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Eagle County, Colorado

Avon, CO vacation rental requirements

Avon requires a town business license and sales tax license for every short-term rental, renewed yearly, with fees of $150 to $500 by type and size (2022 rates). Full-time rentals outside the town core are capped at 15% of the units on each property. Town taxes add 10%, and Airbnb and VRBO collect them.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026

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Market
About 590 Airbnb listings
Town license
$150 to $500 a year
By license type and bedrooms (fees set in 2022).Source
Cap
15% of units per property outside the town core
Applies to full STR licenses only.Source
Town taxes
10%
4% sales, 4% accommodations, 2% STR housing tax.Source
Platforms
Collect town taxes

Fee amounts come from a 2022 news report; the town’s current fee sheet wouldn’t open. Confirm fees with the town.

Your licensing checklist

In order: the state, the county, then the town.

State of Colorado

  1. Get a state sales tax license

    If you rent rooms or a home for stays under 30 days, Colorado requires a sales tax license from the Department of Revenue. Platforms like Airbnb collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; you file for anything booked directly.Source

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  2. Check for home-rule city taxes

    Many cities and mountain towns collect their own sales and lodging taxes. Platforms aren’t required by the state to collect these, so you may need a separate city tax license and returns.Source

  3. Get your county or city rental license

    Most Colorado mountain counties and towns, and Denver, require a short-term rental license or permit, often with an inspection, an occupancy limit, posted information, and a local responder. Pick your area for the rules.

Eagle County, Colorado

  1. Check your HOA or metro district

    Outside town limits, the county doesn’t license short-term rentals; Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch, Arrowhead, and other areas regulate through their HOAs and metro districts.Source

  2. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 30 days owe 2.9% state and 1.5% Eagle County sales tax (plus a regional transportation tax in some areas), and outside towns the 4% county lodging tax. Airbnb and other platforms collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; for direct bookings, file with the Colorado Department of Revenue. Voters raised the county lodging tax from 2% to 4% in November 2025; ask the state when the new rate starts.Source

  3. Then your town or area

    Each town licenses its own short-term rentals and collects its own taxes; outside town limits the county’s rules apply. Pick your area.

Town of Avon

  1. Pick a license type

    Full (STR-F), resident-occupied (STR-RO, a full-time resident lives on site), or limited (STR-L, under 42 days a year). Only full licenses outside the town core are capped.Source

  2. Check the map and availability

    Look up your property on the town’s STR Overlay and Town Core map and check the License Availability Report for open full licenses. Confirm your HOA allows short-term rentals.Source

  3. Apply in MUNIRevs and sign the affidavit

    Apply for the business and sales tax licenses in MUNIRevs. The affidavit confirms working smoke and CO alarms, egress windows, and handrails, and that you follow the town’s parking, occupancy, and management-contact rules. Post the good neighbor guidelines and put “Avon Business License No.” and your number in every ad.Source

    Avon short-term rentals →

  4. Renew every year

    MUNIRevs emails you a month before the license expires. If you don’t renew and pay within 30 days after it expires, the license ends.Source

  5. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 30 days owe 2.9% state and 1.5% Eagle County sales tax plus Avon’s 4% sales, 4% accommodations, and 2% STR housing taxes. Airbnb and other platforms collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; for direct bookings, file with the Colorado Department of Revenue. Airbnb, VRBO, and other platforms must collect and remit all three town taxes. For direct bookings, file town returns by the 20th of each month.Source

Fees

$150 to $500 a year

Resident-occupied$150
Front desk or managed timeshare$250 plus $25 per bedroom
Studio or 1 bedroom$350
2 bedrooms$400
3 bedrooms$450
4 or more bedrooms$500

In effect since November 1, 2022. Source

Inspection checklist

What the inspector looks for, from Town of Avon’s published checklist.

  • Smoke and CO alarms, egress windows, handrailsConfirmed in the approval affidavit.Source

Sources

A plain-language summary to help you prepare, not legal advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with the office before you apply. Spot something out of date? Email hello@licensedrental.com.