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Montana in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed −2.9%, against −7.5% for the United States and +1.4% in 2008.

1,686 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,363 single-family), −29.0% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.9%Montana index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
1,686housing units permitted in 20091,363 single-family
14 of 40counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.9%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Roosevelt County+11.3%750.7
Pondera County+8.1%000.0
Chouteau County+5.8%000.0
Richland County+5.8%110.1
Meagher County+4.8%000.0
Carbon County+2.2%16131.4
Custer County+1.8%440.3
Valley County+1.6%000.0
Teton County+1.4%220.3
Rosebud County+1.0%660.7
Fallon County+0.9%000.0
Fergus County+0.8%110.1
Toole County+0.8%330.6
Cascade County+0.1%1871432.2
Hill County−0.4%660.4
Dawson County−0.8%330.3
Yellowstone County−1.0%5134463.0
Jefferson County−1.6%110.1
Silver Bow County−1.7%57491.6
Sanders County−1.8%000.0
Musselshell County−1.9%330.5
Stillwater County−2.0%550.5
Broadwater County−2.1%330.4
Lewis and Clark County−2.1%95651.3
Big Horn County−2.5%220.2
Sweet Grass County−2.6%000.0
Missoula County−3.0%2252071.8
Beaverhead County−3.4%420.4
Lake County−3.5%17170.5
Lincoln County−3.6%220.1
Madison County−3.8%110.1
Ravalli County−4.2%1780.3
Granite County−4.6%000.0
Deer Lodge County−5.0%660.6
Park County−5.1%12120.7
Powell County−5.8%000.0
Flathead County−6.0%86780.7
Glacier County−6.0%000.0
Gallatin County−6.3%3912593.0
Mineral County−6.8%000.0
Phillips County—551.2
Sheridan County—110.3

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.