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Montana in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +3.4%, against +4.4% for the United States and +4.9% in 2014.

4,826 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,992 single-family), +24.3% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+3.4%Montana index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
4,826housing units permitted in 20152,992 single-family
32 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.2%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Meagher County+22.2%000.0
Toole County+10.8%220.4
Deer Lodge County+10.4%15151.5
Park County+10.3%36162.0
Teton County+9.8%110.2
Sanders County+9.1%110.1
Gallatin County+7.2%1,49687211.6
Broadwater County+6.6%000.0
Valley County+6.4%330.4
Carbon County+5.9%440.3
Granite County+5.9%000.0
Flathead County+4.6%2811492.4
Mineral County+4.4%000.0
Missoula County+4.3%5742924.6
Powell County+4.0%25253.5
Yellowstone County+3.9%1,7601,27010.2
Rosebud County+3.8%110.1
Custer County+3.4%440.3
Dawson County+3.3%770.8
Lewis and Clark County+3.3%171772.3
Madison County+3.3%550.5
Phillips County+3.2%220.5
Lake County+2.8%27110.8
Ravalli County+2.5%17130.3
Stillwater County+2.4%000.0
Pondera County+2.3%000.0
Cascade County+2.1%2261522.7
Musselshell County+2.0%110.2
Beaverhead County+1.4%330.3
Silver Bow County+1.4%72292.0
Hill County+1.3%3222.0
Sheridan County+0.7%110.3
Jefferson County−0.2%220.2
Richland County−0.3%950.8
Big Horn County−1.6%000.0
Lincoln County−1.6%110.0
Fergus County−2.0%000.0
Chouteau County−2.3%991.5
Fallon County−2.8%2879.5
Sweet Grass County−2.9%110.3
Glacier County−3.5%000.0
Roosevelt County−4.9%110.1

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.