.8
Medina County	−1.1%	1,082	938	5.8
Montgomery County	−1.1%	781	753	1.4
Noble County	−1.2%	25	25	1.8
Columbiana County	−1.3%	63	59	0.6
Hocking County	−1.3%	8	8	0.3
Madison County	−1.3%	81	81	1.7
Muskingum County	−1.3%	117	55	1.3
Ashtabula County	−1.4%	135	135	1.4
Seneca County	−1.4%	41	41	0.8
Tuscarawas County	−1.5%	108	94	1.2
Fairfield County	−1.6%	422	375	2.5
Paulding County	−1.6%	21	21	1.1
Darke County	−1.7%	65	65	1.3
Geauga County	−1.8%	226	226	2.4
Portage County	−1.8%	505	473	3.1
Stark County	−1.8%	724	614	1.9
Wood County	−1.9%	521	439	3.9
Pickaway County	−2.0%	66	66	1.0
Summit County	−2.0%	1,089	906	2.0
Richland County	−2.1%	202	128	1.6
Fayette County	−2.2%	81	61	2.8
Pike County	−2.3%	59	59	2.2
Morgan County	−2.4%	20	20	1.5
Trumbull County	−2.5%	320	152	1.6
Union County	−2.5%	221	221	3.0
Lorain County	−2.6%	1,076	974	3.3
Williams County	−2.6%	92	51	2.5
Ashland County	−2.7%	165	129	3.1
Cuyahoga County	−2.7%	1,046	922	0.8
Henry County	−2.8%	62	62	2.2
Vinton County	−2.8%	0	0	0.0
Lucas County	−2.9%	1,076	511	2.5
Marion County	−3.1%	305	95	4.7
Holmes County	−4.0%	8	8	0.2
Ottawa County	−4.0%	276	207	7.0
Coshocton County	−5.7%	6	6	0.2

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.