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Montana in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +0.9%, against −1.8% for the United States and −3.0% in 2011.

2,736 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,734 single-family), +42.9% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.9%Montana index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
2,736housing units permitted in 20121,734 single-family
31 of 41counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.2%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Roosevelt County+32.3%330.3
Fallon County+27.4%1655.4
Richland County+21.5%16412914.4
Valley County+20.2%110.1
Dawson County+19.8%8339.5
Chouteau County+18.1%220.3
Phillips County+17.2%220.5
Custer County+11.7%4173.4
Musselshell County+9.9%110.2
Teton County+9.7%440.6
Pondera County+7.8%110.2
Mineral County+7.2%000.0
Fergus County+6.5%310.3
Granite County+6.4%000.0
Hill County+5.4%440.2
Rosebud County+5.3%220.2
Glacier County+3.9%710.5
Toole County+3.9%1953.6
Broadwater County+2.5%220.2
Cascade County+2.3%1291211.5
Carbon County+2.2%930.8
Yellowstone County+2.1%6124163.5
Madison County+1.5%220.2
Missoula County+1.3%3371792.7
Jefferson County+1.2%110.1
Silver Bow County+1.1%79552.2
Lewis and Clark County+0.5%181752.4
Stillwater County+0.5%12121.3
Deer Lodge County+0.3%440.4
Lincoln County+0.2%330.1
Beaverhead County+0.1%820.8
Gallatin County−0.3%7395245.7
Lake County−0.4%26240.8
Park County−0.4%22121.2
Ravalli County−1.5%1130.2
Flathead County−1.9%1641051.4
Meagher County−1.9%000.0
Powell County−4.7%000.0
Sanders County−5.4%000.0
Big Horn County−7.0%110.1
Sweet Grass County−9.3%000.0
Sheridan County—3088.7

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.