Ohio in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +4.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.9% in 2016.

23,917 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,153 single-family), +4.8% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+4.9%Ohio index, 2016–2017US +5.4%

23,917housing units permitted in 201716,153 single-family

86 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%

1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017

Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2017	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Holmes County	+9.4%	5	5	0.1
Morgan County	+9.3%	36	36	2.6
Logan County	+8.5%	65	65	1.4
Carroll County	+8.4%	0	0	0.0
Perry County	+7.9%	38	36	1.1
Madison County	+7.3%	43	43	0.9
Pickaway County	+7.3%	202	162	3.2
Franklin County	+7.2%	5,854	1,719	4.3
Licking County	+6.8%	263	259	1.4
Delaware County	+6.7%	1,319	1,144	5.4
Auglaize County	+6.4%	193	120	4.2
Clermont County	+6.4%	952	450	4.4
Darke County	+6.4%	45	45	0.9
Richland County	+6.2%	77	70	0.6
Medina County	+6.1%	692	680	3.7
Champaign County	+6.0%	39	39	1.0
Fairfield County	+5.9%	671	442	4.0
Butler County	+5.8%	817	737	2.0
Coshocton County	+5.8%	3	3	0.1
Fulton County	+5.7%	45	45	1.1
Seneca County	+5.6%	28	28	0.5
Columbiana County	+5.5%	80	28	0.8
Harrison County	+5.5%	0	0	0.0
Union County	+5.5%	427	419	5.8
Athens County	+5.4%	26	16	0.4
Montgomery County	+5.4%	449	447	0.8
Lorain County	+5.3%	964	766	3.0
Greene County	+5.2%	616	450	3.5
Hamilton County	+5.2%	1,618	787	1.9
Mercer County	+5.1%	94	70	2.2
Morrow County	+5.1%	69	69	1.9
Wayne County	+5.0%	174	158	1.5
Cuyahoga County	+4.9%	827	728	0.7
Warren County	+4.8%	1,539	1,298	6.0
Knox County	+4.7%	132	120	2.1
Hancock County	+4.6%	104	102	1.4
Sandusky County	+4.5%	48	48	0.8
Wood County	+4.5%	279	273	2.1
Summit County	+4.3%	623	623	1.2
Trumbull County	+4.3%	98	84	0.5
Paulding County	+4.2%	40	38	2.1
Miami County	+4.1%	186	186	1.7
Clinton County	+4.0%	47	44	1.1
Lucas County	+4.0%	647	386	1.5
Stark County	+3.9%	525	445	1.4
Geauga County	+3.8%	253	166	2.6
Clark County	+3.7%	121	69	0.9
Mahoning County	+3.7%	139	139	0.6
Wyandot County	+3.7%	19	19	0.9
Ashtabula County	+3.6%	102	80	1.1
Preble County	+3.6%	35	35	0.9
Shelby County	+3.6%	81	81	1.7
Jackson County	+3.5%	62	62	1.9
Ross County	+3.5%	16	16	0.2
Erie County	+3.4%	96	86	1.3
Hocking County	+3.3%	6	2	0.2
Scioto County	+3.3%	4	4	0.1
Allen County	+3.2%	224	66	2.2
Gallia County	+3.1%	5	3	0.2
Tuscarawas County	+3.1%	90	82	1.0
Muskingum County	+3.0%	64	58	0.7
Washington County	+3.0%	15	12	0.3
Crawford County	+2.7%	3	3	0.1
Guernsey County	+2.7%	35	35	0.9
Lake County	+2.7%	491	409	2.1
Ashland County	+2.6%	61	61	1.2
Portage County	+2.6%	297	278	1.8
Putnam County	+2.6%	52	52	1.5
Henry County	+2.5%	24	24	0.9
Highland County	+2.3%	12	12	0.3
Brown County	+2.1%	71	71	1.6
Hardin County	+2.1%	54	52	1.8
Huron County	+2.1%	39	33	0.7
Marion County	+2.1%	49	47	0.8
Williams County	+2.1%	23	23	0.6
Meigs County	+2.0%	14	14	0.6
Defiance County	+1.4%	38	31	1.0
Monroe County	+1.2%	0	0	0.0
Adams County	+1.1%	10	6	0.4
Ottawa County	+1.1%	114	114	2.9
Belmont County	+0.8%	6	4	0.1
Fayette County	+0.6%	38	38	1.3
Noble County	+0.4%	27	27	1.9
Vinton County	+0.4%	0	0	0.0
Jefferson County	+0.1%	4	4	0.1
Van Wert County	+0.1%	20	18	0.7
Lawrence County	−0.8%	15	15	0.3
Pike County	−2.3%	89	89	3.3

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.