State, one year
Ohio in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +13.8%, against +15.5% for the United States and +11.2% in 2021.
30,843 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,350 single-family), +1.4% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | +34.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Paulding County | +20.0% | 27 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Meigs County | +18.0% | 14 | 14 | 0.6 |
| Clinton County | +17.9% | 110 | 70 | 2.6 |
| Hocking County | +17.8% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Delaware County | +17.4% | 1,780 | 1,770 | 7.4 |
| Fairfield County | +17.3% | 572 | 572 | 3.4 |
| Warren County | +17.0% | 888 | 792 | 3.5 |
| Perry County | +16.7% | 28 | 28 | 0.8 |
| Licking County | +16.6% | 270 | 268 | 1.5 |
| Madison County | +16.4% | 222 | 151 | 4.7 |
| Muskingum County | +16.3% | 31 | 27 | 0.4 |
| Coshocton County | +16.1% | 7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Union County | +16.1% | 816 | 668 | 11.1 |
| Wyandot County | +16.1% | 29 | 27 | 1.3 |
| Champaign County | +16.0% | 41 | 41 | 1.1 |
| Butler County | +15.8% | 887 | 799 | 2.2 |
| Highland County | +15.8% | 13 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Logan County | +15.8% | 82 | 80 | 1.8 |
| Putnam County | +15.7% | 37 | 37 | 1.1 |
| Mercer County | +15.6% | 82 | 71 | 1.9 |
| Pickaway County | +15.5% | 217 | 217 | 3.4 |
| Clark County | +15.4% | 183 | 112 | 1.4 |
| Franklin County | +15.4% | 8,042 | 1,804 | 5.9 |
| Morrow County | +15.4% | 125 | 122 | 3.4 |
| Clermont County | +15.3% | 904 | 541 | 4.2 |
| Noble County | +15.2% | 15 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Darke County | +15.1% | 46 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Medina County | +15.1% | 717 | 707 | 3.9 |
| Mahoning County | +14.9% | 156 | 154 | 0.7 |
| Hamilton County | +14.8% | 1,436 | 615 | 1.7 |
| Seneca County | +14.6% | 45 | 37 | 0.8 |
| Ashland County | +14.5% | 87 | 83 | 1.7 |
| Richland County | +14.4% | 247 | 115 | 2.0 |
| Knox County | +14.3% | 262 | 260 | 4.1 |
| Greene County | +14.2% | 527 | 423 | 3.0 |
| Wayne County | +14.2% | 205 | 168 | 1.8 |
| Erie County | +13.9% | 272 | 143 | 3.7 |
| Marion County | +13.8% | 35 | 33 | 0.5 |
| Crawford County | +13.7% | 7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Lawrence County | +13.7% | 10 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Preble County | +13.7% | 46 | 46 | 1.1 |
| Ross County | +13.7% | 19 | 17 | 0.2 |
| Trumbull County | +13.7% | 106 | 103 | 0.5 |
| Ashtabula County | +13.6% | 161 | 135 | 1.7 |
| Jefferson County | +13.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Montgomery County | +13.6% | 1,343 | 611 | 2.5 |
| Summit County | +13.5% | 2,724 | 508 | 5.1 |
| Shelby County | +13.4% | 69 | 69 | 1.4 |
| Tuscarawas County | +13.4% | 63 | 53 | 0.7 |
| Pike County | +13.2% | 31 | 26 | 1.1 |
| Holmes County | +13.1% | 4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Brown County | +13.0% | 118 | 116 | 2.7 |
| Cuyahoga County | +13.0% | 1,260 | 637 | 1.0 |
| Lorain County | +13.0% | 1,071 | 932 | 3.3 |
| Miami County | +13.0% | 395 | 228 | 3.5 |
| Sandusky County | +13.0% | 35 | 29 | 0.6 |
| Vinton County | +12.8% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Defiance County | +12.7% | 36 | 28 | 0.9 |
| Allen County | +12.6% | 109 | 106 | 1.1 |
| Geauga County | +12.6% | 161 | 161 | 1.7 |
| Stark County | +12.6% | 809 | 468 | 2.2 |
| Fayette County | +12.4% | 34 | 32 | 1.2 |
| Jackson County | +12.3% | 36 | 36 | 1.1 |
| Huron County | +12.0% | 82 | 27 | 1.4 |
| Lucas County | +11.7% | 671 | 293 | 1.6 |
| Auglaize County | +11.5% | 115 | 107 | 2.5 |
| Williams County | +11.5% | 33 | 31 | 0.9 |
| Columbiana County | +11.4% | 72 | 51 | 0.7 |
| Ottawa County | +11.4% | 226 | 140 | 5.7 |
| Portage County | +11.4% | 323 | 288 | 2.0 |
| Hardin County | +11.2% | 15 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Scioto County | +11.1% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Wood County | +11.1% | 200 | 200 | 1.5 |
| Fulton County | +10.8% | 22 | 20 | 0.5 |
| Belmont County | +10.6% | 10 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Lake County | +10.6% | 524 | 476 | 2.3 |
| Athens County | +10.4% | 90 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Hancock County | +10.2% | 147 | 111 | 2.0 |
| Adams County | +9.9% | 30 | 22 | 1.1 |
| Van Wert County | +9.7% | 44 | 44 | 1.5 |
| Carroll County | +9.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Guernsey County | +8.8% | 29 | 29 | 0.8 |
| Henry County | +7.3% | 22 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Washington County | +6.4% | 20 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Gallia County | +4.0% | 8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Harrison County | +4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Morgan County | +3.7% | 45 | 45 | 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.