Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – May 31, 2025
The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.2 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for May 2025, the eleventh month in the City’s fiscal year.
Year to date, the City has collected $31.8 Million in overall TOT, of which approximately $28.1 Million came from hotels and $3.7 Million from short-term rentals. Year to date, total TOT revenues are coming in 2.0% above budget.
The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is a Tax on “Transient” guests staying in any hotel, inn, motel, or other commercial lodging establishment for a period of less than 30 days…