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Housing permits · Illinois

Evanston, IL building permits: new housing

387 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +2480% on the year before, with $82.2M of construction value.

387
Housing units, last 12 months+2480% vs. prior 12: $82.2M
Construction value: 96%
In 5+ unit buildings370 units: 5.3
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 72,683

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Chicago3,098
Aurora871
Plainfield village522
Oswego village424
Crystal Lake390
Naperville302
Joliet292
St. John town292
Deerfield village287
Huntley village231
Lowell town231

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	0 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	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	4 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	31 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	235 units	230 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	116 units	110 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	1 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	0 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	2 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	17	17	$5.5M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	3	370	$76.7M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	44	30	$14.5M
2024	65	60	$22M
2023	5	0	$2.7M

Key facts

Evanston, IL permitted 387 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $82,230,964 in construction value.
That is +2480% compared with the 12 months before (15 units).
17 were single-family homes and 370 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (3 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $323,276.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 2 units were permitted.
It ranked #7 of 996 permit-issuing places in Illinois by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 44 units were permitted ($14.5M).

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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Cook County4,872
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN15,230
Illinois18,623