Counties / Flathead
Flathead County
Land records for Flathead County, Montana: ownership, ownership changes, permits and projects, and state records. As of Oct 5, 2026, from 7 public sources.
Flathead County. Click a county to open its profile.
Summary
Land and ownership
852,201 acres in 68,975 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.
All parcels, Montana Department of Revenue, by tax year.
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”.
One parcel can count in several rows (a sale to an out-of-state LLC is all three).
From the yearly copies of the state roll, 2014 to 2025.
Recent changes
- SoldPrivate individual to Private individualWhitefish, 150.62 acres, parcel 07429118301200000Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
- Lot splitUnknown to Unknown147.02 acres, parcel 07383404301600000Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
- Lot splitUnknown to Unknown40.57 acres, parcel 07383404301550000Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
- SoldGALLOPING ASPENS LLC to Private individualBigfork, 23.51 acres, parcel 07383626101300000Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
- SoldPrivate trust to Private individualColumbia Falls, 20.21 acres, parcel 07418515202050000Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
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 from Kalispell building permits, Kalispell building permits, last year, Kalispell conditional uses, plus state DEQ and MDT permits.
Last 24 months, all sources.
Upcoming hearings
- Eagle Valley Ranch Ph 2&3 - KPUD-26-02 & KZC-26-01 Work Session Eagle Valley Ranch Ph 2 and 3 Zone Change PUD Combined Maps Eagle Valley Ranch PUDZoning or land-use case
Recent permits and projects
- Northwest Estates - KCU-26-02 KCU-26-02 Northwest Estates CUP Northwest Estates CUP initial Combined Maps KCU-26-02 Northwest 26-0921 PublicZoning or land-use case
- Single Family ResidenceNew home 195 E MONTURE RDG, #R26-172
- Single Family ResidenceNew home 328 TRIPLE CREEK DR, #R26-158
- Single Family ResidenceNew home 322 TRIPLE CREEK DR, #R26-159
- Single Family ResidenceRemodel or addition 416 SUMMIT CIR, #R26-173
The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Flathead 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.
Market context
Population, income, rent, housing permits and jobs from the Census Bureau and HUD, with the Montana figure for comparison.
Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 582 so far this year.
Census population estimates, July 1 each year. The scale does not start at zero.
County Business Patterns, private employers.
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
- Recorded documents: the recorder’s index is not online; documents are searched in person at the courthouse.
- 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.