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Montana in 1998

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +2.4%, against +3.7% for the United States and +3.1% in 1997.

2,561 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,485 single-family), +3.6% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+2.4%Montana index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
2,561housing units permitted in 19981,485 single-family
19 of 20counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Sanders County+11.2%000.0
Madison County+6.1%000.0
Ravalli County+4.5%21210.4
Lincoln County+4.3%110.0
Cascade County+3.9%1091091.3
Lake County+3.5%33331.0
Silver Bow County+3.5%89892.5
Hill County+3.1%220.1
Gallatin County+3.0%2562562.0
Park County+3.0%12120.7
Stillwater County+2.8%10101.1
Carbon County+2.7%10100.9
Missoula County+2.6%2702702.2
Jefferson County+2.1%220.2
Yellowstone County+1.9%3633632.1
Beaverhead County+1.8%220.2
Lewis and Clark County+1.0%45450.6
Fergus County+0.3%770.6
Flathead County+0.3%1531531.3
Deer Lodge County−2.4%23232.4
Big Horn County—110.1
Broadwater County—660.7
Chouteau County—110.2
Custer County—12121.0
Dawson County—000.0
Fallon County—000.0
Glacier County—110.1
Granite County—000.0
Meagher County—000.0
Mineral County—440.8
Musselshell County—220.4
Phillips County—000.0
Pondera County—10101.6
Powell County—440.6
Richland County—880.7
Roosevelt County—000.0
Rosebud County—220.2
Sheridan County—220.6
Sweet Grass County—551.3
Teton County—10101.5
Toole County—110.2
Valley County—330.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Montana by year05,00010,0001995: 3,064 units (1,708 single-family, 1,356 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,678 units (1,494 single-family, 1,184 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 2,472 units (1,501 single-family, 971 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,561 units (1,485 single-family, 1,076 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,566 units (1,607 single-family, 959 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,572 units (1,565 single-family, 1,007 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,604 units (1,790 single-family, 814 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,574 units (2,050 single-family, 1,524 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,767 units (2,340 single-family, 1,427 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 4,975 units (3,425 single-family, 1,550 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 4,803 units (3,459 single-family, 1,344 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 4,542 units (3,405 single-family, 1,137 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 4,153 units (3,035 single-family, 1,118 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,376 units (1,909 single-family, 467 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 1,686 units (1,363 single-family, 323 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 2,022 units (1,322 single-family, 700 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 1,914 units (1,208 single-family, 706 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 2,736 units (1,734 single-family, 1,002 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 4,854 units (2,620 single-family, 2,234 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 3,884 units (2,044 single-family, 1,840 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 4,826 units (2,992 single-family, 1,834 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 4,781 units (3,113 single-family, 1,668 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 4,932 units (3,161 single-family, 1,771 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 5,099 units (3,213 single-family, 1,886 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 4,776 units (3,014 single-family, 1,762 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 5,980 units (3,318 single-family, 2,662 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 7,272 units (3,169 single-family, 4,103 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 6,460 units (3,190 single-family, 3,270 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 4,307 units (2,274 single-family, 2,033 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 5,367 units (3,036 single-family, 2,331 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 5,258 units (2,675 single-family, 2,583 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Montana by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.