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Montana in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed −3.0%, against −4.4% for the United States and −4.8% in 2010.

1,914 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,208 single-family), −5.3% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−3.0%Montana index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
1,914housing units permitted in 20111,208 single-family
14 of 41counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.8%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Richland County+16.8%59515.2
Sweet Grass County+7.7%000.0
Toole County+5.6%220.4
Glacier County+5.4%400.3
Powell County+4.1%110.1
Deer Lodge County+3.2%15151.5
Custer County+3.1%660.5
Chouteau County+2.3%110.2
Big Horn County+1.8%000.0
Dawson County+1.7%220.2
Valley County+1.7%330.4
Fallon County+1.5%511.7
Stillwater County+0.8%440.4
Broadwater County+0.2%220.2
Cascade County−0.7%1441061.7
Hill County−0.9%2421.5
Roosevelt County−1.1%420.4
Yellowstone County−1.1%2602501.5
Silver Bow County−1.5%51431.4
Rosebud County−1.7%440.5
Jefferson County−1.8%110.1
Teton County−1.9%600.9
Lewis and Clark County−2.1%156832.1
Carbon County−2.7%1261.0
Pondera County−3.0%110.2
Sanders County−3.3%000.0
Meagher County−3.4%000.0
Fergus County−3.5%110.1
Missoula County−4.0%5631324.6
Lincoln County−4.3%330.1
Beaverhead County−4.4%330.3
Gallatin County−4.8%3873463.0
Ravalli County−5.5%4140.8
Flathead County−6.2%98880.8
Park County−6.4%1590.8
Phillips County−6.6%000.0
Madison County−8.6%330.3
Granite County−8.9%000.0
Lake County−9.2%20200.6
Musselshell County−13.2%110.2
Mineral County−13.3%220.4
Sheridan County—551.5

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.