The study made it possible to determine the impact of the legislative level on the sustainable development of territories and the choice of tools for solving urgent strategic tasks. Based on the analysis, generalization and systematization of various materials in the field of sustainable development, national interests and strategic priorities of sustainable development are identified in the context of territorial levels. The relevance and globality of sustainable development topic refers it to the sphere of state interests and scientific research. The scientific and technological progress necessary for society generates a global environmental catastrophe, but it is impossible to increase the effectiveness of social formation development in the future without it. This confrontation necessitated the identification of problem fields and the search for ways to solve urgent strategic tasks in the field of territories of different levels sustainable development within national borders.