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Ohio in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +3.5%, against +4.4% for the United States and +3.3% in 2014.

20,047 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,529 single-family), +0.9% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+3.5%Ohio index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
20,047housing units permitted in 201513,529 single-family
81 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.1%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jackson County+10.5%65652.0
Guernsey County+9.5%38281.0
Meigs County+7.7%440.2
Van Wert County+6.5%17170.6
Wayne County+6.1%2111641.8
Paulding County+5.9%16160.9
Coshocton County+5.8%1310.3
Fulton County+5.6%68661.6
Fairfield County+5.4%3423382.0
Pike County+5.3%66662.4
Franklin County+5.2%5,3731,5083.9
Ashland County+5.1%67631.3
Lorain County+5.0%8476992.6
Muskingum County+4.9%79150.9
Union County+4.6%3963905.4
Williams County+4.5%30300.8
Logan County+4.3%82821.8
Hancock County+4.1%99931.3
Washington County+4.1%21120.4
Columbiana County+4.0%50270.5
Geauga County+4.0%1321321.4
Hamilton County+4.0%8936341.1
Jefferson County+3.9%880.1
Portage County+3.9%4062312.5
Allen County+3.8%77640.8
Belmont County+3.7%5280.8
Carroll County+3.7%000.0
Licking County+3.7%2802691.5
Sandusky County+3.7%98321.7
Warren County+3.7%9628983.7
Richland County+3.6%62620.5
Athens County+3.5%91101.4
Holmes County+3.5%550.1
Defiance County+3.4%22160.6
Delaware County+3.4%9508523.9
Highland County+3.4%850.2
Mahoning County+3.4%1271270.6
Ross County+3.4%20200.3
Ashtabula County+3.2%88680.9
Cuyahoga County+3.2%7447020.6
Knox County+3.2%1211171.9
Lake County+3.2%5393262.3
Summit County+3.2%5615611.0
Butler County+3.1%1,0275912.6
Henry County+3.1%27271.0
Medina County+3.1%6766743.7
Clinton County+3.0%37370.9
Darke County+3.0%44440.9
Clark County+2.9%63610.5
Tuscarawas County+2.9%68600.7
Montgomery County+2.8%4364200.8
Stark County+2.8%5584051.5
Adams County+2.6%440.1
Ottawa County+2.6%138883.5
Madison County+2.5%41410.9
Brown County+2.4%63631.4
Hocking County+2.4%4951.8
Lucas County+2.4%3903560.9
Wood County+2.4%2572271.9
Clermont County+2.3%4203061.9
Miami County+2.3%1511411.3
Greene County+2.1%3932962.3
Marion County+2.1%31310.5
Wyandot County+2.1%18180.8
Pickaway County+2.0%55550.9
Seneca County+2.0%33310.6
Mercer County+1.9%66581.5
Harrison County+1.8%110.1
Lawrence County+1.8%1150.2
Morrow County+1.8%27270.7
Fayette County+1.7%46241.6
Hardin County+1.4%29271.0
Putnam County+1.4%38361.1
Preble County+1.3%32320.8
Erie County+1.0%85771.2
Auglaize County+0.9%108982.4
Noble County+0.7%26261.8
Scioto County+0.5%14642.0
Crawford County+0.4%660.1
Huron County+0.3%56411.0
Trumbull County+0.2%77770.4
Champaign County−0.7%37371.0
Shelby County−1.1%61591.3
Perry County−1.2%42381.2
Vinton County−4.0%000.0
Gallia County−4.2%550.2
Morgan County−4.7%39392.9
Monroe County−6.8%000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Ohio by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 44,812 units (32,635 single-family, 12,177 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 49,280 units (35,719 single-family, 13,561 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 46,487 units (32,728 single-family, 13,759 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 48,034 units (36,563 single-family, 11,471 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 55,880 units (40,033 single-family, 15,847 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 49,745 units (38,013 single-family, 11,732 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 49,931 units (38,765 single-family, 11,166 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 51,246 units (39,785 single-family, 11,461 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 53,041 units (42,703 single-family, 10,338 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 51,695 units (42,543 single-family, 9,152 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 47,727 units (38,306 single-family, 9,421 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 34,422 units (27,514 single-family, 6,908 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 27,095 units (20,511 single-family, 6,584 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 17,666 units (12,873 single-family, 4,793 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 13,343 units (10,593 single-family, 2,750 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 13,710 units (10,603 single-family, 3,107 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 13,762 units (9,320 single-family, 4,442 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 16,905 units (10,894 single-family, 6,011 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 19,903 units (12,717 single-family, 7,186 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 19,872 units (12,535 single-family, 7,337 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 20,047 units (13,529 single-family, 6,518 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 22,816 units (15,221 single-family, 7,595 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 23,917 units (16,153 single-family, 7,764 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 24,221 units (16,329 single-family, 7,892 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 23,047 units (16,078 single-family, 6,969 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 29,686 units (18,352 single-family, 11,334 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 30,418 units (20,506 single-family, 9,912 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 30,843 units (17,350 single-family, 13,493 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 27,318 units (16,009 single-family, 11,309 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 31,411 units (17,791 single-family, 13,620 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 33,640 units (17,327 single-family, 16,313 in multi-unit buildings)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.