Cities in Illinois by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Aurora, IL had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 224 cities in 2024, at 464. Westchester, IL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 6. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest464Aurora, IL

Lowest0Westchester, IL

Median6224 cities

Top 40 cities, 2024

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Aurora, IL Estimated	464	+46.8%
2	Plainfield, IL Estimated	460	+17.9%
3	Chicago, IL Estimated	325	+12.1%
4	Huntley, IL Estimated	297	+356.9%
5	South Elgin, IL Estimated	234	+2.2%
6	Naperville, IL Estimated	228	+34.9%
7	Elgin, IL Estimated	218	-17.4%
8	Yorkville, IL Estimated	212	-54.3%
9	New Lenox, IL Estimated	185	+72.9%
10	Oswego, IL Estimated	181	+69.2%
11	Algonquin, IL Estimated	178	+29.9%
12	Pingree Grove, IL Estimated	152	+192.3%
13	Joliet, IL Estimated	143	-20.1%
14	Crystal Lake, IL Estimated	139	-35%
15	Lemont, IL Estimated	136	+25.9%
16	Bolingbrook, IL Estimated	123	+33.7%
17	Bartlett, IL Estimated	112	+111.3%
18	Mundelein, IL Estimated	106	-45.1%
19	Frankfort, IL Estimated	103	+98.1%
20	O'Fallon, IL Estimated	100	+20.5%
21	Rockford, IL Estimated	99	+253.6%
22	Schaumburg, IL Estimated	93	+1.1%
23	Lockport, IL Estimated	92	-3.2%
24	Manhattan, IL Estimated	79	+33.9%
25	Channahon, IL Estimated	70	+7.7%
26	Springfield, IL Estimated	69	0%
27	Bloomington, IL Estimated	66	+11.9%
27	Tinley Park, IL Estimated	66	-8.3%
29	Elmhurst, IL Estimated	65	-8.5%
30	Downers Grove, IL Estimated	61	+24.5%
31	Woodridge, IL Estimated	60	+200%
32	Normal, IL Estimated	57	-19.7%
33	Mahomet, IL Estimated	55	+27.9%
34	Libertyville, IL Estimated	53	+103.8%
34	Morton Grove, IL Estimated	53	+2,550%
34	Wheeling, IL Estimated	53	n/a
37	Troy, IL Estimated	51	-5.6%
37	Urbana, IL Estimated	51	-19%
39	Taylorville, IL Estimated	48	+585.7%
40	Batavia, IL Estimated	46	+17.9%
41	Homer Glen, IL Estimated	45	-32.8%
42	Lombard, IL Estimated	44	+91.3%
43	North Aurora, IL Estimated	43	+30.3%
44	Sycamore, IL Estimated	41	+17.1%
45	Shiloh, IL Estimated	38	+22.6%
46	Loves Park, IL Estimated	37	-21.3%
47	Peoria, IL Estimated	36	+2.9%
48	Lindenhurst, IL Estimated	32	+39.1%
49	Shorewood, IL Estimated	31	+40.9%
50	Quincy, IL Estimated	30	-47.4%
50	Western Springs, IL Estimated	30	+42.9%
50	Zion, IL Estimated	30	+2,900%
53	Fairview Heights, IL Estimated	28	+55.6%
53	Glenview, IL Estimated	28	+21.7%
53	St. Charles, IL Estimated	28	-44%
56	Hinsdale, IL Estimated	27	+8%
56	Marion, IL Estimated	27	+12.5%
56	Mokena, IL Estimated	27	+58.8%
56	Waterloo, IL Estimated	27	-10%
60	Northbrook, IL Estimated	25	+38.9%
61	Belleville, IL Estimated	24	+26.3%
61	Belvidere, IL Estimated	24	+200%
61	Wilmette, IL Estimated	24	+26.3%
64	Orland Park, IL Estimated	23	-52.1%
65	Edwardsville, IL Estimated	22	-15.4%
65	Godfrey, IL Estimated	22	+37.5%
65	Herrin, IL Estimated	22	+22.2%
65	Highland Park, IL Estimated	22	+4.8%
65	Swansea, IL Estimated	22	+37.5%
70	Glen Ellyn, IL Estimated	21	0%
70	McHenry, IL Estimated	21	+31.3%
72	Arlington Heights, IL Estimated	20	-33.3%
72	Glen Carbon, IL Estimated	20	-4.8%
74	Champaign, IL Estimated	19	-34.5%
74	Morris, IL Estimated	19	+171.4%
74	Winnetka, IL Estimated	19	+26.7%
77	Kankakee, IL Estimated	18	+350%
78	Bradley, IL Estimated	17	+112.5%
78	Highland, IL Estimated	17	-26.1%
80	Park Ridge, IL Estimated	16	+45.5%
81	Addison, IL Estimated	14	-26.3%
81	Burr Ridge, IL Estimated	14	+16.7%
81	Columbia, IL Estimated	14	+27.3%
81	Effingham, IL Estimated	14	-17.6%
81	Lake Forest, IL Estimated	14	-33.3%
81	Lake Zurich, IL Estimated	14	+27.3%
87	Campton Hills, IL Estimated	13	-56.7%
87	Ottawa, IL Estimated	13	-51.9%
89	Bourbonnais, IL Estimated	12	0%
89	Dixon, IL Estimated	12	+20%
89	Moline, IL Estimated	12	0%
89	Morton, IL Estimated	12	+71.4%
93	Geneva, IL Estimated	11	-8.3%
93	Lisle, IL Estimated	11	+175%
93	Palos Hills, IL Estimated	11	+175%
93	Washington, IL Estimated	11	+83.3%
97	Cary, IL Estimated	10	+66.7%
97	La Grange, IL Estimated	10	-28.6%
97	North Chicago, IL Estimated	10	-23.1%
100	Carol Stream, IL Estimated	8	n/a
100	Collinsville, IL Estimated	8	+300%
100	DeKalb, IL Estimated	8	+60%
100	Grayslake, IL Estimated	8	-27.3%
100	Vernon Hills, IL Estimated	8	+14.3%
105	Burbank, IL Estimated	7	-22.2%
105	Mattoon, IL Estimated	7	+600%
105	Pekin, IL Estimated	7	+75%
108	Berwyn, IL Estimated	6	+50%
108	Deerfield, IL Estimated	6	+50%
108	East Peoria, IL Estimated	6	+200%
108	Hoffman Estates, IL Estimated	6	+20%
108	Minooka, IL Estimated	6	+20%
108	Mount Vernon, IL Estimated	6	+50%
108	Palos Heights, IL Estimated	6	+500%
108	Villa Park, IL Estimated	6	+200%
108	Wheaton, IL Estimated	6	-45.5%
108	Woodstock, IL Estimated	6	-88%
118	Alsip, IL Estimated	5	-44.4%
118	Evanston, IL Estimated	5	0%
118	Justice, IL Estimated	5	+25%
118	Palatine, IL Estimated	5	-16.7%
118	Skokie, IL Estimated	5	+25%
118	Wauconda, IL Estimated	5	+66.7%
118	Westmont, IL Estimated	5	+25%
118	Wood Dale, IL Estimated	5	0%
126	Barrington, IL Estimated	4	+300%
126	Beach Park, IL Estimated	4	+300%
126	Bensenville, IL Estimated	4	+33.3%
126	Bloomingdale, IL Estimated	4	-33.3%
126	Brookfield, IL Estimated	4	n/a
126	Charleston, IL Estimated	4	0%
126	Lyons, IL Estimated	4	n/a
126	Niles, IL Estimated	4	+33.3%
