Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +4.9%, against +6.2% for the United States and +3.4% in 2013.
3,884 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,044 single-family), −20.0% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
+4.9%Montana index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
3,884housing units permitted in 20142,044 single-family
37 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.2%
Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
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.