Massachusetts STR Regulations

95 cities · 54 with regulation data

City	STR Status	County	Tax Rate	Permit Cap	Availability
Boston	Conditional	Suffolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Worcester	Unknown	Worcester County	5.7%	2 permits	—
Springfield	Conditional	Hampden County	5.7%	—	Accepting
New Bedford	Unknown	Bristol County	5.7%	—	—
Cambridge	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Lowell	Conditional	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Leominster	Unknown	Worcester County	5.7%	2 permits	—
Brockton	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Quincy	Allowed (Permit Required)	Norfolk County	up to 6% room occupa	—	Accepting
Lynn	Unknown	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Fall River	Conditional	Bristol County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Newton	Conditional	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Lawrence	Unknown	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Somerville	Conditional	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Framingham	Conditional	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Haverhill	Conditional	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Malden	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Waltham	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Medford	Conditional	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Revere	Conditional	Suffolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Taunton	Unknown	Bristol County	5.7%	—	—
Chicopee	Allowed (Permit Required)	Hampden County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Peabody	Unknown	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Methuen Town	Unknown	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Everett	Allowed (Permit Required)	Middlesex County	9% total (6% state e	20 permits	Accepting
Attleboro	Unknown	Bristol County	5.7%	—	—
Salem	Conditional	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Pittsfield	Unknown	Berkshire County	—	4 permits	—
Beverly	Unknown	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Fitchburg	Conditional	Worcester County	5.7%	2 permits	Accepting
Marlborough	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Woburn	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Westfield	Conditional	Hampden County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Chelsea	Conditional	Suffolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Holyoke	Unknown	Hampden County	5.7%	—	—
Watertown Town	Prohibited	Middlesex County	6.5%	No permit needed	Not Allowed
Gloucester	Allowed (Permit Required)	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Melrose	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Northampton	Allowed (Permit Required)	Hampshire County	6.5%	—	Waitlisted
Gardner	Unknown	Worcester County	5.7%	2 permits	—
Newburyport	Allowed (Permit Required)	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
North Adams	Allowed (Permit Required)	Berkshire County	—	4 permits	Accepting
Middleborough Center	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Mansfield Center	Prohibited	Bristol County	5.7%	—	Not Allowed
The Pinehills	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Millis-Clicquot	Unknown	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	—
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Northwest Harwich	Unknown	Barnstable County	14.45%	—	—
Acushnet Center	Unknown	Bristol County	5.7%	—	—
Mattapoisett Center	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Norton Center	Unknown	Bristol County	5.7%	—	—
Hanscom AFB	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Monson Center	Unknown	Hampden County	5.7%	—	—
Harwich Center	Unknown	Barnstable County	14.45%	—	—
Marion Center	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Mattapoisett	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Lexington	Allowed (Permit Required)	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
North Attleborough	Allowed (Permit Required)	Bristol County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Milton	Allowed (Permit Required)	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Weymouth	Allowed	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Amherst	Allowed (Permit Required)	Hampshire County	6.5%	—	Waitlisted
Bridgewater	Allowed	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	Accepting
West Springfield	Conditional	Hampden County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Agawam	Conditional	Hampden County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Milford	Allowed	Worcester County	5.7%	2 permits	Accepting
Belmont	Allowed	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Burlington	Allowed	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Brookline	Allowed	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Braintree	Conditional	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Randolph	Allowed (Permit Required)	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Franklin	Allowed (Permit Required)	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Wellesley	Conditional	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Arlington	Allowed (Permit Required)	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Reading	Allowed	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Dedham	Conditional	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Norwood	Conditional	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Methuen	Allowed	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Needham	Conditional	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Saugus	Allowed	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Danvers	Allowed	Essex County	5.7%	3 permits	Waitlisted
Watertown	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Wakefield	Allowed	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	Accepting
Mansfield	Allowed (Permit Required)	Bristol County	14.45%	—	Accepting
Middleborough	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Lincoln	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Plymouth	Allowed (Permit Required)	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	Accepting
Acushnet	Allowed (Permit Required)	Bristol County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Millis	Unknown	Norfolk County	6.5%	—	—
Norton	Allowed (Permit Required)	Bristol County	5.7%	—	Accepting
Marion	Allowed (Permit Required)	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	Accepting
Monson	Unknown	Hampden County	5.7%	—	—
Harwich	Unknown	Barnstable County	14.45%	—	—
Marshfield	Unknown	Plymouth County	—	910 permits	—
Sudbury	Unknown	Middlesex County	6.5%	—	—
Barnstable	Allowed (Permit Required)	Barnstable County	14.45%	—	Accepting