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Montana in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +3.4%, against +3.4% for the United States and +0.9% in 2012.

4,854 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,620 single-family), +77.4% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+3.4%Montana index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
4,854housing units permitted in 20132,620 single-family
32 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Dawson County+12.9%330.3
Fallon County+11.4%2468.1
Richland County+9.1%42333.7
Gallatin County+7.6%1,34977710.5
Beaverhead County+7.5%330.3
Phillips County+6.5%000.0
Custer County+6.2%4113.4
Lincoln County+4.6%950.4
Big Horn County+4.4%110.1
Yellowstone County+4.4%2,09796912.1
Fergus County+4.2%310.3
Hill County+3.9%530.3
Sanders County+3.8%000.0
Stillwater County+3.8%660.6
Teton County+3.7%440.6
Jefferson County+3.5%220.2
Musselshell County+3.5%110.2
Cascade County+3.2%1471431.7
Madison County+3.1%750.7
Flathead County+2.2%2271972.0
Missoula County+2.0%5692514.6
Carbon County+1.9%550.4
Glacier County+1.8%910.7
Valley County+1.8%110.1
Park County+1.7%33131.8
Silver Bow County+1.6%56561.6
Lewis and Clark County+1.5%131601.7
Pondera County+1.4%000.0
Sweet Grass County+1.3%000.0
Rosebud County+1.2%220.2
Sheridan County+0.7%661.7
Ravalli County+0.1%18140.4
Deer Lodge County0.0%770.7
Toole County0.0%000.0
Lake County−0.6%21190.6
Powell County−1.2%18182.5
Meagher County−1.8%000.0
Mineral County−3.8%000.0
Broadwater County−4.7%000.0
Roosevelt County−5.0%110.1
Granite County−6.0%000.0
Chouteau County−9.9%330.5

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.