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In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +5.7%, against +2.8% for the United States and +6.9% in 2024.
18,551 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,821 single-family), −8.7% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.
+5.7% Illinois index, 2024–2025 US +2.8%
18,551 housing units permitted in 2025 10,821 single-family
86 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +6.0%
1,431,616 units permitted nationally in 2025
Counties in 2025 Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2025 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Putnam County +25.1% 6 6 1.1 Stark County +24.1% 1 1 0.2 Cumberland County +21.3% 0 0 0.0 Schuyler County +16.1% 0 0 0.0 Perry County +15.9% 23 23 1.1 Union County +13.1% 10 10 0.6 Marshall County +12.3% 3 3 0.3 Stephenson County +12.3% 14 14 0.3 Bond County +10.4% 25 25 1.5 Hamilton County +10.4% 0 0 0.0 Randolph County +10.3% 7 7 0.2 Wabash County +10.3% 7 5 0.6 Cass County +9.8% 2 0 0.2 Fulton County +8.8% 18 14 0.5 Jackson County +8.8% 4 4 0.1 Lee County +8.8% 32 24 1.0 Washington County +8.6% 15 15 1.1 Menard County +8.4% 11 11 0.9 Adams County +8.1% 36 26 0.6 Christian County +8.1% 60 60 1.8 Effingham County +8.1% 50 30 1.4 LaSalle County +8.1% 60 56 0.6 Lawrence County +8.1% 67 67 4.9 Jo Daviess County +7.9% 42 40 1.9 Logan County +7.9% 64 7 2.4 Morgan County +7.7% 15 5 0.5 Boone County +7.6% 68 54 1.3 Vermilion County +7.6% 10 10 0.1 Winnebago County +7.6% 309 309 1.1 Iroquois County +7.4% 14 14 0.5 Gallatin County +7.3% 0 0 0.0 Jersey County +7.3% 39 39 1.8 Champaign County +7.2% 860 267 4.1 Douglas County +7.2% 28 28 1.4 Crawford County +7.1% 9 9 0.5 Kendall County +6.9% 733 567 5.0 Ogle County +6.9% 87 81 1.7 Grundy County +6.7% 114 56 2.1 Lake County +6.7% 1,468 570 2.0 Madison County +6.7% 435 323 1.7 Tazewell County +6.7% 118 84 0.9 Monroe County +6.5% 65 63 1.9 DeKalb County +6.4% 264 226 2.6 Peoria County +6.4% 73 73 0.4 DuPage County +6.2% 1,265 844 1.4 Marion County +6.2% 12 4 0.3 Woodford County +6.0% 39 30 1.0 Hancock County +5.9% 1 1 0.1 McHenry County +5.9% 1,393 919 4.4 Kane County +5.8% 1,629 1,389 3.1 Clinton County +5.5% 51 49 1.4 Cook County +5.5% 4,969 1,191 1.0 Knox County +5.5% 1 1 0.0 St. Clair County +5.3% 463 285 1.8 Henry County +5.2% 18 18 0.4 Macoupin County +5.2% 70 70 1.6 Warren County +5.2% 4 4 0.2 Macon County +5.1% 38 32 0.4 McLean County +5.0% 269 205 1.6 Shelby County +5.0% 46 46 2.2 Williamson County +5.0% 141 68 2.1 Will County +4.6% 1,993 1,797 2.8 Ford County +4.5% 14 14 1.1 Sangamon County +4.5% 224 180 1.2 Mercer County +4.2% 18 18 1.2 Bureau County +4.1% 16 16 0.5 Richland County +4.1% 8 8 0.5 Scott County +4.1% 0 0 0.0 White County +4.0% 1 1 0.1 Whiteside County +4.0% 23 23 0.4 Jefferson County +3.6% 12 12 0.3 Carroll County +3.4% 18 18 1.2 Rock Island County +3.2% 187 73 1.3 Clark County +3.1% 9 5 0.6 Johnson County +3.1% 0 0 0.0 Kankakee County +3.0% 113 92 1.1 Livingston County +2.9% 50 20 1.4 Moultrie County +2.9% 29 19 2.0 Pike County +2.9% 11 11 0.8 Massac County +2.7% 8 6 0.6 Clay County +2.0% 2 2 0.2 Coles County +1.5% 16 16 0.3 Piatt County +1.2% 39 31 2.3 De Witt County +0.7% 13 13 0.9 Franklin County +0.4% 19 15 0.5 McDonough County +0.3% 1 1 0.0 Mason County −0.1% 6 6 0.5 Saline County −1.0% 0 0 0.0 Edgar County −2.8% 3 3 0.2 Montgomery County −3.2% 11 11 0.4 Fayette County −3.7% 3 3 0.1 Greene County −10.7% 2 2 0.2 Brown County — 7 7 1.1 Edwards County — 0 0 0.0 Henderson County — 4 4 0.7 Jasper County — 6 2 0.7 Wayne County — 1 1 0.1
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 .