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Taylor County, TX vacation rental rules and taxes

Taylor County has no rental rules and doesn’t report a county hotel tax to the Comptroller. Abilene is the market, and Airbnb collects its 7% city hotel tax.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
Market
About 510 Airbnb listings in Abilene
Ranked first in Texas by AirROI.Source
County rental rules
None
County hotel tax
None reported
Taylor 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

Towns

Full guide

Abilene

We found no short-term rental permit in Abilene. Airbnb collects the 6% state and 7% city hotel taxes; the city also reports a 2% venue tax that isn’t on Airbnb’s list.

Sources

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