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Hyde County, NC vacation rental rules and taxes

Hyde County’s rental market is on Ocracoke Island. Stays pay 6.75% sales tax plus a county occupancy tax: 3% countywide, and a reported 5% on Ocracoke. Hyde has no incorporated towns, and we found no short-term rental rules in the county code.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 145 Airbnb listings
Almost all on Ocracoke (AirROI).Source
Sales tax
6.75%
State 4.75% + county 2%, on stays under 90 days.Source
Occupancy tax
3% mainland, 5% Ocracoke
The code sets 3% countywide; a 2017 report says Ocracoke added 2% from 2018. Filed with the county finance officer by the 15th.Source

What to do

  1. Then the county rules

    Hyde County has no towns, so county rules apply everywhere, including Ocracoke. See the unincorporated Hyde page.

Towns

Full guide

Unincorporated Hyde County

We found no short-term rental permit or zoning rule in Hyde County’s code. Ocracoke stays pay 6.75% sales tax plus a reported 5% occupancy tax; mainland stays pay the 3% county tax.

Sources

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