Erie County
Building in Erie County, NY: zoning by town
Zoning in Erie 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 Erie County runs $204–$268/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.
The Erie County market at a glance
Erie County is home to about 950,622 people, with a median home value of $233,800 against a median household income of $72,839, and 66% of homes owner-occupied.
How much gets built here
Builders pulled 1,208 residential permits across Erie County in 2024, down from 1,348 in 2021; permitting peaked at 1,398 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, Erie County has roughly 31,583 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $11k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.
44 municipalities
Also for Erie County: ADU rules by municipality · Cost to build
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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.