Below is a chart of the lodging tax for short-term vacation rentals in Massachusetts by towns located in the Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Just off Cape areas. The MA Department of Revenue is responsible for collecting and allocating the funds.
Many towns require owners to register their homes. View this post for more information about short-term rental registration fees charged by each town.
| Town |
State |
Local |
Wastewater |
Total |
| Aquinnah |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Barnstable |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Bourne |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Brewster |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Chatham |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Chilmark |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Dennis |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Duxbury |
5.7% |
0% |
0% |
5.7% |
| Eastham |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Edgartown |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Falmouth* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Harwich |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Hull |
5.7% |
4.0% |
0% |
9.7% |
| Kingston |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Marion |
5.7% |
0% |
0% |
5.70% |
| Mashpee |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Mattapoisett |
5.7% |
0% |
0% |
5.7% |
| Nantucket* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Oak Bluffs |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Orleans |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Plainville |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Plymouth* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Provincetown* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Sandwich |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Scituate |
5.7% |
6% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Tisbury |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Truro* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| Wareham |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Wellfleet* |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
| West Tisbury |
5.7% |
6.0% |
0% |
11.7% |
| Yarmouth |
5.7% |
6.0% |
2.75% |
14.45% |
* An additional Community Impact Fee of 3% is imposed on owners who rent more than one home in this town.