Hotels & Lodging in Escambia County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Escambia County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Escambia County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Escambia County collects a five percent tourist development tax on every hotel, motel, roominghouse, tourist camp or condo rental of six months or less: four cents under County Code § 90-52 plus a fifth cent added in 2021 under § 90-65, collected by the clerk of the circuit court.
Escambia County Tourist Development Tax Rate: 5%
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code §§ 90-52, 90-65
...for a total rate of four percent of each whole and major fraction of each dollar of the total rental charged every person who rents, leases or lets for consideration any living quarters or accommodations in any hotel, apartment motel, roominghouse, tourist or trailer camp, or condominium for a term of six months or less... ... Pursuant to F.S. § 125.0104(3)(n), commencing on April 1, 2021, t...
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