Short-Term Rentals in Aiken County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Aiken County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Aiken County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Taxes & Fees
Short-term rental hosts in Aiken County, including residences and other properties rented to transients, owe the county's 3% local accommodations tax on gross rental proceeds, collected monthly and remitted to the county Finance Department.
Aiken County Short-Term Rental Tax
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code § 22-80
Accommodations is defined as any room (excluding meeting and conference rooms), campground spaces, recreational vehicle spaces, lodgings, or sleeping accommodations furnished to transients by any hotel, inn, condominium, motel, bed and breakfast, residence, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings or sleeping accommodations are furnished for consideration within Aiken County, South Carolina.
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