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Montana in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +3.5%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.4% in 2015.

4,781 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,113 single-family), −0.9% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+3.5%Montana index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
4,781housing units permitted in 20163,113 single-family
28 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Sweet Grass County+13.1%110.3
Glacier County+9.8%000.0
Sheridan County+9.5%220.6
Chouteau County+9.2%10101.7
Gallatin County+8.4%1,5501,07212.0
Madison County+6.5%770.7
Park County+6.5%44202.4
Hill County+6.0%440.2
Stillwater County+6.0%000.0
Ravalli County+5.1%20140.4
Beaverhead County+4.9%330.3
Flathead County+4.9%3161872.7
Granite County+4.9%000.0
Missoula County+4.9%9303617.5
Silver Bow County+4.8%86432.4
Fergus County+4.5%110.1
Lewis and Clark County+3.8%176522.3
Big Horn County+3.6%220.2
Custer County+2.9%000.0
Cascade County+2.4%2421532.8
Yellowstone County+2.4%1,1981,0466.9
Jefferson County+2.1%550.4
Lake County+1.9%44161.3
Powell County+1.5%32324.5
Phillips County+1.3%220.5
Broadwater County+0.5%000.0
Carbon County+0.4%880.7
Musselshell County+0.2%110.2
Lincoln County−0.6%880.4
Mineral County−0.6%110.2
Teton County−0.9%110.2
Roosevelt County−1.0%110.1
Valley County−1.0%440.5
Deer Lodge County−1.8%17171.8
Pondera County−3.3%110.2
Sanders County−3.4%000.0
Richland County−4.7%16161.4
Fallon County−5.9%35911.8
Rosebud County−9.9%110.1
Toole County−12.1%220.4
Dawson County−12.5%110.1
Meagher County−17.6%000.0

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.