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Crisp County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Crisp County’s rentals are in Cordele and on Lake Blackshear. Stays owe 8% sales tax plus a hotel-motel tax of 6% in Cordele or 5% in the unincorporated county; we found no short-term rental permits in the city or county codes.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 67 active rentals
Cordele market including the lake (STR Profit Map); 25 Airbnb listings in Cordele itself (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
8%
Hotel-motel tax
Cordele 6%, Crisp County 5%, Arabi 3%
County rules
None found

Lake Blackshear also borders other counties, including Sumter and Lee, whose rules and taxes differ.

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Business licenses, zoning, and the local hotel-motel tax are set by each city and the county. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Cordele

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Cordele’s code. Stays owe 8% sales tax + 6% hotel-motel tax + $5/night; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

Unincorporated Crisp County

We found no county short-term rental permit in Crisp County’s code. Outside city limits, stays owe 8% sales tax, Crisp County’s 5% hotel-motel tax, and the $5 state fee; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Sources

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