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Montana in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +1.4%, against −4.5% for the United States and +6.5% in 2007.

2,376 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,909 single-family), −42.8% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

+1.4%Montana index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
2,376housing units permitted in 20081,909 single-family
31 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.7%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Glacier County+18.5%110.1
Roosevelt County+10.1%750.7
Chouteau County+9.3%110.2
Fallon County+8.9%110.3
Granite County+8.2%000.0
Big Horn County+7.8%000.0
Rosebud County+7.8%550.6
Silver Bow County+6.6%71712.0
Dawson County+6.5%2352.6
Deer Lodge County+6.2%11111.1
Powell County+5.9%110.1
Teton County+5.1%220.3
Sweet Grass County+4.7%421.1
Hill County+4.5%13130.8
Valley County+4.2%110.1
Stillwater County+3.8%10101.1
Musselshell County+3.7%550.9
Mineral County+3.5%110.2
Yellowstone County+3.5%5415333.1
Lake County+2.7%62381.9
Custer County+2.6%220.2
Madison County+2.6%110.1
Broadwater County+2.3%440.5
Lincoln County+2.2%720.3
Cascade County+2.1%2052032.4
Pondera County+2.0%110.2
Lewis and Clark County+1.5%78471.0
Richland County+1.4%14141.2
Flathead County+1.0%2521892.2
Toole County+1.0%000.0
Missoula County+0.3%4393233.6
Jefferson County−0.1%110.1
Sanders County−0.7%000.0
Beaverhead County−0.8%510.5
Ravalli County−0.9%37230.8
Park County−1.0%19171.0
Fergus County−1.8%220.2
Gallatin County−2.6%5063363.9
Carbon County−4.1%30242.6
Meagher County—000.0
Phillips County—110.2
Sheridan County—220.6

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.