Navajo County, AZ

Show Low, AZ short-term rental registration

Show Low holds the densest stock of seasonal homes of any Arizona city still to be covered here, and it answers the compliance question in one line: every short-term rental within the city must hold a valid permit. The city files that permit among its building-related applications, alongside fences and sheds, and the planner in Planning and Zoning administers it. Applications go through a dedicated registration portal rather than the counter, and a single account can carry the permits for several properties.[4]

Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified September 20, 2026.

Can you rent short term in Show Low?

Get a permit first

What you apply for: City of Show Low short-term rental permit

Seasonal homes
2,296
Housing units
7,766
Residents
12,102

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates

  • City rulePermit required
  • City feeNone published
  • Tax on each staySet locally
  • Seasonal homes296 per 1,000

Show Low short-term rental permit

All short-term rentals within the City of Show Low are required to hold a valid short-term rental permit. The city lists short-term rental registration among its building-related permits and applications, and the planner in the Planning and Zoning department administers it. Applications are made through the city's dedicated short-term rental permit registration portal rather than at the counter: an owner creates an account, applies for the permit, and can then manage permits for several properties from the same account. What the city may ask for in return is closed by state law. A.R.S. § 9-500.39 limits an Arizona city to six items on a short-term rental application, caps the fee at the actual cost of issuing the permit or $250, whichever is less, and forbids any outright prohibition of the use or any cap on how many nights a property is let.[4]

What Show Low asks of you

  • All short-term rentals within the City of Show Low are required to hold a valid short-term rental permit.[4]

  • Short-term rental registration is listed among the city's building-related permits and applications, and the planner in Planning and Zoning administers it.[3]

  • Applications are made through the city's short-term rental permit registration portal: an owner creates an account there, then applies.[4]

  • One account can be used to manage the permits for several properties.[4]

Apply on the Show Low site

What Arizona asks wherever you host

These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.

  • No Arizona city may prohibit short-term rentals, or restrict them by classification, use or occupancy beyond the closed list the statute sets out.[1]

  • Where a city requires a permit, its fee cannot exceed the actual cost of issuing it or $250, whichever is less, and the application may ask for only six things.[1]

  • A city may require you to notify the adjacent, opposite and diagonally opposite properties before the first booking, and to display the permit number on every advertisement.[1]

  • A stay of under thirty consecutive days falls in the state's transient lodging classification; from thirty consecutive days it does not.[2]

All Arizona short-term rental laws

What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Show Low

Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.

Short-term rental tax layers in Show Low
LayerRateRemitted to
Arizona transient lodging transaction privilege tax[2]Not publishedThe state revenue department
City transient lodging tax[3]Not publishedThe city

Show Low's own transient lodging rate is not published in a state table this page could read. The city's administration office is the place to confirm it before pricing a stay.[3]

How short-term rental taxes work for US hosts

What the census counts

How much of Show Low is already a second home

The Census Bureau counts 2,296 of Show Low's 7,766 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use — 296 out of every 1,000. That ranks Show Low 2nd of the 16 Arizona cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.

Rank in the state
2nd of 16
Share of housing
296 per 1,000
Median home value
$299,600

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.

Nearby and comparable

Where Show Low sits among its neighbors

Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ

Permit required

1,080 seasonal homes, 333 per 1,000 housing units.

Rules in Pinetop-Lakeside

Carefree, AZ

Permit required

444 seasonal homes, 192 per 1,000 housing units.

Rules in Carefree

Sedona, AZ

Permit required

1,260 seasonal homes, 189 per 1,000 housing units.

Rules in Sedona

Lake Havasu City, AZ

Permit required

5,293 seasonal homes, 150 per 1,000 housing units.

Rules in Lake Havasu City
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FAQ

Show Low short-term rental questions

Does every Show Low rental need a permit?

Every short-term rental does: the city states that all short-term rentals within Show Low are required to hold a valid permit.[4]

Where do I apply in Show Low?

Through the city's short-term rental permit registration portal. You create an account there, and the same account can hold the permits for several properties.[4]

How much can Show Low charge for the permit?

No more than the actual cost of issuing it, or $250, whichever is less. That ceiling applies to every Arizona city under A.R.S. § 9-500.39.[1]
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Sources

  1. A.R.S. § 9-500.39, Limits on regulation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals, Arizona State Legislature, read on September 20, 2026
  2. A.R.S. § 42-5070, Transient lodging classification; definition, Arizona State Legislature, read on September 20, 2026
  3. City Permits & Applications, short term rental registration, City of Show Low, read on September 20, 2026
  4. City of Show Low STR Permit Registration Portal, City of Show Low, 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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