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County staff present short‑term rental trends; state sales‑tax changes raise implementation questions
Summary
Tompkins County staff presented 2023–24 short‑term rental data showing roughly 2,600 active listings and average daily rates between $148 and $267; staff said a state law signed Feb. 28 requires sales tax collection but implementation details and registration remain unresolved.
Nick, Tompkins County tourism program director, presented two years of short‑term rental data (Airbnb and Vrbo) to the Housing & Economic Development Committee on March 5, noting seasonal and geographic differences in supply, occupancy and rates.
"We have between roughly 2,600 active short‑term rentals at any given month," Nick said, adding that occupancy in that segment has been roughly 20% on average and average daily rates in the dataset ranged about $148 to $267…
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