Georgia county rules
Bulloch County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes
Bulloch County’s rentals are in Statesboro, where Georgia Southern home games fill rooms. Statesboro’s zoning allows short-term rentals as an accessory use to any legal dwelling, and we found no city permit. Stays pay 9% sales tax plus a hotel-motel tax.
Checked against official sources November 6, 2026Sales tax
9%
Hotel-motel tax
6% Statesboro, 5% county
Outside Statesboro, the county’s 5% hotel-motel tax applies. We found no short-term rental rules in the county code.
What to do
Then your city or area
Permits, zoning, and the hotel-motel tax are set by each city, and by the county outside city limits. Pick your area.
Towns
Sources
- Georgia Airbnb market data (active listings) · AirROI
- Sales and use tax rate chart, effective October 1, 2026 · Georgia Department of Revenue
- Hotel/motel excise tax rates and revenue report · Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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