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Otero County, Colorado

La Junta, CO vacation rental requirements

La Junta is the biggest rental market on the southeastern plains, with about 33 Airbnb listings. We found no city short-term rental license. Stays owe about 8.9% in sales taxes, all state-collected, so Airbnb collects them.

Checked against official sources November 8, 2026

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Market
About 33 Airbnb listings
City rental rules
None found
One search; city code not read.
Taxes
About 8.9%
2.9% state, 1% county, 4% city, 1% health district.Source

What we checked (November 2026): one web search for La Junta short-term rental rules and lodging tax (nothing official found), and the state rate table. We did not read La Junta’s municipal code.

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.

Otero County, Colorado

  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 Otero County Land Use office 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% Otero County sales tax (plus 4% in La Junta or Rocky Ford, and 1% health district tax in La Junta). Airbnb and other platforms collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; for direct bookings, file with the Colorado Department of Revenue. Town taxes here are state-collected, so platforms collect them.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.

City of La Junta

  1. Taxes on each stay

    Stays under 30 days owe 2.9% state, 1% Otero County, 4% La Junta, and 1% Health Services District sales tax, about 8.9%. Airbnb and other platforms collect the state and state-administered taxes on their bookings; for direct bookings, file with the Colorado Department of Revenue. All are state-collected, so platforms collect them. We found no city lodging tax.Source

  2. Ask about zoning

    Ask the City of La Junta whether zoning allows a short-term rental at your address and whether you need a business license. Check your HOA rules too.

Sources

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