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Madison County

County housing permits · Illinois

Madison County, IL building permits: new housing

455 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +4% on the year before, with $149M of construction value.

455
Housing units, last 12 months+4% vs. prior 12: $149M
Construction value: 15%
In 5+ unit buildings66 units: #9
Rankof 98

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Madison County

Troy120
Madison County Part Unincorporated Area94
Highland70
Edwardsville22
Alton20
Granite City4

Also see

Illinois18,623

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	13 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	103 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	35 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	36 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	28 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	23 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	87 units	56 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	53 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	301	301	$120M
2 units	28	56	$6.3M
3–4 units	9	32	$11.1M
5+ units	6	66	$11.9M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	435	60	$117M
2024	366	0	$125M
2023	340	0	$110M

Key facts

Madison County, IL permitted 455 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $149,024,147 in construction value.
That is +4% compared with the 12 months before (438 units).
301 were single-family homes and 66 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (6 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $397,468.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 30 units were permitted.
It ranked #9 of 98 counties in Illinois by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 435 units were permitted ($117M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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