Orange County
Building in Orange County, NY: zoning by town
Zoning in Orange 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 Orange County runs $211–$276/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.
The Orange County market at a glance
Orange County is home to about 406,616 people, with a median home value of $387,900 against a median household income of $97,178, and 68% of homes owner-occupied.
How much gets built here
Builders pulled 2,172 residential permits across Orange County in 2024, up from 1,760 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, Orange County has roughly 12,449 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $31k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.
41 municipalities
Also in Orange County
This municipality has no district table, because it either publishes no zoning code or has none at all. Its 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.