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Montana in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +4.6%, against +4.5% for the United States and +4.9% in 2002.

3,767 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,340 single-family), +5.4% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+4.6%Montana index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
3,767housing units permitted in 20032,340 single-family
31 of 35counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.2%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Chouteau County+12.6%550.9
Granite County+9.5%000.0
Lake County+7.6%49391.5
Valley County+7.6%220.3
Missoula County+6.7%9474287.7
Flathead County+6.6%4483333.9
Mineral County+6.1%661.2
Sanders County+6.1%000.0
Stillwater County+5.3%991.0
Lincoln County+5.1%550.2
Yellowstone County+5.1%8646495.0
Fergus County+5.0%310.3
Gallatin County+5.0%7613845.9
Ravalli County+4.5%85291.7
Richland County+4.3%1461.2
Carbon County+4.2%47224.1
Dawson County+4.2%550.6
Madison County+4.2%1681.6
Park County+4.2%14140.8
Custer County+3.6%550.4
Rosebud County+3.1%110.1
Teton County+2.5%771.1
Jefferson County+2.4%000.0
Lewis and Clark County+2.4%129731.7
Silver Bow County+2.3%37351.0
Cascade County+2.1%2011692.4
Beaverhead County+1.8%640.6
Glacier County+1.1%000.0
Sweet Grass County+0.9%551.3
Hill County+0.7%770.4
Deer Lodge County+0.4%57575.9
Broadwater County−0.2%660.7
Pondera County−1.1%220.3
Musselshell County−1.4%000.0
Toole County−4.2%330.6
Big Horn County—660.5
Fallon County—662.0
Meagher County—000.0
Phillips County—220.5
Powell County—000.0
Roosevelt County—330.3
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.