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Building a house in Ohio

How many new single-family homes each of Ohio's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

17,327 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of Ohio counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in Ohio

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Franklin County1,829$393,000
Delaware County1,637$496,000
Lorain County949$355,000
Warren County838$307,000
Clermont County772$298,000
Cuyahoga County756$380,000
Hamilton County648$436,000
Montgomery County630$255,000
Union County595$481,000
Butler County562$267,000
Stark County472$340,000
Summit County453$437,000
Medina County430$468,000
Lake County409$318,000
Madison County404$349,000
Pickaway County401$366,000
Fairfield County389$428,000
Greene County389$540,000
Miami County290$344,000
Lucas County273$381,000
Clark County225$305,000
Wayne County223$343,000
Portage County185$452,000
Geauga County180$366,000
Mahoning County164$321,000
Erie County161$397,000
Knox County154$351,000
Licking County153$394,000
Ottawa County145$549,000
Ashtabula County142$244,000
Allen County121$321,000
Brown County121$364,000
Logan County117$293,000
Trumbull County112$267,000
Clinton County102$332,000
Wood County101$393,000
Morrow County99$336,000
Richland County96$341,000
Auglaize County87$323,000
Shelby County87$395,000
Mercer County81$429,000
Fayette County79$259,000
Hancock County76$321,000
Ashland County66$268,000
Pike County62$332,000
Huron County61$390,000
Putnam County61$380,000
Tuscarawas County61$412,000
Marion County60$327,000
Darke County55$460,000
Seneca County51$267,000
Fulton County49$342,000
Defiance County46$333,000
Champaign County45$365,000
Preble County45$332,000
Van Wert County45$313,000
Guernsey County41$314,000
Columbiana County36$382,000
Perry County34$203,000
Williams County34$250,000
Jackson County30$296,000
Ross County29$367,000
Paulding County26$327,000
Muskingum County25$337,000
Morgan County23$338,000
Hardin County22$308,000
Lawrence County20$185,000
Henry County19$307,000
Sandusky County18$364,000
Adams County17$319,000
Noble County17$297,000
Wyandot County14$257,000
Holmes County12$286,000
Athens County11$421,000
Highland County10$328,000
Scioto County10$280,000
Hocking County8None
Washington County7None
Coshocton County4None
Gallia County4None
Crawford County3None
Jefferson County3None
Belmont County2None
Harrison County2None
Vinton County2None
Carroll County0None
Meigs County0None
Monroe County0None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

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