HousingPermits

Metro area in Ohio

Toledo, OH

The Toledo metro area authorized 493 new housing units in 2025. Permits fell 47% between 2024 and 2025, the eighth-steepest decline among the 387 US metro areas. Its 2025 total was only 13% of the 2004 high of 3,874 units, the furthest below a series peak among the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 3,874 units (2,391 single-family, 290 in 2–4 unit, 1,193 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,830 units (2,069 single-family, 204 in 2–4 unit, 557 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,680 units (1,370 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 237 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,694 units (1,019 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 601 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,024 units (587 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 361 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 545 units (390 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 151 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 639 units (387 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 524 units (363 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 702 units (437 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 223 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 757 units (621 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 106 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,075 units (598 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 467 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 715 units (649 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 827 units (694 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 971 units (704 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 159 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,096 units (785 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 220 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,278 units (762 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 447 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,418 units (703 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 613 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,038 units (734 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 260 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 893 units (513 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 366 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,190 units (680 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 406 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 928 units (630 single-family, 128 in 2–4 unit, 170 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 493 units (423 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 3,8742025 low · 49301,5003,0004,5002004: 3,874 units (2,391 single-family, 290 in 2–4 unit, 1,193 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,830 units (2,069 single-family, 204 in 2–4 unit, 557 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,680 units (1,370 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 237 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,694 units (1,019 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 601 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,024 units (587 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 361 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 545 units (390 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 151 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 639 units (387 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 524 units (363 single-family, 27 in 2–4 unit, 134 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 702 units (437 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 223 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 757 units (621 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 106 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,075 units (598 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 467 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 715 units (649 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 827 units (694 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 971 units (704 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 159 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,096 units (785 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 220 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,278 units (762 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 447 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,418 units (703 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 613 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,038 units (734 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 260 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 893 units (513 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 366 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,190 units (680 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 406 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 928 units (630 single-family, 128 in 2–4 unit, 170 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 493 units (423 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 60 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 3,874

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has not returned to boom levels: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 68% below the 2004–2006 average, the second-weakest recovery by this measure among the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents.

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Jackson, MS, New Haven, Lancaster. Annual permits fell from 3,874 during the mid-2000s boom to 524 in 2011, a drop of 86%. The nearest bust profile in the East North Central states was Kenosha's (87%). Its quietest year came later, in 2025 (493 units). Permits rose 5 years in a row up to 2020.

Relative to population

With 599,376 residents in July 2025, Toledo authorized 1.5 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Hartford (1.5) and Syracuse (1.5).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 16 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Wood County (unincorporated), with 1,917 units or 42% of the total, followed by Lucas County (unincorporated) with 1,237. Among the three largest, Toledo put 89% of its units in five-plus buildings, Lucas County (unincorporated) 2.9%.

  • Wood County (unincorporated)42% (1,917 units)
  • Lucas County (unincorporated)27% (1,237 units)
  • Toledo20% (926 units)
  • Oregon3.3% (150 units)
  • Whitehouse village1.8% (82 units)
  • Fulton County Part (unincorporated)1.6% (73 units)
  • Wauseon1% (46 units)
  • Swanton village0.7% (33 units)

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

Where in the metro

Lucas County accounted for 54% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Wood County for 42%.

  • Lucas County54% (273 in 2025)
  • Wood County42% (163 in 2025)
  • Fulton County3.9% (57 in 2025)

Houses or apartments

In Toledo, 66% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 28% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Springfield, OH (28% in five-plus buildings). Duplexes to fourplexes are unusually common here: 6.6% of units, against 3.5% nationally.

2021–202565.6%66%6.6%27.8%28%2004–200669.5%70%6.8%23.7%24%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202565.6%66%6.6%27.8%28%2004–200669.5%70%6.8%23.7%24%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA1,2012.926%
Jackson, MS1,5682.22.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA3,1726.244%
Toledo, OH4931.528%
Chattanooga, TN-GA2,9585.619%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Toledo beside Chattanooga

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