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Saratoga County

Building in Saratoga County, NY: zoning by town

Zoning in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County runs $204–$268/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.

The Saratoga County market at a glance

Saratoga County is home to about 238,284 people, with a median home value of $348,600 against a median household income of $100,787, and 72% of homes owner-occupied.

238,284
Population · +0.8%
$100,787
Median household income
$348,600
Median home value
72%
Owner-occupied
9%
Housing vacancy

How much gets built here

Builders pulled 1,112 residential permits across Saratoga County in 2024, up from 1,086 in 2021; permitting peaked at 1,276 in 2022. 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, Saratoga County has roughly 11,494 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $20k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.

28 municipalities

City of Mechanicville
6 districts · residential min lot 0.09 ac
City of Saratoga Springs
23 districts · residential min lot 0.07–2 ac
Town of Ballston
11 districts
Town of Charlton
3 districts · residential min lot 2–4 ac
Town of Clifton Park
22 districts · residential min lot 10 ac
Town of Corinth
11 districts
Town of Day
5 districts · residential min lot 3.2 ac
Town of Edinburg
4 districts
Town of Galway
5 districts · residential min lot 1–3 ac
Town of Greenfield
7 districts · residential min lot 1–42.7 ac
Town of Halfmoon
12 districts · residential min lot 0.46 ac
Town of Malta
26 districts · residential min lot 0.92–4.98 ac
Town of Milton
9 districts · residential min lot 0.5–1 ac
Town of Moreau
14 districts · residential min lot 0.11–5 ac
Town of Northumberland
7 districts · residential min lot 0.21–3 ac
Town of Providence
1 district
Town of Saratoga
8 districts · residential min lot 1.38–1.84 ac
Town of Stillwater
11 districts · residential min lot 0.11 ac
Town of Waterford
8 districts · residential min lot 0.26–2 ac
Town of Wilton
14 districts · residential min lot 0.46–2.75 ac
Village of Ballston Spa
5 districts
Village of Corinth
8 districts · residential min lot 0.23–1 ac
Village of Round Lake
4 districts · residential min lot 0.32–10 ac
Village of Schuylerville
8 districts
Village of South Glens Falls
7 districts · residential min lot 0.31–3 ac
Village of Stillwater
3 districts · residential min lot 0.11 ac
Village of Victory
3 districts
Village of Waterford
4 districts · residential min lot 0.09–0.14 ac

Also in Saratoga 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.

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