Illinois in 2019

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +2.6%, against +4.2% for the United States and +2.4% in 2018.

20,524 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,745 single-family), −4.6% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+2.6%Illinois index, 2018–2019US +4.2%

20,524housing units permitted in 20198,745 single-family

83 of 97counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%

1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019

Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2019	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Schuyler County	+8.9%	0	0	0.0
Mercer County	+8.2%	7	7	0.5
Bureau County	+7.1%	20	18	0.6
Massac County	+6.6%	0	0	0.0
Lawrence County	+6.5%	50	50	3.6
Edgar County	+6.2%	3	3	0.2
Fulton County	+6.1%	33	33	1.0
Franklin County	+5.8%	7	7	0.2
Jo Daviess County	+5.7%	19	19	0.9
Livingston County	+5.6%	24	18	0.7
Pike County	+5.6%	25	21	1.8
Fayette County	+5.5%	3	3	0.1
Stephenson County	+5.3%	16	16	0.4
Putnam County	+5.1%	14	14	2.5
Crawford County	+4.8%	3	3	0.2
Vermilion County	+4.8%	12	12	0.2
Hamilton County	+4.7%	0	0	0.0
Winnebago County	+4.4%	250	179	0.9
Kankakee County	+4.3%	85	85	0.8
LaSalle County	+4.2%	120	60	1.1
Randolph County	+4.2%	31	31	1.0
Boone County	+4.1%	50	50	0.9
Montgomery County	+4.0%	27	27	1.0
DeKalb County	+3.9%	97	75	1.0
Ogle County	+3.9%	41	36	0.8
Macon County	+3.7%	35	35	0.4
Effingham County	+3.6%	81	29	2.3
Marshall County	+3.6%	35	5	3.1
Piatt County	+3.6%	32	32	1.9
Bond County	+3.5%	10	10	0.6
Woodford County	+3.5%	42	42	1.1
Mason County	+3.3%	4	4	0.3
Monroe County	+3.3%	165	92	4.7
Clark County	+3.1%	1	1	0.1
St. Clair County	+3.1%	386	384	1.5
Will County	+3.1%	1,600	1,181	2.2
Greene County	+3.0%	3	3	0.3
Henry County	+3.0%	64	24	1.3
Jersey County	+3.0%	73	73	3.4
Coles County	+2.9%	4	4	0.1
Kane County	+2.9%	1,231	697	2.3
Lee County	+2.9%	30	22	0.9
Kendall County	+2.8%	337	316	2.3
Richland County	+2.8%	2	2	0.1
Clay County	+2.7%	8	1	0.6
Cook County	+2.7%	9,556	1,171	1.8
McHenry County	+2.7%	565	559	1.8
Madison County	+2.7%	462	357	1.8
Douglas County	+2.5%	23	21	1.2
Rock Island County	+2.5%	98	76	0.7
Clinton County	+2.3%	127	87	3.4
Johnson County	+2.3%	0	0	0.0
Macoupin County	+2.3%	61	61	1.4
Menard County	+2.2%	4	4	0.3
DuPage County	+2.1%	1,199	878	1.3
Grundy County	+2.0%	207	83	3.8
Marion County	+2.0%	13	13	0.4
Ford County	+1.9%	15	9	1.1
Lake County	+1.9%	636	557	0.9
Logan County	+1.9%	8	8	0.3
Christian County	+1.8%	22	22	0.7
Union County	+1.8%	12	12	0.7
Perry County	+1.7%	26	26	1.3
Adams County	+1.5%	61	61	0.9
Champaign County	+1.5%	1,143	215	5.4
Brown County	+1.4%	1	1	0.2
Peoria County	+1.4%	71	71	0.4
Sangamon County	+1.4%	325	145	1.7
Whiteside County	+1.4%	15	15	0.3
McLean County	+1.3%	192	115	1.1
Jefferson County	+1.1%	34	12	0.9
Morgan County	+1.1%	17	5	0.5
Saline County	+1.1%	0	0	0.0
Iroquois County	+0.8%	23	23	0.9
Cass County	+0.7%	3	3	0.2
De Witt County	+0.7%	11	11	0.7
Tazewell County	+0.7%	126	66	1.0
Williamson County	+0.7%	178	168	2.6
Cumberland County	+0.6%	0	0	0.0
Hancock County	+0.5%	3	3	0.2
McDonough County	+0.5%	1	1	0.0
Moultrie County	+0.4%	52	33	3.6
White County	+0.2%	1	1	0.1
Warren County	0.0%	8	8	0.5
Knox County	−0.5%	16	16	0.3
Jasper County	−0.8%	1	1	0.1
Carroll County	−1.0%	17	17	1.1
Wabash County	−1.0%	30	5	2.8
Henderson County	−1.1%	7	7	1.2
Edwards County	−1.2%	0	0	0.0
Wayne County	−1.2%	0	0	0.0
Shelby County	−1.5%	41	41	2.0
Washington County	−1.7%	12	12	0.9
Jackson County	−1.9%	4	4	0.1
Stark County	−2.1%	1	1	0.2
Scott County	−2.8%	0	0	0.0
Gallatin County	−9.8%	0	0	0.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Illinois by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.