Delaware County
Building in Delaware County, NY: zoning by town
Zoning in Delaware County changes at every town line. Below is each municipality with its actual districts, lot minimums, setbacks, and short-term-rental rules - pick a town for the full breakdown.
Working out a budget too? A standard-finish build in Delaware County runs $191–$250/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.
The Delaware County market at a glance
Delaware is the most rural and affordable county in the dataset. The highest vacancy rate means land is cheap and STR inventory is deeply underbuilt -- a strong value-add opportunity for the right developer before this market matures. Modest steady growth -- the region's most affordable and least discovered market.
How much gets built here
Builders pulled 79 residential permits across Delaware County in 2024, down from 83 in 2021; permitting peaked at 83 in 2021. New supply is the lever that actually moves affordability, so a county's permit pace is the clearest read on whether its housing pipeline is open or stalled.
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
On the supply side, Delaware County has roughly 9,735 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $5k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.
Short-term rental market
Early-stage STR market with significant upside. Andes, Margaretville, and Fleischmanns attract the Brooklyn creative crowd. Lowest land prices in the region with accelerating NYC demand. STR rules are set town by town, though — each town page below shows where they stand.
10 municipalities
Also in Delaware County
These municipalities have no district table, because they either publish no zoning code or have none at all. Each page says what governs instead and who to call.
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Zoning compiled from municipal codes for decision-support only - not legal, engineering, or architectural advice. Verify with the municipality before relying on any figure. County demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2024). Building permits: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Vacant-land counts: NYS statewide tax parcels.