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Montana in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +11.6%, against +6.6% for the United States and +12.9% in 2005.

4,542 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,405 single-family), −5.4% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+11.6%Montana index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
4,542housing units permitted in 20063,405 single-family
36 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +13.3%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Fallon County+33.1%000.0
Richland County+23.8%18181.6
Sanders County+23.7%000.0
Lake County+22.3%123913.7
Madison County+20.8%770.7
Dawson County+20.7%330.3
Silver Bow County+17.6%60601.7
Park County+17.5%53482.9
Lincoln County+16.8%630.3
Big Horn County+15.7%880.6
Lewis and Clark County+15.6%1781022.4
Roosevelt County+14.9%330.3
Broadwater County+14.8%770.8
Granite County+14.7%000.0
Gallatin County+14.2%1,7501,06413.6
Jefferson County+14.0%220.2
Beaverhead County+13.9%15101.5
Fergus County+13.8%110.1
Flathead County+13.5%5394224.7
Custer County+13.3%850.7
Hill County+13.3%19191.2
Ravalli County+12.7%79761.6
Carbon County+12.3%50414.4
Rosebud County+11.7%220.2
Sweet Grass County+10.9%1142.9
Deer Lodge County+10.3%27272.8
Missoula County+9.8%5184034.2
Mineral County+9.5%220.4
Stillwater County+9.3%991.0
Cascade County+8.6%3203093.8
Musselshell County+7.5%220.4
Valley County+7.4%110.1
Powell County+7.0%000.0
Yellowstone County+6.9%6756353.9
Toole County+5.8%330.6
Teton County+4.6%10101.5
Pondera County−1.7%220.3
Glacier County−2.0%000.0
Chouteau County−4.5%2504.3
Meagher County—000.0
Phillips County—000.0
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.