Des Plaines is planning for its future housing needs, and we need your input. The City and its consulting team are studying housing supply, affordability, and future housing choices. Your survey responses will help identify housing gaps, understand affordability challenges, and guide policies and zoning updates. 

March 20, 2026:

🕐 Takes 5–7 minutes 
🏠 Open to residents, workers, students, and business owners 

Take the survey here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d190b57d727143e3bf375e3b65936279 

Let’s plan housing that works for everyone! 

February 12, 2026:

The City Of Des Plaines, with support from Antero Group, hosted a public workshop on February 12, 2026, to gather community input on housing needs, preferences, and design priorities for the Des Plaines Housing Study. Using interactive boards, postcard comments, and open discussion, the workshop was designed to meet residents where they are—both physically and in their familiarity with planning topics—so participants could provide meaningful feedback on housing types, neighborhood compatibility, and affordability.

December 2025:

City staff have partnered with a consultant, Antero Group, to update the Housing Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.  This update will take a fresh look at current housing conditions, needs, and trends, and will help guide future housing policies and programs.

The study is in progress and expected to wrap up in 2026. Community engagement activities will begin in early 2026. Additional details will be added to this page as they become available.

View the Existing Housing Chapter of 2019 Comprehensive Plan.