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Sweet Grass County

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

Sweet Grass County. Click a county to open its profile.

Summary

Land and ownership

Acres by owner type

1,191,141 acres in 5,358 parcels on the parcel map. Federal land that is not on the tax roll is not counted.

Public 29%Tribal 1%Individuals 17%Companies 47%Trusts 7%
Total assessed value

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

$0$1.0B$2.0B201320202025$1.3B

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).

Sold65
Sold to a company21
Out-of-state buyer12
Lot split15
Public to private0
Parcels that changed owner, by year

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

025050020142016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Recent changes

  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to CROSS RIDGE RANCH LLC
    1461.38 acres, 7-parcel property
  • Sold to a company
    Private trust to SWEET GRASS FARMS LLC
    14 DILLON GULCH TRL BIG TIMBER, MT 59011, 264.32 acres, parcel 40091607103010000
  • Sold to a company
    Private individual to CROSS RIDGE RANCH LLC
    234.95 acres, parcel 40091511301010000
  • Sold
    LAUBACH RED ANGUS LLC to Private individual
    Big Timber, 160.99 acres, parcel 40102104301010000
  • Out-of-state buyer
    Private individual to Private individual
    Big Timber, 140.87 acres, 4-parcel property

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.

001Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Oct 26

Upcoming hearings

  • Agendas for this county are not read yet.

Recent permits and projects

  • GREYCLIFF AREA BRIDGES
    Road project OLD HWY 10, #STPB 81014(3)0
  • GREYCLIFF REST AREA REHAB
    Road project I-90, #IM 90-7(123)381
  • Spring Creek RV
    Environmental permit 257 Main Boulder Rd, #MTR111431, Effective
  • 686 Linear Feet Bank Stabilization, Yellowstone River
    Environmental permit 713 Shank Basin East Rd, #MTB013573, Expired
  • MDT GREYCLIFF REST AREA
    Environmental permit INTERSTATE 90, #MTX000330, Effective

The full list of permits, projects and hearings in Sweet Grass 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.

3,762
people (2025)
+2.4% since 2020; Montana +5.3%
$77,000
median household income
Montana: $72,509
$1,149
median gross rent per month
Montana: $1,081
$1,176
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
Sweet Grass County, MT
$330,100
median home value
Montana: $375,800
20%
of homes are rented
Montana: 31%
1,361
private jobs (2023)
+8.2% since 2018
$1,277
average weekly wage
+22.1% in five years
New homes permitted per year

Housing units authorized, Census Building Permits Survey. 1 so far this year.

0252016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Population

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

3,6003,7253,850202020253,762
Largest industries by jobs

County Business Patterns, private employers.

Accommodation & food services168
Retail trade163
Health care & social assistance155
Construction90
Manufacturing70

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.