States › Ohio › 2020
In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +4.4%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.9% in 2019.
29,686 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,352 single-family), +28.8% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+4.4% Ohio index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
29,686 housing units permitted in 2020 18,352 single-family
86 of 88 counties with a rising index median county +4.2%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Vinton County +9.0% 0 0 0.0 Monroe County +7.7% 3 3 0.2 Perry County +7.3% 44 40 1.2 Hardin County +6.9% 31 19 1.0 Fayette County +6.6% 38 38 1.3 Noble County +6.6% 28 25 2.0 Van Wert County +6.5% 39 34 1.3 Morrow County +6.2% 105 89 2.9 Brown County +6.0% 108 108 2.4 Ross County +6.0% 15 15 0.2 Champaign County +5.9% 52 52 1.3 Harrison County +5.9% 1 1 0.1 Ashland County +5.8% 60 60 1.1 Clinton County +5.7% 46 46 1.1 Lawrence County +5.6% 15 15 0.3 Defiance County +5.5% 52 41 1.4 Preble County +5.5% 48 48 1.2 Montgomery County +5.4% 913 481 1.7 Shelby County +5.4% 77 74 1.6 Franklin County +5.3% 8,108 1,924 6.0 Allen County +5.2% 175 125 1.7 Pickaway County +5.2% 157 157 2.5 Richland County +5.2% 205 109 1.6 Wayne County +5.1% 275 196 2.4 Hamilton County +4.9% 1,739 709 2.1 Knox County +4.9% 131 128 2.0 Seneca County +4.9% 26 23 0.5 Clark County +4.8% 139 129 1.0 Miami County +4.8% 277 229 2.5 Cuyahoga County +4.7% 808 619 0.7 Holmes County +4.7% 9 9 0.2 Williams County +4.7% 30 30 0.8 Hocking County +4.6% 7 7 0.3 Lorain County +4.6% 1,252 1,049 3.9 Lake County +4.5% 681 558 2.9 Medina County +4.5% 500 455 2.7 Butler County +4.4% 1,152 1,134 2.9 Huron County +4.4% 36 34 0.6 Licking County +4.4% 292 289 1.6 Fairfield County +4.3% 744 633 4.4 Hancock County +4.3% 251 119 3.3 Summit County +4.3% 570 446 1.1 Trumbull County +4.3% 105 96 0.5 Auglaize County +4.2% 176 119 3.8 Coshocton County +4.2% 3 3 0.1 Muskingum County +4.2% 22 20 0.3 Pike County +4.2% 56 46 2.1 Warren County +4.2% 1,640 1,321 6.4 Gallia County +4.1% 0 0 0.0 Clermont County +4.0% 958 660 4.4 Highland County +4.0% 4 4 0.1 Mercer County +4.0% 113 76 2.6 Stark County +4.0% 683 511 1.8 Greene County +3.9% 509 436 2.9 Crawford County +3.8% 4 4 0.1 Darke County +3.8% 72 70 1.4 Guernsey County +3.8% 37 37 1.0 Tuscarawas County +3.8% 69 65 0.7 Paulding County +3.7% 34 34 1.8 Portage County +3.5% 344 342 2.1 Sandusky County +3.5% 49 43 0.8 Union County +3.5% 854 466 11.6 Adams County +3.4% 6 6 0.2 Erie County +3.4% 128 99 1.7 Lucas County +3.4% 881 422 2.1 Marion County +3.4% 49 47 0.8 Wood County +3.4% 484 230 3.6 Athens County +3.3% 13 13 0.2 Geauga County +3.3% 133 133 1.4 Madison County +3.2% 145 145 3.1 Mahoning County +3.2% 151 147 0.7 Ottawa County +3.2% 139 129 3.5 Columbiana County +3.1% 94 64 0.9 Logan County +3.1% 134 134 2.9 Delaware County +2.7% 1,902 1,731 7.9 Henry County +2.7% 22 22 0.8 Washington County +2.4% 1 1 0.0 Jefferson County +2.3% 6 6 0.1 Putnam County +2.3% 51 49 1.5 Fulton County +2.2% 53 51 1.3 Ashtabula County +2.1% 149 96 1.5 Scioto County +1.9% 4 4 0.1 Meigs County +1.6% 4 4 0.2 Wyandot County +1.5% 17 17 0.8 Belmont County +1.4% 3 3 0.0 Carroll County +0.8% 7 7 0.3 Morgan County 0.0% 45 45 3.3 Jackson County −1.1% 94 94 2.9
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Ohio by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 44,812 units (32,635 single-family, 12,177 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .