Hotels & Lodging in Snohomish County, WA (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Snohomish County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Snohomish County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Unincorporated Snohomish County levies a 2% excise tax on hotel, motel and short-term lodging charges under SCC 4.40.010, plus an additional 2% regional tourism tax under SCC 4.41.010, for a combined 4% rate. Stays of one month or more are presumed a lease, not taxable lodging.
Snohomish County's 4% Lodging Tax on Stays
Some RestrictionsSCC 4.40.010
There is hereby levied a special excise tax of two percent on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, roominghouse, tourist court, motel, trailer camp, and the granting of any similar license to use real property, as distinguished from the renting or leasing of real property; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That it shall be presumed that the occupancy of real property for a cont...
Hotels & Lodging by City in Snohomish County
3 cities in Snohomish County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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