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Deer Lodge County

Land records for Deer Lodge County, Montana: ownership, ownership changes, permits and projects, and state records. As of Oct 5, 2026, from 5 public sources.

Deer Lodge County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

469,948 acres in 7,622 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 63%Tribal 1%Individuals 10%Companies 26%Trusts 1%
Total assessed value

All parcels, Montana Department of Revenue, by tax year.

$0$1.0B$2.0B201320202025$1.9B

Owner types come from the owner name on the state roll (src/parcels/classify.py). Public access map.

Ownership changes

From monthly copies of the state parcel roll, dated by the copy, not the deed. People are shown as “Private individual”.

Last 90 days, by type

One parcel can count in several rows (a sale to an out-of-state LLC is all three).

Sold248
Sold to a company47
Out-of-state buyer27
Lot split0
Public to private4
Parcels that changed owner, by year

From the yearly copies of the state roll, 2014 to 2025.

05001,00020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    SLAUGHTERHOUSE RANCH LLC to Private individual
    260.51 acres, parcel 30137727101010000
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to SUNDANCE LODGE LLC 26.9% &
    4024 LAMARCHE CREEK RD ANACONDA, MT 59711, 245.47 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    Anaconda, 97.11 acres, 3-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to BIG SKY REFUGE LLC
    79.58 acres, parcel 30137715303010000
  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to BIG SKY REFUGE LLC
    79.4 acres, parcel 30137715301010000

The full list of sales, splits and filings, with a weekly email, is in Data4 Pro.

Permits and projects

Permits, planning cases and land-use hearings, plus state DEQ and MDT permits.

Permits and projects per month

Last 24 months, all sources.

012Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • Residential Electrical Service Install_18803 MT HWY 1, Anaconda, MT, 59711
    Environmental permit 18803 MT HWY 1, Anaconda, MT, 59711, #MTB013705, Effective
  • 2026 ADLC Street Improvements
    Environmental permit walnut street, #MTR1W0716, Effective
  • Gardiner Diversion
    Environmental permit State Highway 273, #MTB013692, Effective
  • ANACONDA-DEER LODGE COUNTY WASTEWATER HOLDING PONDS AND IP BEDS FACILITY
    Environmental permit 1/4 MI E INTERSECTION GALEN HWY LOST CREEK RD, #MTX000338, Effective
  • ANACONDA URBAN PAVE PRES
    Road project 4TH ST, #UPP 0206(7)

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Deer Lodge County, on the map and as CSV, is in Data4 Pro.

Water and resources

From DNRC, the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Board of Oil and Gas and BLM.

Open the water and resources map

Market context

Population, income, rent, housing permits and jobs from the Census Bureau and HUD, with the Montana figure for comparison.

9,709
people (2025)
+3.0% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$57,527
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$696
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,080
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Deer Lodge County, MT
$231,700
median home value
Montana: $375,800
27%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
2,957
private jobs (2023)
+7.5% since 2018
$961
average weekly wage
+11.1% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 14 so far this year.

012252016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

Census population estimates, July 1 each year. The scale does not start at zero.

9,2009,70010K202020259,709
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Health care & social assistance1,372
Accommodation & food services379
Retail trade369
Construction200
Manufacturing123

ACS 5-year estimates carry margins of error; *_moe fields are 90% MOEs. Small counties (Petroleum, Garfield, Treasure…) have wide MOEs. Median home value is top-coded at $2,000,001. Sources: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024; Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 county totals; Building Permits Survey, county annual and monthly files; Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (effective Oct 1 2025) — HUD eGIS feature service; County Business Patterns 2023 (fallback for BLS QCEW).

Known gaps

  • Building permits: no city or county here publishes permits online. New construction appears only through state permits (DEQ, MDT) and new address points.
  • Recorded documents: the recorder’s index is not online; documents are searched in person at the courthouse.
  • Hearing agendas: commission and planning board agendas are not read for this county yet.
  • Zoning: no zoning districts on file. Much of the county may be unzoned; check with the county planner.
  • Sale prices: Montana does not disclose sale prices, so none appear on Data 4 MT.

Official sources

Data for this page: county JSON. All counties: counties.json.