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Flathead County

County housing permits · Montana

Flathead County, MT building permits: new housing

793 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +20% on the year before, with $206M of construction value.

793
Housing units, last 12 months+20% vs. prior 12: $206M
Construction value: 65%
In 5+ unit buildings517 units: #3
Rankof 46

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Flathead County

Kalispell579
Whitefish147
Columbia Falls67

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Montana5,266

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	40 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	45 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	59 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	19 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	330 units	318 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	76 units	64 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	156 units	132 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	29 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	63 units	41 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	102 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	45 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	210 units	192 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	86 units	64 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	235	235	$126M
2 units	16	32	$6.1M
3–4 units	3	9	$3.5M
5+ units	20	517	$70.6M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	830	630	$220M
2024	286	80	$106M
2023	622	451	$148M

Key facts

Flathead County, MT permitted 793 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $205,915,606 in construction value.
That is +20% compared with the 12 months before (659 units).
235 were single-family homes and 517 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (20 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $535,100.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 11 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 46 counties in Montana by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 830 units were permitted ($220M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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