Short-Term Rentals in Sedgwick County, KS (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Taxes & Fees

Unincorporated Sedgwick County levies a 5% transient guest tax on gross rental receipts from hotels, motels and tourist courts, covering any stay of 28 consecutive days or less. Charter Resolution No. 59 has set the rate since March 1, 2007, and the Kansas Department of Revenue collects it monthly from the business, the same as it does for state sales tax.

Transient Guest Tax on Sedgwick County Rentals

Some Restrictions

Sedgwick County Code App. A, Charter Resolution No. 59, §§ 2-3

"Transient Guest" means a person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court for not more than twenty-eight (28) consecutive days ... Section 3. Levy of tax by Sedgwick County. That a transient guest tax of five percent (5%) shall be levied in the unincorporated area of Sedgwick County, Kansas, upon the gross rental receipts derived from or paid by transient guests for lodging or sle...

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Short-Term Rentals by City in Sedgwick County

1 cities in Sedgwick County have their own short-term rentals rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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