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Montana in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +12.9%, against +12.4% for the United States and +9.2% in 2004.

4,803 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,459 single-family), −3.5% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+12.9%Montana index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
4,803housing units permitted in 20053,459 single-family
36 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +10.7%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Mineral County+21.3%661.2
Park County+19.3%76624.2
Lincoln County+19.2%10100.4
Gallatin County+19.1%1,6811,05413.1
Flathead County+16.8%7245116.3
Chouteau County+16.4%550.9
Carbon County+16.2%65545.7
Valley County+16.1%220.3
Ravalli County+15.4%100542.1
Sanders County+13.9%000.0
Dawson County+13.7%440.5
Jefferson County+13.7%000.0
Madison County+13.5%970.9
Lewis and Clark County+13.1%2521083.3
Deer Lodge County+12.0%33233.4
Fergus County+11.6%660.5
Broadwater County+11.5%770.8
Glacier County+11.1%000.0
Richland County+11.1%27272.4
Yellowstone County+10.7%6045413.5
Granite County+10.5%000.0
Powell County+10.5%000.0
Lake County+10.3%1191013.6
Missoula County+10.1%6384915.2
Teton County+9.9%550.8
Toole County+9.9%330.6
Stillwater County+9.8%550.5
Hill County+9.6%220.1
Cascade County+9.3%3162723.7
Custer County+9.3%770.6
Silver Bow County+8.0%67621.9
Rosebud County+7.2%220.2
Beaverhead County+6.9%220.2
Pondera County+6.1%220.3
Sweet Grass County+3.9%220.5
Musselshell County+3.7%000.0
Big Horn County0.0%770.5
Fallon County−4.9%110.3
Roosevelt County−5.8%990.9
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.