Phillips County

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

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Phillips County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

14,478

parcels

3,311,709 acres

48%

of parcel acres publicly owned

1,595,653 public, 1,604,540 private acres

28%

of private parcels owned by companies

LLCs, corporations and partnerships

321

absentee-owned homes

plus 4 apartment parcels

172

ownership changes, last 90 days

129 sales, 9 splits

permits and projects, last 12 months

state permits and new addresses

Not available

upcoming land-use hearings

agendas not read for this county

25,836

water rights

2,455 wells on file

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

3,311,709 acres in 14,478 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 48%Tribal 3%Individuals 28%Companies 16%Trusts 4%

Total assessed value

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”.

Last 90 days, by type

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

Sold129

Sold to a company23

Out-of-state buyer11

Lot split9

Public to private0

Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

Recent changes

Sep 9, 2026
Sold
Private individual to Private individual
Malta, 965.03 acres, 2-parcel property
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Sep 9, 2026
Sold to a company
Private individual to AUSTIN HARRY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 75%
614.76 acres, 2-parcel property
Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
Sep 9, 2026
Sold
Private individual to Private individual
Malta, 600.24 acres, 3-parcel property
Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
Sep 9, 2026
Sold to a company
Private individual to HIRST LAND & CATTLE LLC
321.51 acres, parcel 11445435101010000
Open the parcel on the mapState parcel roll
Sep 9, 2026
Sold
Private individual to Private trust
Malta, 153.28 acres, parcel 11423613102010000
Open 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, plus state DEQ and MDT permits.

Permits and projects per month

Last 24 months, all sources.

Upcoming hearings

Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

Jul 23, 2026
Sun Prairie Road Bridge Replacement over Beaver Creek
Environmental permit Sun Prairie Road, #MTB013722, Effective
Official record On the mapDEQ water discharge
Jun 26, 2026
Malta, MT Corridor Operational Enhancement Project
Environmental permit Mile Post (MP) 330.67 to MP 332.32, #MTR111852, Effective
Official record On the mapDEQ water discharge
Jun 19, 2026
Malta, MT Corridor Operational Enhancement Project
Environmental permit Mile Post (MP) 330.67 to MP 332.32, #MT4012168, Effective
Official record On the mapDEQ water discharge
Jun 19, 2026
Malta, MT Corridor Operational Enhancement Project
Environmental permit Mile Post (MP) 330.67 to MP 332.32, #MTB013580, Effective
Official record On the mapDEQ water discharge
Jun 2, 2026
Milk River Subdivision Line Segment 0035 MP 348.8 to MP 349.0
Environmental permit Kid Curry Rd, #MTR111734, Effective
Official record On the mapDEQ water discharge

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

4,203

people (2025)

-0.1% since 2020; Montana +5.3%

$53,417

median household income

Montana: $72,509

$536

median gross rent per month

Montana: $1,081

$973

HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms

Phillips County, MT

$197,600

median home value

Montana: $375,800

26%

of homes are rented

Montana: 31%

796

private jobs (2023)

-2.7% since 2018

$725

average weekly wage

+24.1% in five years

New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 0 so far this year.

Population

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

Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Retail trade214

Health care & social assistance148

Accommodation & food services138

Finance & insurance77

Construction49

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

State cadastral (parcel records)

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