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McHenry County
Crystal Lake

Housing permits · Illinois

Crystal Lake, IL building permits: new housing

390 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +165% on the year before, with $65.3M of construction value.

390
Housing units, last 12 months+165% vs. prior 12: $65.3M
Construction value: 65%
In 5+ unit buildings252 units: 9.8
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 39,642

New housing units permitted per month

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Deerfield village287
Huntley village231
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In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	26 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	15 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	31 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	41 units	28 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	18 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	40 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	79 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	101 units	100 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	34 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	48 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	18 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	7 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	7 units	5 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	138	138	$29.4M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	16	252	$35.9M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	152	57	$30.5M
2024	400	261	$72.4M
2023	235	21	$82.1M

Key facts

Crystal Lake, IL permitted 390 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $65,262,335 in construction value.
That is +165% compared with the 12 months before (147 units).
138 were single-family homes and 252 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (16 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $213,019.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 7 units were permitted.
It ranked #6 of 996 permit-issuing places in Illinois by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 152 units were permitted ($30.5M).

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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