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Liberty County

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

Liberty County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

913,311 acres in 4,713 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 12%Tribal 1%Individuals 47%Companies 36%Trusts 5%
Total assessed value

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

$0$250M$500M201320202025$448M

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).

Sold63
Sold to a company11
Out-of-state buyer6
Lot split7
Public to private6
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

025050020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    641.73 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    320.88 acres, 2-parcel property
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    280.33 acres, parcel 48486034302010000
  • Sold
    Private trust to Private individual
    279.93 acres, parcel 48496031101010000
  • Sold
    Private individual to Private individual
    39.98 acres, parcel 48496031403020000

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

  • Pugsley Bridge Stabilization Project
    Environmental permit Pugsley Road, #MTB013585, Expired
  • CHESTER MOTORS LANDFARM
    Environmental permit 5069 MT HWY 223, #SW-0634-00, Active
  • SAGE CREEK COLONY
    Environmental permit 470 LAIRD ROAD, #MTG010159, Effective
  • ROCKY BOYS NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA REGIONAL WATER SYS
    Environmental permit 1 MI N OF TIBER DAM TO 23.5 MI EAST, #MTR103501, Effective
  • RIVERVIEW COLONY - FEEDLOT
    Environmental permit 1145 DUGOUT COULEE RD, #MTG010240, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Liberty 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.

1,957
people (2025)
+0.1% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$57,857
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$710
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,034
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Liberty County, MT
$169,100
median home value
Montana: $375,800
37%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
347
private jobs (2023)
-2.5% since 2018
$714
average weekly wage
+34.7% in five years
Population

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

1,9201,9451,970202020251,957
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Retail trade64
Wholesale trade43
Other services23
Finance & insurance19
Accommodation & food services15

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.