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Sheridan permits STR broadly across residential and commercial zones with a city business license + Sheridan County lodging tax registration. No cap, no primary-residence requirement. The Bighorn Mountains gateway + ranching economy supports a smaller but growing STR market. Sheridan County (unincorporated areas: Big Horn, Story, Dayton, Ranchester) operates parallel registration.
Operators must hold a short-term rental permit before listing. See the official permit portal.
City of Sheridan Planning + Development handles STR business licensing. Sheridan County Treasurer collects the 2% county lodging tax. Application requires designated local contact, life-safety self-certification, proof of insurance, and city business license. Annual renewal. Enforcement is complaint-driven. The Bighorn National Forest and Cloud Peak Wilderness gateway position drives summer leisure demand; HOA covenants in master-planned subdivisions and ranch-development overlays may impose additional restrictions.
Combined short-term lodging tax in Sheridan is approximately 6.000% of gross nightly revenue (state sales + state TRT + local TRT + applicable resort/city options).
Wyoming State sales tax 4% + Sheridan County lodging tax 2% — combined ~6.0% on transient lodging
Verify the current combined rate via the Utah State Tax Commission before remitting — rates drift quarterly.
STR regulations vary by jurisdiction. Compare Sheridan against nearby markets.