Ohio in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed −3.1%, against −7.5% for the United States and −2.4% in 2008.

13,343 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,593 single-family), −24.5% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−3.1%Ohio index, 2008–2009US −7.5%

13,343housing units permitted in 200910,593 single-family

7 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.7%

582,963units permitted nationally in 2009

Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2009	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Gallia County	+2.9%	6	1	0.2
Monroe County	+1.8%	0	0	0.0
Jackson County	+1.1%	61	41	1.9
Morgan County	+1.0%	6	6	0.4
Washington County	+1.0%	8	8	0.1
Ashtabula County	+0.6%	66	66	0.7
Hardin County	+0.1%	23	23	0.8
Huron County	−0.2%	52	42	0.9
Athens County	−0.4%	25	6	0.4
Auglaize County	−0.5%	67	60	1.5
Highland County	−0.6%	16	16	0.4
Wayne County	−0.9%	166	157	1.4
Mercer County	−1.1%	89	51	2.1
Putnam County	−1.1%	44	44	1.3
Tuscarawas County	−1.1%	47	47	0.5
Columbiana County	−1.2%	30	30	0.3
Preble County	−1.3%	69	21	1.7
Wyandot County	−1.6%	15	15	0.7
Coshocton County	−1.7%	2	2	0.1
Miami County	−1.7%	114	114	1.0
Shelby County	−1.7%	82	82	1.7
Hancock County	−1.9%	75	75	1.0
Allen County	−2.0%	64	57	0.6
Brown County	−2.0%	55	50	1.2
Meigs County	−2.1%	2	2	0.1
Muskingum County	−2.1%	67	1	0.8
Hocking County	−2.2%	47	7	1.7
Scioto County	−2.2%	36	1	0.5
Franklin County	−2.3%	2,889	1,464	2.1
Guernsey County	−2.3%	37	37	1.0
Henry County	−2.3%	18	18	0.7
Mahoning County	−2.3%	96	96	0.4
Marion County	−2.3%	35	33	0.5
Sandusky County	−2.3%	29	29	0.5
Crawford County	−2.4%	12	12	0.3
Greene County	−2.4%	325	295	1.9
Delaware County	−2.5%	533	491	2.2
Hamilton County	−2.5%	405	326	0.5
Logan County	−2.5%	63	59	1.4
Ottawa County	−2.5%	124	87	3.1
Carroll County	−2.6%	3	3	0.1
Lawrence County	−2.6%	5	5	0.1
Perry County	−2.6%	23	21	0.6
Clark County	−2.7%	69	69	0.5
Licking County	−2.7%	225	209	1.2
Ross County	−2.7%	80	80	1.0
Defiance County	−2.8%	53	39	1.4
Portage County	−2.8%	182	182	1.1
Stark County	−2.8%	357	293	1.0
Fayette County	−2.9%	38	35	1.3
Van Wert County	−3.0%	28	28	1.0
Ashland County	−3.1%	48	48	0.9
Darke County	−3.1%	38	38	0.7
Fairfield County	−3.1%	188	188	1.1
Jefferson County	−3.2%	11	11	0.2
Summit County	−3.2%	559	488	1.0
Belmont County	−3.3%	10	10	0.2
Medina County	−3.3%	660	463	3.6
Pike County	−3.3%	80	80	3.0
Paulding County	−3.4%	11	11	0.6
Seneca County	−3.4%	53	53	1.0
Trumbull County	−3.4%	60	46	0.3
Geauga County	−3.5%	62	62	0.6
Richland County	−3.5%	73	47	0.6
Union County	−3.5%	130	130	1.8
Champaign County	−3.6%	24	24	0.6
Clermont County	−3.6%	506	445	2.3
Erie County	−3.6%	47	43	0.6
Madison County	−3.6%	36	34	0.8
Morrow County	−3.7%	38	38	1.0
Cuyahoga County	−3.8%	503	462	0.4
Lake County	−3.9%	255	255	1.1
Lorain County	−3.9%	589	567	1.8
Williams County	−3.9%	18	14	0.5
Holmes County	−4.0%	1	1	0.0
Warren County	−4.0%	755	664	2.9
Butler County	−4.1%	574	544	1.4
Clinton County	−4.1%	21	21	0.5
Harrison County	−4.2%	0	0	0.0
Montgomery County	−4.2%	340	340	0.6
Fulton County	−4.7%	112	24	2.7
Knox County	−4.7%	100	100	1.6
Pickaway County	−4.8%	20	20	0.3
Noble County	−5.1%	19	19	1.3
Vinton County	−5.4%	0	0	0.0
Wood County	−5.7%	128	128	1.0
Lucas County	−5.9%	305	238	0.7
Adams County	−7.4%	6	1	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.