Taxes & Insurance in McCall
McCall applies Idaho's flat income tax and a real resort-city local-option sales tax structure, alongside a genuinely low Valley County property tax rate -- with a real, disclosed conflict on the exact lodging tax rate.
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Learn moreIdaho's flat income tax
Idaho's flat 5.3% individual income tax rate (cut from 5.695% via House Bill 40, signed March 2025) applies the same in McCall as anywhere else in Idaho.
A real resort-city general-retail sales tax add-on
McCall, as one of Idaho's small, tourism-dependent resort cities, adds a well-corroborated 1% local-option retail add-on to Idaho's flat 6% state rate, producing a 7% minimum combined general-retail rate (groceries and motor vehicles excluded).
A real, disclosed conflict on the lodging-specific tax rate
The lodging-specific Local Option Tax carries a genuine, disclosed cross-source conflict this record does not silently resolve: one framing describes a 7% total lodging tax (1% retail + a 6% lodging LOT), while another describes an 8% total (1% retail + a 7% lodging LOT, itself split 3% for street improvements and 4% for grants). Hotel, motel, and short-term-rental operators should confirm the current, exact rate directly with the City of McCall.
A genuinely low property tax rate
Valley County's property tax rate runs 0.29%-0.39% effective across sources (countywide median annual bill $1,123) -- both genuinely below the 1.02% national median.
Key takeaways
- Idaho's flat 5.3% state income tax applies statewide.
- McCall's resort-city status adds a well-corroborated 1% local-option retail tax, producing a 7% minimum combined general-retail rate.
- The lodging-specific tax rate carries a real, disclosed cross-source conflict (7% vs. 8% total) -- confirm directly with the City of McCall.
- Valley County's property tax rate runs genuinely low (0.29%-0.39% effective).
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