Mccall, ID Short-Term Rental Rules (2026)
Can I operate a short-term rental in Mccall?
STRs are allowed in residential areas on ordinary residential terms. The city's former STR permit regime was repealed to conform to state preemption; only state-allowed safety items and taxes remain.
Key facts
What the record says about short-term rentals in Mccall, with the level of law each comes from. What do these facts mean?
Can you operate?
Stay limits
Taxes
Why this score
The main reasons Mccall scores the way it does. Listed most important first.
What holds it back
What helps
- Idaho law bars local bans, permit caps, minimum-stay rules, and permit requirements, so local rules on those don't count.
- Platform collects tax (Partly) raises the score.Source
Not yet known
Operating restrictions
What limits how, where and how often you can rent in Mccall.
Occupancy / night caps / zoning limits
Occupancy limits may be imposed only at the level of the state-adopted non-transient residential building codes. The city's former bedroom-based formula and guest-count special permitting are displaced.
Enforcement / penalties
STRs and their guests remain subject to generally applicable noise, parking, nuisance, curfew and traffic ordinances.
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Permit requirements
What you need to file or hold before hosting in Mccall.
Permits & licensing
The former city STR operational permit and its inspection and special-permit tracks no longer apply. Owners may still need general business and tax registrations.
- Smoke alarms in sleeping areas
- Fire extinguisher and CO detector on each floor
- Removable escape ladders in upper-floor sleeping areas with a window
- Guest handout with exits, extinguishers and emergency contact
New to this? How short-term rental permits and licensing work
Taxes
Lodging, occupancy and related taxes or fees.
Taxes & fees
State sales and travel-and-convention taxes apply, plus the city's local-option lodging and streets taxes. Marketplaces collect on bookings they facilitate; direct bookings are the owner's duty.
- Local-option tax registration with the city
- State seller and travel-and-convention permits for direct bookings
New to this? Short-term rental lodging taxes, explained
Recent changes
The dated change history is part of the free account. Email alerts above need no account.
Market assumptions
Estimates, not lawRevenue, occupancy and returns depend on the specific property and are estimates, separate from the rules above.
Run any property in Mccall through the deal analyzer for cash flow, cap rate, and long-term projections.
Sources
Last verified October 22, 2026 (20 days ago). Short-term rental rules can change between checks. Confirm current requirements with the jurisdiction before relying on this for a real decision.
- legislature.idaho.gov › t67ch65/sect67-6539
- codelibrary.amlegal.com › mccall_id/0-0-0-16056
- boisedev.com
- mccall.id.us
- tax.idaho.gov › taxes/travel-and-convention
- legislature.idaho.gov › legislation/H0583.pdf
- tax.idaho.gov
- tax.idaho.gov
- 19pine.ai
- tax.idaho.gov › page/79
- codelibrary.amlegal.com › mccall_id/0-0-0-12018
- codelibrary.amlegal.com › mccall_id/0-0-0-7807
A free STRVE account shows which rule each source supports, plus the full jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction breakdown, change history, and rule-change alerts for Mccall.
More STR-friendly options nearby
Nearby cities with a higher regulation score than Mccall.
- 100/100Meridian~90 mi
How we research this
The STRVE Score is our own regulation rating, built from seven levels of authority: state, county, town, HOA, deed restrictions, special districts, and platform rules. Each level is scored separately, with its own citations and the date we verified it. The headline number is the strictest of the seven, never an average, because the tightest rule is the one that governs you.
We keep a history of what a city's rules said before and when they changed, so a score that moves is traceable to the rule that moved it.
- Highly permissive
- 90+
- Friendly
- 70–89
- Moderate
- 45–69
- Heavily restricted
- 20–44
- Effectively banned
- 0–19
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