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McCormick County, SC vacation rental rules and taxes

McCormick County’s rentals are mostly lake homes on Lake Thurmond and in Savannah Lakes Village. State-collected tax is 9%, and we found no county short-term rental rules or county accommodations tax in its code.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
Small
About 27 Airbnb listings in McCormick, plus lake homes (AirROI).Source
State-collected tax
9%
7% state + 1% capital projects + 1% local option.Source
County rules
None found

The Town of McCormick, Plum Branch, and Parksville set their own rules; we didn’t find their codes online. Ask the town hall.

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Unincorporated McCormick County

We found no county short-term rental permit or county accommodations tax in McCormick County’s code. You owe 9% state-collected tax.

Sources

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