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Montana in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +9.2%, against +9.2% for the United States and +4.6% in 2003.

4,975 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,425 single-family), +32.1% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+9.2%Montana index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
4,975housing units permitted in 20043,425 single-family
36 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.1%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Musselshell County+17.2%110.2
Flathead County+13.0%6843895.9
Gallatin County+12.6%1,9301,32115.0
Missoula County+12.6%5884004.8
Granite County+11.4%000.0
Big Horn County+10.4%660.5
Park County+10.3%53532.9
Dawson County+9.5%330.3
Lake County+9.1%1211073.6
Roosevelt County+9.1%000.0
Broadwater County+9.0%660.7
Ravalli County+8.9%62351.3
Fallon County+8.8%441.4
Yellowstone County+8.6%8765945.1
Carbon County+8.3%63525.5
Richland County+8.3%10100.9
Rosebud County+8.0%220.2
Hill County+7.6%990.6
Lincoln County+7.5%220.1
Sanders County+7.1%000.0
Custer County+6.8%550.4
Glacier County+6.7%000.0
Stillwater County+5.9%440.4
Lewis and Clark County+5.7%1451111.9
Beaverhead County+5.4%2622.6
Jefferson County+5.4%000.0
Pondera County+5.2%000.0
Deer Lodge County+5.0%28282.9
Madison County+5.0%2062.0
Cascade County+4.8%2241802.6
Toole County+4.7%440.8
Sweet Grass County+4.2%110.3
Fergus County+3.5%880.7
Silver Bow County+3.3%74662.0
Powell County+2.6%000.0
Teton County+2.4%220.3
Mineral County−1.8%440.8
Valley County−2.2%220.3
Chouteau County−5.5%661.0
Meagher County—000.0
Phillips County—110.2
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.