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In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +6.9%, against +4.9% for the United States and +7.5% in 2023.
20,326 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,326 single-family), +20.5% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.
+6.9% Illinois index, 2023–2024 US +4.9%
20,326 housing units permitted in 2024 10,326 single-family
89 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +7.0%
1,478,000 units permitted nationally in 2024
Counties in 2024 Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2024 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wayne County +28.2% 3 3 0.2 Mason County +18.8% 6 6 0.5 Moultrie County +16.1% 43 23 3.0 Clay County +16.0% 3 3 0.2 Ford County +15.0% 12 12 0.9 Franklin County +15.0% 15 15 0.4 Johnson County +14.1% 0 0 0.0 Lawrence County +13.1% 64 64 4.6 Livingston County +13.0% 53 47 1.5 Wabash County +12.9% 2 2 0.2 Edgar County +12.7% 6 6 0.4 Coles County +12.3% 36 11 0.8 Jo Daviess County +12.2% 59 57 2.7 Piatt County +12.0% 34 34 2.0 Stephenson County +11.8% 5 5 0.1 Iroquois County +11.7% 13 13 0.5 McDonough County +11.7% 1 1 0.0 Henderson County +11.1% 5 5 0.8 Warren County +10.4% 9 9 0.6 Winnebago County +10.0% 284 248 1.0 Pike County +9.8% 16 16 1.1 Carroll County +9.5% 25 25 1.6 Douglas County +9.3% 38 38 1.9 Shelby County +9.0% 9 9 0.4 Montgomery County +8.8% 9 9 0.3 Ogle County +8.8% 50 50 1.0 Jefferson County +8.7% 6 6 0.2 Massac County +8.7% 8 8 0.6 Vermilion County +8.6% 4 4 0.1 Whiteside County +8.4% 25 21 0.5 Brown County +8.3% 10 6 1.6 Gallatin County +8.3% 0 0 0.0 Rock Island County +8.2% 140 51 1.0 Woodford County +8.2% 31 31 0.8 Boone County +8.1% 52 44 1.0 LaSalle County +8.0% 77 77 0.7 Macoupin County +8.0% 65 59 1.5 DuPage County +7.7% 1,450 784 1.6 Perry County +7.7% 20 20 1.0 Lake County +7.6% 1,042 531 1.4 Fayette County +7.5% 2 2 0.1 McHenry County +7.4% 1,565 887 4.9 Knox County +7.3% 2 2 0.0 Kane County +7.1% 2,132 1,741 4.1 Monroe County +7.1% 60 58 1.7 Champaign County +7.0% 565 196 2.7 Clinton County +7.0% 67 65 1.8 Will County +7.0% 2,002 1,464 2.8 Bureau County +6.9% 19 14 0.6 Henry County +6.9% 24 24 0.5 Logan County +6.9% 6 6 0.2 Williamson County +6.8% 138 80 2.1 Kankakee County +6.6% 139 95 1.3 Sangamon County +6.6% 191 123 1.0 Peoria County +6.5% 71 71 0.4 Richland County +6.5% 7 7 0.5 Cook County +6.4% 6,507 1,142 1.3 Macon County +6.4% 57 39 0.6 DeKalb County +6.3% 257 180 2.5 Kendall County +6.3% 706 441 4.9 St. Clair County +6.2% 740 346 3.0 Madison County +6.0% 366 314 1.4 Tazewell County +6.0% 117 77 0.9 McLean County +5.7% 243 166 1.4 Hancock County +5.6% 2 2 0.1 Clark County +5.5% 12 12 0.8 Lee County +5.4% 43 27 1.3 De Witt County +5.2% 13 13 0.9 Grundy County +5.1% 88 54 1.6 Saline County +5.0% 0 0 0.0 Menard County +4.9% 9 9 0.8 Cumberland County +4.6% 0 0 0.0 Effingham County +4.3% 30 30 0.9 Bond County +4.1% 33 33 1.9 Jackson County +3.9% 4 4 0.1 Mercer County +3.8% 16 16 1.1 Randolph County +3.4% 8 8 0.3 Washington County +3.3% 18 18 1.3 Marion County +2.9% 25 5 0.7 Adams County +2.8% 69 33 1.1 Morgan County +2.7% 8 4 0.2 White County +2.6% 0 0 0.0 Christian County +2.1% 63 63 1.9 Fulton County +2.0% 13 13 0.4 Greene County +1.5% 1 1 0.1 Crawford County +1.2% 8 8 0.4 Union County +1.0% 13 13 0.8 Hamilton County +0.9% 0 0 0.0 Putnam County +0.8% 9 9 1.6 Jersey County −0.2% 101 33 4.8 Marshall County −0.3% 6 6 0.5 Cass County −4.4% 1 1 0.1 Edwards County — 0 0 0.0 Jasper County — 2 2 0.2 Schuyler County — 0 0 0.0 Scott County — 0 0 0.0 Stark County — 5 5 0.9
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Illinois by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 47,467 units (35,392 single-family, 12,075 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 49,592 units (35,912 single-family, 13,680 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 46,323 units (32,801 single-family, 13,522 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 47,984 units (36,177 single-family, 11,807 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 53,974 units (39,228 single-family, 14,746 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 51,944 units (37,817 single-family, 14,127 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 54,839 units (39,362 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 60,971 units (42,545 single-family, 18,426 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 62,211 units (45,379 single-family, 16,832 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 59,753 units (46,207 single-family, 13,546 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 66,942 units (47,705 single-family, 19,237 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 58,802 units (37,903 single-family, 20,899 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 43,020 units (24,511 single-family, 18,509 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 22,528 units (11,827 single-family, 10,701 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 10,859 units (7,844 single-family, 3,015 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 12,318 units (7,624 single-family, 4,694 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 11,809 units (6,834 single-family, 4,975 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,797 units (8,564 single-family, 5,233 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 15,545 units (9,869 single-family, 5,676 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 20,578 units (10,553 single-family, 10,025 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 19,571 units (10,076 single-family, 9,495 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 22,603 units (10,187 single-family, 12,416 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 24,992 units (10,181 single-family, 14,811 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 21,510 units (10,041 single-family, 11,469 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 20,524 units (8,745 single-family, 11,779 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 18,058 units (9,237 single-family, 8,821 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 19,658 units (10,937 single-family, 8,721 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 20,549 units (9,765 single-family, 10,784 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 16,863 units (9,554 single-family, 7,309 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 20,326 units (10,326 single-family, 10,000 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 18,551 units (10,821 single-family, 7,730 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Illinois by year
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 .