Local tax
Lynchburg
Independent city. Rates below were read out of the locality’s own ordinance or its own finance page, compiled September 2026.
- Sales & use tax
- 5.3%statewide base (5.3%)
- Meals tax
- 6.5%
- Lodging tax
- 6.5%
- Admissions tax
- 7%The headline rate is capped, or reaches only certain venues.
- Flat lodging charge
- $1.00Per room, per night, on top of the percentage.
What a bill comes to
On a $100 restaurant check in Lynchburg, tax is $11.80 — 5.3% sales plus 6.5% meals, 11.8% in all. On a $100 one-night room it is $12.80 — 5.3% sales plus 6.5% lodging, plus the $1.00 flat charge.
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