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Pickens County, GA vacation rental rules and taxes

Pickens County has about 300 listings around Jasper, Talking Rock, and Big Canoe. The county has no separate rental permit but requires a $100 county business license with a fire safety inspection form, and charges a 6% hotel-motel tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 300 listings
Jasper 226, Talking Rock 38, Big Canoe 51 (shared with Dawson) Airbnb listings (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
7%
County business license
$100 a year
Hotel-motel tax
6% county and Jasper

Talking Rock and Nelson are separate towns; we didn’t find their codes online. Ask the town hall.

What to do

  1. Then your city or area

    Permits, zoning, and the hotel-motel tax depend on whether you’re inside a city. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Jasper

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Jasper’s code. Stays owe 7% sales tax + 6% hotel-motel tax + $5/night; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

Unincorporated Pickens County

Pickens County has no separate short-term rental permit, but you register the rental as a business: a business personal property return, a $100 county business license with a fire safety inspection form, and a monthly 6% hotel-motel tax report unless your platform remits it.

Sources

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