The city of Santa Barbara collected $4 million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for June 2026, the 12th month in the city’s fiscal year.
 
For Fiscal Year 2026, the city collected $38.2 million in overall TOT, of which approximately $33.7 million came from hotels and $4.5 million from short-term rentals.

For Fiscal Year 2026, total TOT revenues came in 7.7% above budget.
 
The 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.

The city’s adopted TOT budget for all funds is $35.5 million, of which $29.5 million is budgeted in the General Fund.

View the Transient Occupancy Tax Table here.

The city’s TOT tax rate is 12.0%, of which 10.0% goes to the City’s General Fund and the remaining 2.0% goes to the Creeks/Clean Water Fund.

For additional current and historical financial data, visit the City’s Budget & Reporting webpage.