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Montrose County, CO vacation rental rules and taxes

Montrose County’s rental market centers on the City of Montrose, which requires a city sales tax license and raised its lodging tax to 6% in 2025. The county’s zoning regulations include short-term rental registration requirements we haven’t yet read.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026
Market
About 240 Airbnb listings in Montrose
County sales tax
1.75%
County rules
Registration (not yet read)
An appendix to the county zoning regulations.Source

Outside city limits, ask Montrose County Planning about short-term rental registration. Olathe and Nucla aren’t covered yet.

What to do

  1. Get a state sales tax license

    Needed for any rental unless a platform covers all your taxes.Source

  2. Then your town or area

    Towns set their own rental licenses and collect their own taxes, and the county’s rules cover only areas outside town limits. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Montrose

The City of Montrose treats stays under 30 days as short-term rentals and requires a city sales tax license ($15 a year), but we found no separate rental permit. Since 2025 lodging owes 14.53% in taxes, including a 6% city lodging tax.

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 Spot something out of date?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.