Cities With No Short-Term Rental Permit Required
Cities where we found no permit or license requirement to run a short-term rental.
43 of the 320 cities we’ve researched don’t require a permit or license for short-term rentals.
Cities where this isn't established yet are left out. Not every US city is covered. What does this fact mean?
- Coeur d'Alene, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Island Park, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Meridian, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Nampa, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Rexburg, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Twin Falls, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Wallace, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Ketchum, ID100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Sioux City, IA100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Waterloo, IA100/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Sandpoint, ID98/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Kellogg, ID97/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Mccall, ID97/100Highly permissiveAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Omaha, NE90/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · City
- Bryson City, NC85/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Buncombe County (Unincorporated), NC85/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Haywood County (Unincorporated), NC85/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Swain County (Unincorporated), NC85/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Wilmington, NC85/100FriendlyAllowed with conditionsPermit or license: No · State law
- Osage Beach, MO82/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · City
- Eagle County (Unincorporated), CO81/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · County
- Mccurtain County (Unincorporated), OK79/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · County
- Cocke County (Unincorporated), TN79/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · Countyas of Oct 2026
- Bee Cave, TX78/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Jul 2026
- Harris County (Unincorporated), TX78/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · County
- Bismarck, ND77/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · City
- Fargo, ND77/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · City
- Minot, ND77/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Aug 2026
- Caroline County (Unincorporated), MD75/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · County
- Montezuma County (Unincorporated), CO74/100FriendlyAllowedPermit or license: No · County
- Coronado, CA15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Jul 2026
- Irvine, CA15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Sep 2026
- Mountainside, NJ15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Sep 2026
- Napa County (Unincorporated), CA15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Countyas of Sep 2026
- Park Township, MI15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Oct 2026
- Redondo Beach, CA15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Jul 2026
- Rollingwood, TX15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Jul 2026
- Watertown, MA15/100Effectively bannedBannedPermit or license: No · Cityas of Sep 2026
- Comal County (Unincorporated), TXNot enough dataAllowedPermit or license: No
- Danbury, CTNot enough dataAllowedPermit or license: No
- Grand Forks, NDNot enough dataAllowedPermit or license: Noas of Aug 2026
- Maggie Valley, NCNot enough dataAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
- Waynesville, NCNot enough dataAllowedPermit or license: No · State law
Data as of Nov 2026.
Not legal advice
STRVE is a research tool, not financial or legal advice. Always verify regulation, tax, and permitting details with the local jurisdiction and a licensed professional before you buy.
The STRVE Score and the seven-level breakdown are our own rating framework, not an official or government rating, and no jurisdiction endorses or reviews them. The rules behind them are researched from public sources with AI assistance and are current only as of the verification date shown, so they can be incomplete, outdated, or wrong. None of it substitutes for advice from local counsel. Confirm every permit, tax, occupancy, and zoning requirement against the jurisdiction's own municipal code and with an attorney licensed in that jurisdiction before you buy, list, or operate. Terms of Service