134	Crestwood, IL Estimated	3	+50%
134	Decatur, IL Estimated	3	-40%
134	Des Plaines, IL Estimated	3	-40%
134	Hickory Hills, IL Estimated	3	-50%
134	Kewanee, IL Estimated	3	n/a
134	La Grange Park, IL Estimated	3	-57.1%
134	Lake in the Hills, IL Estimated	3	+50%
134	Maywood, IL Estimated	3	n/a
134	Melrose Park, IL Estimated	3	+200%
134	Mount Prospect, IL Estimated	3	-40%
134	Prospect Heights, IL Estimated	3	-25%
134	Roselle, IL Estimated	3	-83.3%
134	Round Lake Beach, IL Estimated	3	0%
134	Round Lake, IL Estimated	3	+50%
134	Winfield, IL Estimated	3	0%
134	Worth, IL Estimated	3	0%
150	Antioch, IL Estimated	2	-95%
150	Blue Island, IL Estimated	2	+100%
150	Canton, IL Estimated	2	0%
150	Carbondale, IL Estimated	2	0%
150	Centralia, IL Estimated	2	-33.3%
150	East Moline, IL Estimated	2	-50%
150	Freeport, IL Estimated	2	+100%
150	Gurnee, IL Estimated	2	-50%
150	Machesney Park, IL Estimated	2	-60%
150	Midlothian, IL Estimated	2	-33.3%
150	Plano, IL Estimated	2	-85.7%
150	Sterling, IL Estimated	2	-33.3%
150	Waukegan, IL Estimated	2	-33.3%
150	West Chicago, IL Estimated	2	+100%
150	Wood River, IL Estimated	2	-60%
165	Chicago Ridge, IL Estimated	1	-50%
165	Crest Hill, IL Estimated	1	0%
165	Fox Lake, IL Estimated	1	-66.7%
165	Jacksonville, IL Estimated	1	n/a
165	Macomb, IL Estimated	1	0%
165	Oak Forest, IL Estimated	1	-94.4%
165	Oak Lawn, IL Estimated	1	-80%
165	Pontiac, IL Estimated	1	-75%
165	River Forest, IL Estimated	1	-50%
165	Rolling Meadows, IL Estimated	1	n/a
165	Romeoville, IL Estimated	1	0%
165	Warrenville, IL Estimated	1	n/a
177	Alton, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Bellwood, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Bridgeview, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Buffalo Grove, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Cahokia Heights, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Calumet City, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Carpentersville, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Chatham, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Chicago Heights, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Cicero, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Country Club Hills, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Danville, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Darien, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Dolton, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	East St. Louis, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Elk Grove Village, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Elmwood Park, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Evergreen Park, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Forest Park, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Franklin Park, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Galesburg, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Glendale Heights, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Granite City, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Hanover Park, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Harvey, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Hazel Crest, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Homewood, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Lansing, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Lincoln, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Lincolnwood, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Markham, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Matteson, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Montgomery, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Norridge, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Northlake, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Oak Park, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Park Forest, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Rantoul, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Richton Park, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	River Grove, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Riverdale, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Rock Island, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Schiller Park, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	South Holland, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Streamwood, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Streator, IL Estimated	0	-100%
177	Summit, IL Estimated	0	n/a
177	Westchester, IL Estimated	0	n/a

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Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Illinois by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Illinois by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/illinois-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Illinois by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/illinois-cities?period=2024.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Illinois by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/illinois-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Aurora, IL, with 464 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Westchester, IL, with 0 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12.