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Brazoria County, TX vacation rental rules and taxes

Brazoria County’s beach rentals are in Surfside Beach, Freeport, and Quintana. Surfside Beach requires a registration and files its own hotel tax. The county has no rental rules and doesn’t report a county hotel tax.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
Market
About 620 Airbnb listings
Surfside Beach 410, Freeport 210 (AirROI).Source
County rental rules
None
Texas counties can’t zone.Source
County hotel tax
None reported

What to do

  1. Then pick your city

    Texas counties can’t zone, so rental permits and the local hotel tax are set by each city. Pick your city, or the unincorporated page if you’re outside city limits.Source

Towns

Full guide

Freeport

We found no short-term rental rules in Freeport’s code. Stays owe 6% state + 7% city hotel tax.

Full guide

Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson charges its own hotel tax; stays owe 6% state + 7% city hotel tax. We didn’t check the city’s code for short-term rental rules, so ask the city whether you need a permit.

Full guide

Quintana

Quintana charges its own hotel tax; stays owe 6% state + 1% town hotel tax. We didn’t check the city’s code for short-term rental rules, so ask the city whether you need a permit.

Full guide

Surfside Beach

Surfside Beach requires a short-term rental registration before you list ($200 a year), a placard visible from the street, the registration number in every ad, and a 24/7 contact who responds within an hour. Stays owe 6% state plus 5% village hotel tax; Airbnb and VRBO don’t collect the village tax.

Sources

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