Troutdale, OR Short-Term Rentals: Taxes & Fees (2026)

Three separate tax/fee streams may apply to a Troutdale short-term rental, and they should not be conflated. First, the Multnomah County Transient Lodging Tax: under the Multnomah County Code, the County levies a 5.5% transient lodging tax on lodging charges in Multnomah County outside the City of Portland (Portland operates its own city TLT and is not included in the 5.5% rate). The 5.5% rate applies to short-term rentals (under 30 consecutive days) inside Troutdale, Fairview, and Wood Village, as well as unincorporated Multnomah County; Gresham operates an independent city TLT (8%) collected locally. Multnomah County administers the tax through its Excise Tax program, and operators must register with the County and file periodic returns. Second, the Oregon state TLT: ORS 320.305-320.340 imposes a statewide transient lodging tax administered by the Oregon Department of Revenue. The state TLT rate is 1.5% through December 31, 2025 and increases to 2.5% effective for lodging charges on or after January 1, 2026 under House Bill 2977 (2024 session). The state TLT is collected by the operator and remitted quarterly to the Oregon Department of Revenue on Schedule OR-TLT. Online travel platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit both the County 5.5% and the state TLT on bookings made through the platform under their voluntary collection agreements, but the operator remains responsible for any direct-booking revenue and for ensuring platform registration is current. Third, there is no City of Troutdale transient lodging tax, hotel tax, or STR-specific surcharge codified in the Troutdale Municipal Code. The only city-level dollar obligation tied to operating a rental is the $80 annual Troutdale business license fee under Title 5 of the City Code, which applies to owners of three or more rental dwelling units (long-term or short-term) and includes a $25 late fee after January 31. Statements that 'Troutdale charges an STR permit fee' or 'imposes a city occupancy tax' are inaccurate as of May 2026.