HousingPermits

Metro area in Ohio · part of the Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH combined area

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area authorized 1,986 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 2.5 units a year in 2021–2025, 53% of the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 3,046 units; 2025 came to 65% of that.

08001,6002,4003,2002004: 3,035 units (2,479 single-family, 230 in 2–4 unit, 326 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,046 units (2,630 single-family, 88 in 2–4 unit, 328 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,050 units (1,769 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,514 units (1,438 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,195 units (958 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 215 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 779 units (749 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 731 units (649 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 727 units (712 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,114 units (889 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 196 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 816 units (781 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 25 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 779 units (743 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 980 units (857 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,282 units (957 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 323 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,251 units (1,083 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 166 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,577 units (1,138 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 421 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,231 units (1,071 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 122 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,699 units (1,146 single-family, 100 in 2–4 unit, 453 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,039 units (1,521 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 496 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,265 units (1,262 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 934 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,766 units (1,120 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 548 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,056 units (1,298 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 571 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,986 units (1,309 single-family, 145 in 2–4 unit, 532 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 3,0462011 low · 72701,5003,0004,5002004: 3,035 units (2,479 single-family, 230 in 2–4 unit, 326 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 3,046 units (2,630 single-family, 88 in 2–4 unit, 328 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,050 units (1,769 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 251 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,514 units (1,438 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 52 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,195 units (958 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 215 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 779 units (749 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 30 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 731 units (649 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 727 units (712 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,114 units (889 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 196 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 816 units (781 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 25 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 779 units (743 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 980 units (857 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,282 units (957 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 323 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,251 units (1,083 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 166 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,577 units (1,138 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 421 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,231 units (1,071 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 122 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,699 units (1,146 single-family, 100 in 2–4 unit, 453 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,039 units (1,521 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 496 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,265 units (1,262 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 934 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,766 units (1,120 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 548 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,056 units (1,298 single-family, 187 in 2–4 unit, 571 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,986 units (1,309 single-family, 145 in 2–4 unit, 532 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 3,046

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Where in the metro

Montgomery County accounted for 55% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Greene County for 30%.

  • Montgomery County55% (1,079 in 2025)
  • Greene County30% (567 in 2025)
  • Miami County16% (340 in 2025)

The wider Dayton-Springfield-Kettering region

The Census Bureau groups Dayton with one neighboring metro area in the Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 2,266 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Dayton accounted for 89%. The other, with its yearly average: Springfield, OH (243).

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Oxnard, Lakeland, Little Rock. Annual permits fell from 3,046 during the mid-2000s boom to 727 in 2011, a drop of 76%. The nearest bust profile in the East North Central states was Michigan City's (76%). The 2021–2025 pace of 2,022 units a year is 25% below the 2004–2006 pace.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 20 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Montgomery County (unincorporated), with 2,072 units or 20% of the total, followed by Greene County (unincorporated) with 1,887.

  • Montgomery County (unincorporated)20% (2,072 units)
  • Greene County (unincorporated)19% (1,887 units)
  • Miami County (unincorporated)16% (1,581 units)
  • Centerville15% (1,534 units)
  • Dayton11% (1,070 units)
  • Fairborn6.2% (627 units)
  • Xenia4.3% (435 units)
  • Miamisburg4.1% (417 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

In Dayton, 64% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 30% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Wenatchee (30% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 11%. Duplexes to fourplexes are unusually common here: 5.2% of units, against 3.5% nationally. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (934), single-family houses in 2005 (2,630).

2021–202564.4%64%5.2%30.5%30%2004–200684.6%85%4.3%11.1%11%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202564.4%64%5.2%30.5%30%2004–200684.6%85%4.3%11.1%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Boise City, ID9,43812.324%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA1,6091.760%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1,9862.530%
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,5224.15.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC3,8304.936%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Dayton beside Stockton

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Ohio. Counting rules.