Eagle County, CO

Avon, CO short-term rental limits

Outside Avon's Town Core, a property may hold Full licenses for 15% of its residential units, rounded up and never fewer than one. Limited and Resident Occupied licenses face no such cap. A Limited license allows 42 rental nights during its 365-day term.[8]

Every rule below links to the official source it comes from, verified October 1, 2026.

Can you rent short term in Avon?

Limited number allowed

What you apply for: Short Term Rental License

Seasonal homes
1,505
Housing units
4,434
Residents
5,972

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates

  • City ruleCapped
  • City fee$350
  • Tax on each stay15.69%
  • Seasonal homes339 per 1,000

Avon short-term rental license

Avon requires a short-term rental license, obtained through MuniRevs, before a home is rented for fewer than 30 days. First check that the property sits in the Short Term Rental Overlay or the Town Core. In the overlay outside the core, Full licenses stop at 15% of dwelling units. The annual fee depends on the license type. Every advertisement must show the short-term rental business license number. Licensees collect and remit 10% of the rent to the town. That covers 4% sales tax, 4% accommodations tax and 2% for community housing.[3]

What Avon asks of you

  • The short-term rental license stands in for the business license of a residential unit. Operating without a current one breaks the business license chapter.[8]

  • Short-term rentals are permitted in the Short Term Rental Overlay district. Inside the Town Core, they are allowed in every zone district.[9]

  • No unit deed restricted for affordable housing or for full-time residential use may be rented short term.[9]

  • Avon issues three license types: Full, Limited and Resident Occupied. A Full license allows an unlimited number of nights while it is active.[4]

  • Stays longer than 30 consecutive nights do not count toward the 42 nights of a Limited license.[8]

  • A Resident Occupied license covers rooms in a primary residence, never the whole home. The designated resident must be physically there for part of every day guests stay.[8]

  • The town's license sheet describes that resident as living there at least eight months a year.[4]

  • A studio pays $350 for a Full or Limited license. Each extra bedroom adds $50, with $500 as the ceiling from four bedrooms up.[8]

  • A Resident Occupied license costs $150. Front desk or time share properties pay $250, plus $25 per bedroom used for short-term rental.[8]

  • The town's license report of August 28, 2026 shows Sunridge, with 198 units, out of Full licenses. Liftview, with 165 units, still had six.[5]

  • A renewal not completed and paid within 30 days of expiration terminates the license.[3]

  • A management contact answers renters within four hours by phone or email. Someone must be able to show up in person within 24 hours.[8]

  • Occupancy stops at two persons per bedroom and loft area, plus two.[8]

  • Each license needs a legal off-street parking space, with trash and recycling service provided on the property.[8]

  • After 10:00 p.m., noise that disturbs neighbors is off limits. The ban runs until 8:00 a.m., and hosts must tell renters about it.[8]

  • Wood-burning fireplaces, stoves and chimneys are cleaned every year.[8]

  • The town warns that rentals posing challenges to human and bear safety will lose their STR license.[3]

  • The municipal code requires every advertisement to display the number as 'Avon STR License No.' followed by the number.[8]

  • The town's short-term rental page gives the wording as 'Avon Business License No.' followed by the number.[3]

  • Each day a violation continues is a separate civil infraction under the business license chapter. Unpaid sales or accommodations tax is a ground for revoking the license.[8]

  • The court can fine up to $2,650 per infraction. A repeat within 365 days carries a minimum of $300, and a third one at least $600.[10]

Apply on the Avon site

What Colorado asks wherever you host

These rules apply at this address whatever the city decides.

  • When guests book through a platform, it collects Colorado sales tax on the full amount charged. The platform also handles any county lodging tax and local marketing district tax.[1]

  • Lodging taxes a city sets stay outside the state's system, since the Department of Revenue administers none of them. Home-rule cities that run their own sales tax sit outside it too, so start with your city.[1]

  • Hosts who take direct bookings need a Colorado sales tax license and collect the 2.9% state rate themselves. The license is $16, prorated, with a $50 deposit returned once your state tax tops $50.[2]

Colorado short-term rental rules

What a guest pays on top of your nightly rate in Avon

Each layer is set by a different authority, and not all of them are collected by the platform.

Short-term rental tax layers in Avon
LayerRateRemitted to
Colorado state sales tax[7]2.9%The state revenue department
Eagle County sales tax[7]1.5%The state revenue department
Eagle Valley RTA sales tax[7]0.5%The state revenue department
Eagle River Fire Protection District sales tax[7]0.79%The state revenue department
Town of Avon sales tax[7]4%The city
Town of Avon accommodations tax[7]4%The city
Avon Short-Term Rental Tax for Community Housing (residential zoning only)[6]2%The city
Total on a taxable stay15.69%

Avon requires online travel companies such as Airbnb to collect and remit the town's 10%. Hosts booking outside those platforms file it themselves by the 20th of each month.[3]

Airbnb taxes for hosts

What the census counts

How much of Avon is already a second home

The Census Bureau counts 1,505 of Avon's 4,434 homes as vacant for seasonal, recreational or occasional use. That is 339 out of every 1,000. It ranks Avon 10th of the 21 Colorado cities on this site for the share of its housing stock kept for part-year use.

Rank in the state
10th of 21
Share of housing
339 per 1,000
Median home value
$548,900

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates, tables B25004, B25001, B01003 and B25077.

Nearby and comparable

Where Avon sits among its neighbors

Denver, CO

Primary residence only

Only in your primary residence, with a Denver license. You can be away during stays, with a local responsible party in Denver.

Denver short-term rental rules

Vail, CO

License required

3,465 seasonal homes, 511 per 1,000 housing units.

Vail short-term rental rules

Crested Butte, CO

Capped

403 seasonal homes, 342 per 1,000 housing units.

Crested Butte short-term rental rules

Snowmass Village, CO

Permit required

999 seasonal homes, 336 per 1,000 housing units.

Snowmass Village short-term rental rules
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FAQ

Avon short-term rental questions

How much is an Avon short-term rental license?

Bedroom count sets the price of a Full or Limited license, from $350 up to $500 a year. A Resident Occupied license is $150.[8]

Does every Avon rental pay the 2% short-term rental tax?

No. The 2% Short-Term Rental Tax for Community Housing is assessed only on properties zoned as residential. The town points owners to the Eagle County assessor to check zoning.[6]

Can I rent part of my Avon home while I live there?

Yes, with a Resident Occupied license. It covers rooms in your primary residence, with no cap on the number of these licenses.[8]
Read nextHow to start an AirbnbThe six steps in order, starting with the permit check.Read the guide

Sources

  1. Sales & Use Tax Topics: Rooms & Accommodations (revised April 2026), Colorado Department of Revenue, read on October 1, 2026
  2. Colorado Sales Tax Guide, Colorado Department of Revenue, read on October 1, 2026
  3. Short-Term Rentals, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  4. License Types and Fees, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  5. Avon Short Term Rental License Report, August 28, 2026, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  6. Accommodations Tax on Short Term Rentals, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  7. Tax Rate and Fee Information, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  8. Municipal Code, Chapter 5.04, Business Licenses, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  9. Municipal Code, Section 7.20.090, Overlay districts, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026
  10. Municipal Code, Chapter 1.09, Civil Infractions, Town of Avon, read on October 1, 2026

This page is not legal advice. It summarizes the official sources listed on this page as they read on October 1, 2026. Rules can change after that date, so check with the issuing office before you apply or publish a listing.

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