Ohio in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed −1.6%, against −1.8% for the United States and −3.7% in 2011.

16,905 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,894 single-family), +22.8% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−1.6%Ohio index, 2011–2012US −1.8%

16,905housing units permitted in 201210,894 single-family

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

829,658units permitted nationally in 2012

Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2012	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Harrison County	+9.5%	0	0	0.0
Meigs County	+6.4%	5	5	0.2
Putnam County	+2.7%	51	49	1.5
Fayette County	+2.3%	20	20	0.7
Belmont County	+2.0%	11	11	0.2
Van Wert County	+2.0%	87	23	3.0
Brown County	+1.3%	51	51	1.1
Jackson County	+1.3%	44	44	1.3
Crawford County	+1.2%	11	11	0.3
Paulding County	+1.2%	6	6	0.3
Lawrence County	+0.9%	8	6	0.1
Allen County	+0.5%	80	40	0.8
Muskingum County	+0.5%	84	36	1.0
Washington County	+0.5%	6	6	0.1
Coshocton County	+0.4%	3	3	0.1
Ross County	+0.4%	28	12	0.4
Shelby County	+0.2%	96	94	2.0
Licking County	0.0%	272	255	1.5
Union County	0.0%	174	174	2.4
Henry County	−0.1%	20	20	0.7
Perry County	−0.1%	24	20	0.7
Champaign County	−0.2%	26	26	0.7
Hancock County	−0.2%	87	87	1.2
Mercer County	−0.2%	52	41	1.2
Adams County	−0.3%	0	0	0.0
Delaware County	−0.3%	876	794	3.6
Geauga County	−0.3%	116	116	1.2
Guernsey County	−0.3%	42	39	1.1
Holmes County	−0.3%	3	3	0.1
Morgan County	−0.3%	5	5	0.4
Ashtabula County	−0.4%	85	76	0.9
Athens County	−0.6%	11	6	0.2
Hocking County	−0.6%	11	11	0.4
Madison County	−0.6%	39	35	0.8
Miami County	−0.6%	123	114	1.1
Warren County	−0.6%	590	557	2.3
Auglaize County	−0.7%	63	56	1.4
Fairfield County	−0.7%	526	223	3.1
Greene County	−0.8%	447	245	2.6
Logan County	−0.8%	59	54	1.3
Pike County	−0.8%	60	60	2.2
Seneca County	−0.9%	13	13	0.2
Tuscarawas County	−0.9%	62	48	0.7
Hardin County	−1.0%	26	22	0.9
Monroe County	−1.0%	0	0	0.0
Clermont County	−1.1%	503	337	2.3
Williams County	−1.1%	15	13	0.4
Butler County	−1.2%	496	488	1.2
Franklin County	−1.2%	4,864	1,372	3.6
Highland County	−1.2%	13	13	0.3
Medina County	−1.2%	402	402	2.2
Scioto County	−1.2%	95	3	1.3
Erie County	−1.3%	44	40	0.6
Wayne County	−1.3%	131	119	1.1
Fulton County	−1.4%	28	28	0.7
Hamilton County	−1.4%	853	435	1.0
Clark County	−1.5%	115	39	0.8
Pickaway County	−1.6%	25	25	0.4
Defiance County	−1.7%	35	29	0.9
Huron County	−1.7%	23	23	0.4
Preble County	−1.7%	22	22	0.5
Gallia County	−1.8%	3	3	0.1
Wood County	−1.8%	336	154	2.5
Knox County	−1.9%	100	100	1.6
Stark County	−1.9%	470	353	1.3
Jefferson County	−2.1%	7	3	0.1
Mahoning County	−2.1%	117	117	0.5
Clinton County	−2.2%	29	29	0.7
Montgomery County	−2.2%	544	530	1.0
Wyandot County	−2.3%	14	14	0.6
Lorain County	−2.4%	726	639	2.2
Lake County	−2.5%	454	280	2.0
Darke County	−2.7%	30	30	0.6
Carroll County	−2.8%	1	1	0.0
Ottawa County	−2.9%	114	114	2.9
Trumbull County	−3.0%	67	59	0.3
Summit County	−3.1%	440	437	0.8
Cuyahoga County	−3.2%	634	488	0.5
Richland County	−3.2%	53	51	0.4
Portage County	−3.4%	178	174	1.1
Marion County	−3.5%	46	26	0.7
Lucas County	−3.6%	338	255	0.8
Noble County	−4.4%	30	27	2.1
Sandusky County	−4.7%	12	12	0.2
Columbiana County	−4.8%	18	18	0.2
Morrow County	−4.8%	35	35	1.0
Ashland County	−5.3%	42	40	0.8
Vinton County	−8.0%	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.