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Short-term rental rules in Thermopolis, WY
How Thermopolis regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- Hot Springs County levies a 2% local lodging tax reaching short-term rental stays in Thermopolis
- No STR-specific ordinance in the Thermopolis town code
- No cap, no residency requirement, no residential-zone exclusion for whole-home STR
- Owner-occupancy rule applies only to the separate Bed-and-Breakfast use
Based on: Thermopolis Municipal Code (codified January 2021; Ch. 15 Zoning). No short-term/vacation-rental provision exists in
Summary of the rule
Hot Springs 4% + 1% + 1% = 6% | Hot Springs County 5% 2% 13% (Sale/Use and Lodging Tax Rates by Locality Effective Date 10/01/2026; columns: State wide Lodging Tax 5%, Local Lodging Tax Rate 2%, Total Lodging & Sales/Use Tax Rate 13%)
Last reviewed Oct 23, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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