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Montana in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Montana changed +5.4%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.5% in 2016.

4,932 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,161 single-family), +3.2% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+5.4%Montana index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
4,932housing units permitted in 20173,161 single-family
34 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.4%
1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017
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Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2017Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Meagher County+30.1%000.0
Mineral County+17.3%000.0
Granite County+14.1%000.0
Park County+10.8%59233.2
Gallatin County+10.1%1,6121,04512.5
Sanders County+9.7%000.0
Flathead County+9.3%3612243.1
Phillips County+8.6%220.5
Big Horn County+8.4%110.1
Powell County+7.8%36365.0
Lincoln County+6.7%10100.4
Missoula County+6.1%9723957.9
Broadwater County+5.4%000.0
Toole County+5.4%000.0
Madison County+5.3%550.5
Ravalli County+5.2%25170.5
Lake County+5.1%6181.8
Fallon County+4.9%471015.9
Chouteau County+4.7%13132.2
Silver Bow County+4.7%70701.9
Carbon County+4.5%770.6
Hill County+4.4%110.1
Beaverhead County+4.1%1021.0
Cascade County+4.1%2051972.4
Musselshell County+3.7%220.4
Lewis and Clark County+3.6%146441.9
Yellowstone County+3.6%1,2189857.1
Jefferson County+3.5%660.5
Deer Lodge County+3.4%12121.2
Roosevelt County+2.4%440.4
Rosebud County+2.4%000.0
Sweet Grass County+1.7%220.5
Custer County+1.2%220.2
Stillwater County+0.1%000.0
Fergus County−0.2%330.3
Pondera County−0.8%000.0
Valley County−1.1%550.7
Dawson County−1.9%110.1
Richland County−2.3%14111.2
Teton County−2.7%110.2
Glacier County−7.4%000.0
Sheridan County−14.2%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.