Short-Term Rental Laws in Woodstock, Vermont

Woodstock, VT (one of Vermont's most-visited villages, Billings Farm, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park) adopted a registration ordinance in 2023. No unit cap, no primary-residence requirement. STR permitted broadly in residential and commercial zones. The Village of Woodstock historic core and the Suicide Six / Saskadena Six ski area hold most inventory. The town has signaled it will revisit the framework if growth pressures the long-term rental market.

STR allowed in Village Residential (VR), Village Business (VB), Rural Residential (RR), and Forest Conservation (FC) districts. The Village Historic District overlay adds exterior-aesthetic standards but does not restrict STR use. Confirm subdivision covenants in Pomfret, Bridgewater, and other neighboring towns — Woodstock proper has limited inventory and many investor purchases happen in adjacent towns under their own rules.

Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.

Woodstock Town Office administers the registration program. Annual fee, proof of insurance, designated 24/7 local contact, life-safety self-certification (smoke + CO + posted occupancy + parking plan), septic certification for non-municipal-sewer properties. Operating without registration: administrative fines + cease-rental order. Vermont state Lodging Establishment License + Meals & Rooms tax registration also required.

Combined short-term lodging tax in Woodstock is approximately 11.000% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).

Vermont Meals & Rooms Tax 9% + Woodstock local option rooms tax 1% + local option sales tax 1% — combined ~11% on transient lodging

Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.