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Remodel and repair permits in the City of Urbana, IL

Data through August 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

285 remodel and repair permits were issued in the City of Urbana, September 2024 through August 2026: about 142 a year and 8% of all permits. 145 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 4% more than the 140 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June.

285permits issued
145last 12 months
Junbusiest month
$8,000usual declared value
Aug 2026records through

Remodel and repair permits by month

Permits issued each month, September 2024 through August 2026.

Sep 2024: 11Sep2024Oct 2024: 11Nov 2024: 15Dec 2024: 17Jan 2025: 14Jan2025Feb 2025: 3Mar 2025: 9Apr 2025: 13May 2025: 15Jun 2025: 12Jul 2025: 9JulAug 2025: 11Sep 2025: 4Oct 2025: 17Nov 2025: 10Dec 2025: 6Jan 2026: 13Jan2026Feb 2026: 12Mar 2026: 15Apr 2026: 15May 2026: 12Jun 2026: 17Jul 2026: 11JulAug 2026: 13
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MonthPermits
Sep 202411
Oct 202411
Nov 202415
Dec 202417
Jan 202514
Feb 20253
Mar 20259
Apr 202513
May 202515
Jun 202512
Jul 20259
Aug 202511
Sep 20254
Oct 202517
Nov 202510
Dec 20256
Jan 202613
Feb 202612
Mar 202615
Apr 202615
May 202612
Jun 202617
Jul 202611
Aug 202613

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When remodel and repair permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (122), February the quietest (63). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 114 (100 = an average month)February: 63 (100 = an average month)March: 101 (100 = an average month)April: 118 (100 = an average month)May: 114 (100 = an average month)June: 122 (100 = an average month)122July: 84 (100 = an average month)August: 101 (100 = an average month)September: 63 (100 = an average month)October: 118 (100 = an average month)November: 105 (100 = an average month)December: 97 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January114
February63
March101
April118
May114
June122
July84
August101
September63
October118
November105
December97

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What a remodel and repair permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 282 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$8,000
Middle half$3,000–$19,000

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Building Permit (Single and Two Family): Window Replacement18866%
Building Permit (Single and Two Family): Alteration/Renovation/Remodel6924%
Building Permit (Single and Two Family): Repair217%
Building Permit (Single and Two Family): Exterior Alterations72%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most remodel and repair permits in the City of Urbana permit file, September 2024 through August 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 285 remodel and repair permits; 86% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Renewal by Andersen259%
Otto's Construction207%
Feldco Factory Direct145%
Illini Pella Inc104%
SK Exteriors104%
Window World104%
Home Depot USA93%
New Prairie Construction Company62%
C-U Under Construction52%
Cramer Siding & Window Co., LLC52%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Urbana, Community Development Permits Issued (State of Illinois open data mirror, dvw9-7wyx), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued September 2024 through August 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. Since the city's 2019 change of permit system, most permits stay marked Issued long after the work is done, so no finished share is shown.

Building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, solar, accessory structure, demolition and sign permits the City of Urbana Community Development Services issues inside city limits. Certificates of occupancy in the same file are not counted. Champaign, Savoy and unincorporated Champaign County run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The file is the State of Illinois open data copy of the city's permit list. Its rows were last updated on September 23, 2026, so September 2026 is not counted.
  • The file has no final inspection date and no ZIP code, so we show neither time to final nor ZIP code pages.
  • Most permits since 2019 still read Issued, including many from 2020 to 2023, so we don't show a finished share.
  • The value is the estimated cost written on the permit application, not the final cost of the job; about three in four permits carry one.
  • A new house gets separate building, plumbing, mechanical and electrical permits, so one project can count several times, once under each kind of work.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Remodel and repair permits in the City of Urbana, IL", https://contractorrecords.com/urbana/remodel-permits, data through August 2026, from the City of Urbana Community Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

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Common questions

  • How many remodel and repair permits does Urbana issue a year?About 142 a year in the City of Urbana: 285 permits issued September 2024 through August 2026, 145 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Urbana file the most remodel and repair permits?June (122 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (63). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.