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Gillespie County, TX vacation rental rules and taxes

Gillespie County has no short-term rental rules and reports no county hotel tax. Fredericksburg, one of Texas’s biggest rental markets, requires a permit with a yearly inspection; outside the city there’s no permit.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
Market
About 2,300 Airbnb listings
Fredericksburg 2,204, Stonewall 59 (AirROI).Source
County rental rules
None
County hotel tax
None reported
Gillespie County doesn’t report a county hotel tax to the Comptroller.Source

What to do

  1. Then your city

    Texas counties can’t zone, so rental rules come from the city your home is in. Outside city limits there’s usually no permit, but deed restrictions and HOA rules may limit rentals. Pick your city.Source

  2. Hotel taxes on each stay

    Stays of 29 nights or less owe the 6% state hotel tax, which Airbnb collects on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file it with the Texas Comptroller. Outside Fredericksburg, ask the city whether its hotel tax reaches your address.Source

Towns

Full guide

Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg is one of the biggest rental markets in Texas, and one of the strictest. A city permit is required, with an inspection every year, and new whole-home rentals aren’t allowed in most residential zones. Each home needs a posted evacuation plan, smoke and CO alarms, and an extinguisher on every floor. Stays owe 6% state plus 7% city hotel tax, which you file yourself.

Sources

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