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Building in Billings, MT

Billings, MT is in Yellowstone County and has about 119,434 residents. 394 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, up from 259 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Billings before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Billings

Typical home value
$343,400 (give or take $6,335)
Typical monthly rent
$1,138 (give or take $38)
Typical household income
$73,712 (give or take $3,113)
Typical year homes were built
1980
Homes lived in by their owners
64.8%
Homes sitting empty
6.2%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Billings

Single-family home permits issued per year
YearHomes permittedAll new housing unitsValue of all permits
2025
394
468$137.3 million
2024
327
655$180.3 million
2023
259
259$96.0 million
2022
626
945$165.7 million
2021
530
910$194.6 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Billings pages

Building permits

Meeting agendas and minutes

Projects out for bid

Planning and zoning

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Disaster history for Yellowstone County

Yellowstone County has had 12 federal disaster declarations (2 flood, 7 fire, 2 severe storm, 1 hurricane).

  • 2022: Severe Storm and Flooding (flood)
  • 2021: Buffalo Wildfire (fire)
  • 2020: Bobcat Fire (fire)
  • 2020: Falling Star Fire (fire)
  • 2011: Canyon Creek Fire (fire)
  • 2011: Severe Storms and Flooding (severe storm)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Billings

  • Harbor Freight Tools
    1400 Grand Avenue Billings
  • Billings Paint Center
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Billings Hardware
  • National Coatings & Supplies
  • Border States
  • Crescent Electric Supply Company

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours and stock can change; call first.

Plan your Billings project

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Where this information comes from

  • U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-09-29; U.S. government data, public domain)
  • OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-09-29; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
  • Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-09-29; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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