Rockland County
Building in Rockland County, NY: zoning by town
Zoning in Rockland 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 Rockland County runs $229–$300/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.
The Rockland County market at a glance
Rockland County is home to about 341,883 people, with a median home value of $596,900 against a median household income of $109,959, and 68% of homes owner-occupied.
How much gets built here
Builders pulled 415 residential permits across Rockland County in 2024, down from 486 in 2021; permitting peaked at 486 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, Rockland County has roughly 2,892 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $86k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.
21 municipalities
Also in Rockland 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.