Hotels & Lodging in Worcester County, MD (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Worcester County, Maryland.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Worcester County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
The Board of County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland has authority to impose a hotel rental tax within every resort area on room or building rental paid by a transient. The rate is set by resolution after public notice and hearing, cannot exceed six percent, and any rate above three percent needs the unanimous consent of all the County Commissioners.
Worcester County Hotel Rental Tax Rate and Resort Areas
Some RestrictionsWorcester County Code § TR 1-601
§ TR 1-601. General provisions. ... (a) Imposition and rate. (1) The Board of County Commissioners of Worcester County may impose a tax within every resort area within the County on the amount paid for room or building rental by or for any transient at any hotel or motel, at any house, townhouse, apartment, condominium unit, cottage, cabin, manufactured home, rooming house, recreational vehicle...
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