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Montana in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +4.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.6% in 2001.

3,574 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,050 single-family), +37.3% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+4.9%Montana index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
3,574housing units permitted in 20022,050 single-family
32 of 35counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.3%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pondera County+8.0%000.0
Richland County+8.0%990.8
Musselshell County+7.4%000.0
Missoula County+7.2%1,1273969.1
Toole County+7.1%000.0
Broadwater County+6.8%660.7
Rosebud County+6.6%000.0
Flathead County+5.8%4262963.7
Gallatin County+5.8%6833865.3
Yellowstone County+5.5%6985764.0
Valley County+5.4%000.0
Beaverhead County+5.1%200.2
Sanders County+5.0%000.0
Mineral County+4.8%551.0
Custer County+4.7%330.2
Deer Lodge County+4.5%20202.1
Carbon County+4.3%14141.2
Ravalli County+4.3%98272.0
Park County+3.9%55333.0
Teton County+3.5%110.2
Lewis and Clark County+3.4%114621.5
Silver Bow County+3.2%21210.6
Lincoln County+3.0%440.2
Cascade County+2.7%1201121.4
Lake County+2.7%88282.6
Granite County+2.6%330.8
Jefferson County+2.5%000.0
Hill County+2.4%750.4
Sweet Grass County+1.3%220.5
Stillwater County+1.1%15111.6
Madison County+0.8%18101.8
Fergus County+0.7%1721.4
Glacier County−1.9%000.0
Chouteau County−2.2%220.3
Dawson County−2.9%110.1
Big Horn County—880.6
Fallon County—220.7
Meagher County—000.0
Phillips County—110.2
Powell County—000.0
Roosevelt County—220.2
Sheridan County—000.0

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.