Sonoma County Airbnb & short-term-rental permit leads

Sonoma County permit records in numbers

Phones: 2,274 of 2,424 (94%). California stands at 79%, 15 points lower.

Sonoma County splits by permit type into Transient Rentals - Vacation (1,424, 59%) and Zoning Permit (997, 41%).

98% of the Sonoma County records show the status "Done"; after that come "Approved" (30).

The oldest dated Sonoma County record is from January 3, 2011 and the newest from October 5, 2026, with 2015 the biggest year (281). This year has 121 filings to date; 2025 closed with 198. Twelve-month filings: 149, or 6% of Sonoma County. Newest arrival: October 22, 2026. Past 30 days: 16 new Sonoma County records.

No owner or business name in the Sonoma County file appears on more than one property address.

Sonoma County short-term rental rules

Permit Sonoma says a vacation rental must have a certified property manager, a transient vacation rental zoning permit, a transient occupancy tax number, and a vacation rental license.

Source: Permit Sonoma, County of Sonoma, read on October 22, 2026.

Sonoma County filings by month

The last twelve full months (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026) carry 158 dated Sonoma County filings. The same months a year earlier carried 200, so the pace is down 21%.

For Sonoma County, the busiest month in the window was February 2025 with 28, the twelve-month average is 13.2 a month and the slowest was August 2026 with 7.

October 2026 so far: 2 dated filings, a partial month.

For Sonoma County, the new records are the ones that appeared after PermitPulse made its first full copy of Sonoma County vacation rental permits on July 6, 2026: 55 so far, 11 in July 2026, 23 in August 2026, 5 in September 2026 and 16 in October 2026.

The most recent Sonoma County addition reached the database on October 22, 2026.

Sonoma County permit status

Of the 2,424 Sonoma County records, 30 (1%) read as active or issued and 2,394 carry labels that describe something other than standing, such as "Done" and "APRVD_CC".

What a Sonoma County list contains

All 2,424 Sonoma County rows have permit or licence number, permit type, status and filing date. Partly filled: owner name on 2,344 (97%) and phone on 2,274 (94%). The register leaves business name, property address, separate mailing address, ZIP code and email blank for Sonoma County. By channel: 2,274 rows can be called and 0 mailed.

The Sonoma County short-term rental program

Besides the zoning permit, operators must also hold a separate Vacation Rental License. [1] In unincorporated Sonoma County a vacation rental is the rental of a whole private residence for 30 days or less. [1] Vacation rentals are prohibited on parcels in the Vacation Rental Exclusion (X) Combining District. [1] In Vacation Rental Cap Zone Combining Districts, new rentals are allowed only while the local concentration is below the designated cap. [1]

A vacation rental license expires 365 days after approval and must be renewed every year. [2] The County's Transient Occupancy Tax on lodging in unincorporated areas is 12%. [3] Operators also pay a Business Improvement Area assessment of 2% of the rent charged. [3] Permit Sonoma publishes a Vacation Rental Map Viewer that shows whether a parcel may have a vacation rental (an eligibility map, not a list of permits). [1]