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Ashe County, NC vacation rental rules and taxes

Ashe County has about 600 listings around West Jefferson, Jefferson, Fleetwood, and Todd. We found no short-term rental rules in the county or West Jefferson codes; the county code sets a 3% occupancy tax.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 600 Airbnb listings
West Jefferson 210, Fleetwood 97, Todd 81, Jefferson 61, Lansing 45, Crumpler 39, Warrensville 28 (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
7%
Occupancy tax
3% county (per the county code)
Confirm the current rate with the county finance office.Source
Local rules
None found

We didn’t find Lansing’s code online; ask town hall about zoning. A 2023 state law (S.L. 2023-144) lets Jefferson and Lansing each add a town occupancy tax of up to 3%.

What to do

  1. Then your town or area

    Zoning rules and the occupancy tax depend on whether you’re inside a town. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Jefferson

We found no short-term rental zoning rules in Jefferson’s code. Stays owe 7% sales tax + 3% county occupancy tax (+ any town tax); Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

Unincorporated Ashe County

We found no short-term rental permit or zoning rules in the Ashe County code. Stays owe 7% sales tax plus the county’s occupancy tax, which the code sets at 3%; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Full guide

West Jefferson

We found no short-term rental zoning rules in West Jefferson’s code. Stays owe 7% sales tax + 3% county occupancy tax; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Sources

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