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Prince Edward County, VA vacation rental rules and taxes

Prince Edward County, home to Farmville, Longwood, and Hampden-Sydney, allows “short-term tourist rentals” by right in its two agricultural districts and with a special use permit in its residential and college residential districts. Stays pay 5.3% sales tax plus the county’s 7% lodging tax.

Checked against official sources November 7, 2026
Market
Farmville 36 Airbnb listings
Agricultural (A1, A2)
Allowed by right
Residential (R1, R2, R3, CR)
Special use permit
With Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors hearings.Source
Taxes
5.3% sales + 7% lodging tax
Farmville levies its own lodging tax in town.Source

In 2024 the Planning Commission recommended a permit near Hampden-Sydney after the owner offered limits (no renters under 25, two guests at most) and the commission asked for a landline phone. Expect conditions like these on a residential permit.

We read the zoning through a third-party copy (amended through March 2025). Confirm with the county before you list.

What to do

  1. Check your district

    In A1 and A2 a short-term tourist rental is allowed by right. In R1, R2, R3, and the College Residential district near Hampden-Sydney, you need a special use permit; the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors hold hearings and can add conditions.Source

  2. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 90 days owe 5.3% sales tax, and stays under 30 days also owe the local transient occupancy tax. Airbnb collects both on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file sales tax with Virginia Tax. Prince Edward County’s lodging tax is 7%. For direct bookings, ask the Commissioner of the Revenue how to file.Source

  3. Then your town or area

    Zoning rules are set by the county outside town limits and by each town inside them, and towns can add their own lodging tax. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Farmville

We found no short-term rental rules in Farmville. Stays owe 5.3% sales tax plus the town’s lodging tax, which a town ordinance raises from 7% to 8% from July 1, 2026; Airbnb collects these on its bookings.

Sources

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