Zoning Tables

Summary statistics for over 50 land cover, demographic, housing, and zoning characteristics at your chosen geographic level.

Jurisdiction Total
Acres
Zonable
Acres
Districts 1-Fam
Acres
4-Fam
Acres
Washington
District of Columbia
39,473 31,598 167 17,534 8,716
Newport News
Virginia
43,233 34,131 30 16,677 4,990
Surry County
Virginia
167,665 164,758 14 159,254 157,278
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Compare zoning rules on density, parking, and uses side by side across your selected geographies.
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Quantify how zoning shapes housing supply by comparing rules with demographic and market data to study affordability, density, and development trends.
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Cross-reference zoning categories with census and demographic data to analyze who zoning rules affect, and where.
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Zoning Tables present summary statistics of the zoning regulations in tabular format at several geographic scales (and with custom geographies).

All of the variables used in our Zoning Tables are defined in our data dictionary for jurisdictions, census tracts, or block groups. Terms are available in our glossary and abbreviations guide.

Product Specifications

Coverage

All available geographies

Available for purchase by county, CBSA, or state on this website; contact us for purchase by region, or for national coverage.

Unit of Analysis

Geographic unit

Block group, census tract, and jurisdiction level on this website; contact us for purchase by a different geography (e.g., zip code or Congressional district).

What's Included

Selected variables

Demographic characteristics for each selected geography, zoning code summary details, and land area in each selected geography subject to specific zoning rules as further described in our data dictionary

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Format

Analysis-ready tables

CSV

With geospatial add-on:

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Zoning Tables Sample CSV 3 Jurisdictions
Jurisdiction Gov Type Population Total Acres Zonable Acres Zoning Code
Pages
Districts 1-Fam Acres 2-Fam Acres 3-Fam Acres 4-Fam Acres
Washington
District of Columbia
Municipal 702,250 39,473 31,598 1,242 167 17,534 8,722 8,724 8,716
Newport News
Virginia
Municipal 183,056 43,233 34,131 141 30 16,677 3,656 4,654 4,990
Surry County
Virginia
County 5,805 167,665 164,758 239 14 159,254 0 1,976 1,976
Block Group Sample CSV 3 Block Groups
Block Group Population Housing Units Total Acres Zonable Acres Districts 1-Fam Acres 2-Fam Acres 3-Fam Acres 4-Fam Acres Parking Req.
Acres
330199759023
Sullivan County, NH
1,013 633 3,438 3,382 5 3,277 171 135 0 3,276
330199759011
Sullivan County, NH
1,279 489 8,283 8,108 4 7,933 111 98 0 7,933
330199758004
Sullivan County, NH
708 319 2,091 1,965 7 1,603 75 75 0 1,603
Census Tract Sample CSV 3 Census Tracts
Census Tract Population Housing Units Total Acres Zonable Acres Districts 1-Fam Acres 2-Fam Acres 3-Fam Acres 4-Fam Acres Parking Req.
Acres
33019975800
Sullivan County, NH
4,849 1,959 7,143 7,017 26 6,410 203 152 0 6,411
33019975901
Sullivan County, NH
3,972 1,940 13,913 13,711 20 13,294 336 141 0 13,324
33019975902
Sullivan County, NH
4,257 1,810 6,270 6,024 17 5,808 264 135 0 5,836

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