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Lorain County

County housing permits · Ohio

Lorain County, OH building permits: new housing

1,412 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +34% on the year before, with $417M of construction value.

1,412
Housing units, last 12 months+34% vs. prior 12: $417M
Construction value: 22%
In 5+ unit buildings310 units: #6
Rankof 88

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Lorain County

Columbia township256
Sheffield village227
Elyria163
Amherst township142
Amherst124
North Ridgeville120
Avon Lake100
Avon100
Eaton township58
Lorain47

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In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	155 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	65 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	66 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	62 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	119 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	100 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	101 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	84 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	126 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	98 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	171 units	95 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	106 units	22 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	114 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	165 units	56 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	78 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	191 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	153 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	81 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	100 units	22 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	971	971	$359M
2 units	4	8	$1.2M
3–4 units	41	123	$20.1M
5+ units	50	310	$36.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,082	97	$354M
2024	1,331	130	$410M
2023	950	79	$257M

Key facts

Lorain County, OH permitted 1,412 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $416,536,884 in construction value.
That is +34% compared with the 12 months before (1,051 units).
971 were single-family homes and 310 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (50 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $369,899.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 100 units were permitted.
It ranked #6 of 88 counties in Ohio by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,082 units were permitted ($354M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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