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Golden Valley County

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

Golden Valley County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

749,779 acres in 2,560 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 11%Tribal 1%Individuals 28%Companies 57%Trusts 4%
Total assessed value

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

$0$100M$200M201320202025$193M

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).

Sold45
Sold to a company2
Out-of-state buyer7
Lot split19
Public to private0
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

012525020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    Private trust to Private individual
    160.24 acres, parcel 53142009202010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    113.54 acres, parcel 53151319202010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    24.37 acres, parcel 53151514303030000
  • Sold
    97 LEGEND WAY LLC to Private individual
    Ryegate, 18.22 acres, parcel 53151301301020002
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    0.16 acres, parcel 53151306102110000

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

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Golden Valley 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.

844
people (2025)
+2.7% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$58,333
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$783
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,339
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Golden Valley County, MT
$212,200
median home value
Montana: $375,800
19%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
50
private jobs (2023)
-19.4% since 2018
$543
average weekly wage
+30.8% in five years
Population

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

80085090020202025844

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.