Where short-term rentals are allowed in Kerrville, TX
Kerrville settled the question by naming the districts. Ordinance 2022-28 allows short-term rentals in four zones and nowhere else: R-1A, the single-family district with an accessory dwelling unit, R-3 multifamily, RT residential transition, and DAC, the downtown arts and cultural district. Inside those, every short-term rental needs a permit and must follow the codes the city has adopted. Registration costs $100 for the first year and $50 to renew, one permit per individual unit, and the hotel occupancy tax goes to Finance every month.[3]
Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified September 20, 2026.
Can you rent short term in Kerrville?
Your zoning decides
What you apply for: Short-term rental unit permit
- Seasonal homes
- 104
- Housing units
- 11,650
- Residents
- 24,755
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates
- City ruleAllowed by zone
- City fee$100
- Tax on each staySet locally
- Seasonal homes9 per 1,000
Kerrville short-term rental permit
Kerrville requires all short-term rentals to hold a permit and to follow every code the city has adopted. Where they may operate is fixed by ordinance 2022-28, which the city council adopted to regulate where short-term rentals are allowed inside the city limits: R-1A, the single-family residential district with an accessory dwelling unit; R-3, the multifamily residential district; RT, the residential transition district; and DAC, the downtown arts and cultural district. No other zoning district permits the use. The city administers registration and permitting through an outside portal, MyGovernmentOnline. Initial registration costs $100 and the permit is valid for one year; one permit is needed per individual unit, and the renewal fee is $50. The owner or operator is responsible for paying the hotel occupancy tax to the city's finance department every month, separately from the state's own 6% return to the Comptroller.[3]
What Kerrville asks of you
All short-term rentals are required to have a permit and to follow all codes adopted by the City of Kerrville.[3]
Ordinance 2022-28 regulates where short-term rentals are allowed inside the city limits, and permits them in R-1A, R-3, RT and DAC only.[3]
Registration and permitting run through MyGovernmentOnline, the portal the city adopted for the purpose.[3]
Initial registration costs $100 and the permit is valid for one year. One permit is needed per individual unit, and renewal costs $50.[3]
The owner or operator pays the hotel occupancy tax to the city's finance department every month.[3]
What Texas asks wherever you host
These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.
Texas issues no state short-term rental licence. The statewide obligation is the hotel occupancy tax, and the Comptroller applies it to houses, condominiums and apartments as well as hotels.[1]
The state rate is 6 percent on a room costing $15 or more each day. Local hotel taxes reach further down, to sleeping rooms costing $2 or more each day, and the local taxing authority collects them itself.[1]
A guest who stays thirty or more consecutive days without interruption becomes a permanent resident and is exempt. Written notice of that intention makes the exemption run from the notice date; any interruption voids it.[2]
What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Kerrville
Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.
| Layer | Rate | Remitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Texas state hotel occupancy tax[1] | 6% | The state revenue department |
| Kerrville hotel occupancy tax[3] | Not published | The city |
The city takes its hotel occupancy tax monthly through Finance, and the state's 6% goes to the Comptroller on its own return: two filings, two recipients, same stay.[3]
How short-term rental taxes work for US hostsWhat the census counts
How much of Kerrville is already a second home
The Census Bureau counts 104 of Kerrville's 11,650 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use — 9 out of every 1,000. That ranks Kerrville 13th of the 13 Texas cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.
- Rank in the state
- 13th of 13
- Share of housing
- 9 per 1,000
- Median home value
- $303,400
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.
Nearby and comparable
Where Kerrville sits among its neighbors
Granbury, TX
Allowed by zone
98 seasonal homes, 16 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in GranburyNew Braunfels, TX
Allowed by zone
1,008 seasonal homes, 23 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in New BraunfelsFredericksburg, TX
Allowed by zone
751 seasonal homes, 115 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in FredericksburgBoerne, TX
Capped
179 seasonal homes, 22 per 1,000 housing units.
Rules in BoerneFAQ
Kerrville short-term rental questions
Which Kerrville districts allow short-term rentals?
What does a Kerrville permit cost?
Who collects the hotel tax in Kerrville?
Sources
- Hotel Occupancy Tax, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, read on September 20, 2026
- Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemptions (publication 96-224), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, read on September 20, 2026
- Short-Term Rental Units, ordinance 2022-28, City of Kerrville, read on September 20, 2026
This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on September 20, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.
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