Monroe County
Building in Monroe County, NY: zoning by town
Zoning in Monroe 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 Monroe County runs $204–$268/sq ft - see the full cost-to-build breakdown by system.
The Monroe County market at a glance
Monroe County is home to about 753,753 people, with a median home value of $213,700 against a median household income of $76,382, and 64% of homes owner-occupied.
How much gets built here
Builders pulled 1,156 residential permits across Monroe County in 2024, up from 1,067 in 2021; permitting peaked at 1,740 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, Monroe County has roughly 12,677 vacant residential parcels on the tax rolls, with vacant land assessed around $17k/acre. See where it sits on the land-inventory and price-per-acre maps.
30 municipalities
Also for Monroe 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.