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Cuyahoga County, OH

Name: Building Permits — Cuyahoga County, OH
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,896
Construction valuation (2025): $530,175,336
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 756 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 11 · 5+ 1,117

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,896	$530,175,336
2024	1,685	$428,740,238
2023	1,281	$352,590,798
2022	1,260	$363,957,525
2021	784	$279,672,077
2020	808	$239,544,440
2019	811	$216,696,976
2018	682	$190,262,594
2017	827	$221,135,496
2016	829	$207,581,737
2015	744	$203,527,215

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.