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Logan County, CO vacation rental rules and taxes

Logan County’s rental market is small, about 30 Airbnb listings in Sterling. The county zoning we read doesn’t mention short-term rentals. The county has a lodging tax (rate not published; ask the county), and Sterling, a home-rule city, collects its own 3% sales tax.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
Market
About 30 listings in Sterling
County rental rules
None found
Zoning lists lodging only as a planned-development use.Source
County lodging tax
Yes, rate not confirmed
State-collected; platforms collect it. Ask the county for the rate.Source
County sales tax
1%

What we checked (November 2026): One web search for Logan County and Sterling short-term rental rules and lodging tax. We read the county lodging tax board page and the first third of the county zoning resolution (no STR rules there; the rest unread), plus the state rate table and county lodging tax report.

The county’s zoning says any use it doesn’t list is excluded, so ask planning whether a nightly rental of a farmhouse or rural home is allowed.

What to do

  1. Ask before you list

    We found no short-term rental license here, but zoning may still treat renting by the night as a lodging or commercial use. Ask the Logan County Planning, Zoning and Building Department whether your address needs a permit, and check your HOA or deed covenants.

  2. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 30 days owe 2.9% state and 1% Logan County sales tax plus the 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. County taxes are state-administered, so platforms collect them. In Sterling, see the Sterling page: the city collects its own sales tax.Source

  3. Inside a town

    Towns make their own rules inside their limits; the county’s zoning applies only outside them. Call the town hall if your rental is in town.

Towns

Full guide

Sterling

Sterling has about 30 Airbnb listings. We found no city short-term rental license, but Sterling is a home-rule city that collects its own 3% sales tax, so you may need a city sales tax license and returns even if Airbnb collects the state and county taxes.

Sources

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