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Spartanburg County, SC vacation rental rules and taxes

Spartanburg County has about 560 Airbnb listings, led by the City of Spartanburg and the foothill towns of Inman, Landrum, and Campobello. The county requires no business license and has no short-term rental zoning rules, and the state-collected tax is 8% everywhere in the county.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026
Market
About 560 Airbnb listings
Spartanburg 236, Inman 64, Landrum 61, Boiling Springs 55, Campobello 41, Duncan 37, Lyman 28, Woodruff 22, Chesnee 20 (AirROI). Part of Greer’s 212 is also in the county.Source
State-collected tax
8%
5% sales + 2% state accommodations + 1% county capital projects tax, in every town and the unincorporated county.Source
County rules
None
The county has no short-term rental zoning rules and requires no business license.Source
County accommodations tax
None found
The county’s 2% hospitality tax applies to prepared food and drinks, not lodging. Duncan charges its own 1.5% accommodations tax.Source

Greer and Chesnee extend into Greenville and Cherokee counties; the state-collected tax is different in those parts. Campobello (about 41 listings) has no online code we could find; ask Town Hall about a business license.

What to do

  1. Register for the state-collected tax

    The 8% state-collected tax applies to stays under 90 days anywhere in the county. Airbnb collects it on its bookings; for direct bookings, get a SCDOR retail license and file through MyDORWAY.Source

  2. Then your city or area

    Business licenses, zoning, and any city accommodations tax are set by each city or town. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Duncan

Duncan charges a 1.5% town accommodations tax on top of the 8% state-collected tax, paid to the town each month. Its zoning code lists “tourist homes” as a permitted use downtown (CBD) and says they can’t be run as home occupations; we found no short-term rental permit.

Full guide

Inman

We found no short-term rental permit or rules in Inman’s code. You owe 8% state-collected tax, and the town may require a business license.

Full guide

Landrum

Landrum’s code isn’t online and its business page doesn’t mention short-term rentals, but every business in the city needs a city business license. The state-collected tax is 8%; we found no city accommodations tax.

Full guide

Spartanburg (city)

Spartanburg has no short-term rental permit, but its city attorney said in 2022 that the zoning ordinance doesn’t allow them in residential districts. Council debated an explicit ban that year and tabled it; confirm your zoning before you list. Every business in the city needs a city business license, and the state-collected tax is 8%.

Full guide

Unincorporated Spartanburg County

Spartanburg County has no short-term rental zoning rules and doesn’t require a business license. Outside city limits you owe the 8% state-collected tax; we found no county accommodations tax.

Sources

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