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Ohio in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Ohio changed +8.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +13.8% in 2022.

27,318 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,009 single-family), −11.4% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+8.2%Ohio index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
27,318housing units permitted in 202316,009 single-family
85 of 86counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.2%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Harrison County+34.2%110.1
Gallia County+20.4%1050.3
Adams County+19.6%31231.1
Jackson County+18.8%28280.9
Holmes County+15.9%2110.5
Hardin County+14.7%12120.4
Knox County+14.1%3761165.9
Coshocton County+12.8%330.1
Erie County+12.2%1351121.8
Richland County+12.1%1321101.1
Ottawa County+11.9%1491093.8
Crawford County+11.8%12120.3
Hocking County+11.8%660.2
Marion County+11.7%52490.8
Fayette County+10.9%64412.2
Henry County+10.4%22220.8
Logan County+10.3%63631.4
Fulton County+10.2%44441.1
Guernsey County+10.2%22220.6
Licking County+10.2%1741740.9
Trumbull County+10.1%98980.5
Clinton County+10.0%101612.4
Hamilton County+9.8%1,2295341.5
Greene County+9.7%4223942.4
Butler County+9.5%7065771.8
Auglaize County+9.3%1341202.9
Defiance County+9.3%25230.7
Lorain County+9.3%9508202.9
Mahoning County+9.2%1271190.6
Delaware County+9.1%2,0541,6538.5
Perry County+9.0%31270.9
Scioto County+8.9%770.1
Vinton County+8.9%000.0
Wayne County+8.7%2122021.8
Clark County+8.6%2151071.6
Columbiana County+8.6%51310.5
Miami County+8.6%2141891.9
Carroll County+8.5%330.1
Clermont County+8.5%1,4486416.7
Montgomery County+8.5%1,1305372.1
Warren County+8.5%7396552.9
Cuyahoga County+8.3%1,2815261.0
Brown County+8.2%1381203.1
Wood County+8.2%5313694.0
Lucas County+8.1%6152671.5
Morrow County+8.1%123873.4
Portage County+8.0%3012761.8
Stark County+8.0%5093611.4
Van Wert County+7.9%36361.2
Fairfield County+7.8%4564502.7
Union County+7.8%84862211.5
Meigs County+7.7%110.0
Wyandot County+7.7%19190.9
Franklin County+7.6%7,2521,8535.3
Athens County+7.5%440.1
Ashland County+7.4%43410.8
Allen County+7.3%77710.8
Muskingum County+7.3%172292.0
Summit County+7.3%6394331.2
Highland County+7.2%1190.3
Madison County+7.2%2652655.6
Paulding County+7.2%26261.4
Preble County+7.1%30300.7
Huron County+7.0%73351.3
Lake County+7.0%4354311.9
Pickaway County+7.0%2312273.7
Tuscarawas County+6.6%3162823.4
Seneca County+6.5%39310.7
Washington County+6.5%220.0
Williams County+6.5%39371.1
Hancock County+6.4%143931.9
Geauga County+6.1%1561561.6
Pike County+6.1%28281.0
Medina County+5.8%6695673.6
Shelby County+5.8%95782.0
Champaign County+5.5%27270.7
Darke County+5.3%41310.8
Ross County+5.3%21170.3
Jefferson County+5.2%200.0
Putnam County+4.5%45431.3
Ashtabula County+3.9%1501291.6
Sandusky County+3.7%22220.4
Lawrence County+2.4%1650.3
Mercer County+2.4%94782.2
Belmont County+1.9%220.0
Noble County−6.7%13130.9
Monroe County—000.0
Morgan County—29292.1

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.