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Ohio in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +11.2%, against +11.6% for the United States and +4.4% in 2020.

30,418 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,506 single-family), +2.5% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+11.2%Ohio index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
30,418housing units permitted in 202120,506 single-family
88 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +11.0%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Crawford County+15.3%10100.2
Highland County+15.0%71151.6
Morgan County+14.9%55554.0
Guernsey County+14.8%26260.7
Marion County+14.6%49470.8
Vinton County+14.4%220.2
Hocking County+13.9%12120.4
Brown County+13.5%1221192.7
Champaign County+13.4%51511.3
Logan County+13.3%1261262.7
Clark County+13.2%1991891.5
Carroll County+13.0%110.0
Fairfield County+13.0%8756675.2
Clermont County+12.9%1,2246695.6
Licking County+12.8%3633612.0
Richland County+12.8%1151070.9
Knox County+12.7%3513515.5
Montgomery County+12.6%1,0477421.9
Allen County+12.5%2261212.2
Fayette County+12.5%33271.2
Butler County+12.2%9419342.4
Clinton County+12.2%88562.1
Mahoning County+12.2%1941900.9
Muskingum County+12.2%21210.2
Franklin County+12.0%6,6522,2884.9
Madison County+11.9%89891.9
Trumbull County+11.9%1201010.6
Adams County+11.8%25250.9
Cuyahoga County+11.6%7847520.6
Fulton County+11.6%31290.7
Greene County+11.6%6854863.9
Morrow County+11.6%1501304.1
Pickaway County+11.5%2622624.2
Stark County+11.5%9525372.5
Paulding County+11.4%29251.5
Preble County+11.4%48481.2
Union County+11.4%1,25373017.1
Perry County+11.3%47471.3
Warren County+11.3%1,4061,2595.5
Lorain County+11.2%1,1271,0303.5
Miami County+11.2%3072932.7
Van Wert County+11.2%37371.3
Williams County+11.1%31290.8
Delaware County+11.0%2,3592,2589.7
Hamilton County+11.0%1,9227422.3
Henry County+10.9%19190.7
Lucas County+10.8%4604181.1
Portage County+10.8%4273792.6
Hardin County+10.6%24240.8
Medina County+10.6%4634632.5
Summit County+10.6%7885021.5
Ashland County+10.5%61611.2
Coshocton County+10.5%550.1
Ross County+10.5%15150.2
Tuscarawas County+10.4%64640.7
Jackson County+10.3%51511.6
Wayne County+10.3%1891681.6
Jefferson County+10.2%660.1
Huron County+10.1%142432.4
Putnam County+10.1%47451.4
Washington County+10.1%550.1
Pike County+10.0%29291.1
Shelby County+10.0%75511.6
Ashtabula County+9.9%1681441.7
Erie County+9.9%2891413.9
Meigs County+9.8%660.3
Holmes County+9.7%440.1
Sandusky County+9.7%52520.9
Lake County+9.6%7755133.3
Wood County+9.5%5472874.1
Defiance County+9.4%46381.2
Columbiana County+9.1%63570.6
Geauga County+9.1%1911912.0
Auglaize County+8.8%1561153.4
Seneca County+8.7%48410.9
Athens County+8.6%11031.7
Hancock County+8.6%1211041.6
Mercer County+8.6%85792.0
Darke County+8.4%63631.2
Scioto County+8.4%440.1
Gallia County+8.2%1460.5
Ottawa County+8.0%1721484.4
Wyandot County+7.5%70203.2
Noble County+6.3%25251.8
Lawrence County+5.5%16160.3
Belmont County+5.1%440.1
Monroe County+4.4%110.1
Harrison County+2.5%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.