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Montana in 2010

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

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed −4.8%, against −5.1% for the United States and −2.9% in 2009.

2,022 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,322 single-family), +19.9% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−4.8%Montana index, 2009–2010US −5.1%
2,022housing units permitted in 20101,322 single-family
15 of 41counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.5%
604,610units permitted nationally in 2010
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Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2010Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pondera County+6.8%110.2
Glacier County+6.7%110.1
Richland County+5.6%27272.4
Fallon County+3.6%622.0
Toole County+3.6%220.4
Rosebud County+3.2%660.7
Valley County+2.9%330.4
Roosevelt County+2.5%310.3
Big Horn County+2.4%000.0
Chouteau County+1.2%000.0
Dawson County+0.8%110.1
Fergus County+0.8%110.1
Hill County+0.7%710.4
Musselshell County+0.7%110.2
Phillips County+0.1%110.2
Beaverhead County−0.4%1331.3
Powell County−0.8%000.0
Yellowstone County−1.1%4483152.6
Teton County−1.7%440.6
Stillwater County−2.2%991.0
Custer County−2.5%640.5
Cascade County−2.7%1501341.8
Mineral County−2.7%000.0
Lincoln County−3.1%1010.4
Lewis and Clark County−3.5%168792.2
Granite County−3.6%000.0
Deer Lodge County−4.0%17171.8
Missoula County−4.1%3681903.0
Silver Bow County−4.5%122533.4
Carbon County−4.7%960.8
Sanders County−4.8%000.0
Madison County−5.6%220.2
Lake County−5.7%25210.7
Jefferson County−6.4%110.1
Broadwater County−7.4%330.4
Sweet Grass County−7.7%000.0
Ravalli County−8.5%3680.7
Park County−9.8%15130.8
Gallatin County−9.9%3983223.1
Flathead County−10.0%154851.3
Meagher County−11.1%000.0
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.