Cavmir Market Data · Colorado · July 2026

Colorado Short-Term Rental Permit Data

Short-term rental permit and license records on file with 2 local registries, as of July 2026 — compiled, deduplicated, and free to cite. Part of Cavmir's U.S. STR permit data hub.

See the numbers Where Cavmir works in Colorado

Where The Licenses Are

Colorado's most-licensed markets

Colorado's public data runs through city programs, and Denver's is the standard-setter: a clean open-data license file where the active flag actually means something — most of Denver's licenses read as current.

01DenverCavmir market guide available2,578records 02AspenCavmir market guide available747records

Every record on this page comes from Denver and Aspen; no other Colorado jurisdiction publishes a registry we could verify yet. Where a property sits inside those markets still matters: a dense top market and a small permit pool ask for different marketing.

Colorado top markets at a glance

Records are permit and license records on file with the registries named on this page, as of July 2026. Share is each market’s slice of the 3,325 records compiled for Colorado. Free to cite with a link to this page.

#	Market	Records on file	Share of state	Cavmir market page
1	Denver	2,578	77.5%	Denver market page
2	Aspen	747	22.5%	Aspen market page

How To Read These Numbers

What this number is — and is not

The headline figure counts short-term rental permit and license records on file with 2 local registries, deduplicated by permit number. A license is not a listing: some licenses cover multiple units, some licensed homes sit unrented, and jurisdictions that publish nothing are missing entirely. Treat it as a verified floor for the size of Colorado's legal short-term rental market — not a census.

City of Aspen — existing STR permits
Colorado Open Data — Denver short-term rental licenses

Cavmir Market Guides

Where Cavmir works in Colorado

Fifteen Colorado markets carry a Cavmir guide, covering Denver and every major mountain town from Aspen and Vail to Telluride, Steamboat and Crested Butte. Denver and Aspen are the two markets with a published registry.

DenverOn the registry

Cavmir is a short-term-rental and boutique hotel marketing agency for Denver, CO. Direct-booking website design, photography and listings that book.

AspenOn the registry

Premium Airbnb marketing for Aspen vacation rentals. Cavmir helps Aspen property owners attract high-value guests year-round — ski season and beyond.

Beaver CreekMarket guide

Grow your Beaver Creek vacation rental income with Cavmir. Expert STR marketing for village condos, Bachelor Gulch ski-in homes and Arrowhead residences in Beaver Creek,…

BreckenridgeMarket guide

Cavmir is a vacation rental marketing agency for Breckenridge, CO. Photography, listing optimization and direct-booking website design for ski-town owners.

Colorado SpringsMarket guide

Cavmir markets Colorado Springs short-term rentals and inns near Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak — permit-smart positioning plus direct-booking website design.

Crested ButteMarket guide

Cavmir markets Crested Butte rentals — photography, direct booking, local SEO and ads for a town where the non-primary licence cap has been full for years.

DurangoMarket guide

Cavmir markets Durango rentals and lodges: permitted in-town stays, train-season pricing and direct-booking website design that cuts OTA fees.

Estes ParkMarket guide

Cavmir markets Estes Park the legal way: licensed vacation homes, cabins and lodges at Rocky Mountain National Park's gate, with direct-booking website design.

OurayMarket guide

Cavmir markets Ouray rentals - photography, direct booking, local SEO and ads for a box-canyon town with a licence cap and the steepest tax stack in Colorado.

Pagosa SpringsMarket guide

Cavmir markets Pagosa Springs cabins — licensed and permitted stays, hot-springs positioning, Wolf Creek winter pricing and direct-booking website design.

SalidaMarket guide

Cavmir markets Salida and Chaffee County rentals — photography, direct-booking sites and campaigns for a licensed, zone-capped Arkansas River town.

Steamboat SpringsMarket guide

Cavmir markets Steamboat Springs short-term rentals and lodges: overlay-zone-smart positioning, ski-season photography and direct-booking website design.

TellurideMarket guide

Cavmir markets short-term rentals in Telluride, CO: cinematic photography, direct-booking sites, and shoulder-season pricing for a capped ski-and-festival market.

VailMarket guide

Cavmir is a short-term-rental and boutique hotel marketing agency for Vail, CO. Cinematic photography and direct-booking website design for owners.

Winter ParkMarket guide

Grow your Winter Park vacation rental income with Cavmir. Expert STR marketing for Winter Park, Fraser and Tabernash condos, townhomes and mountain homes.

What It Means For Hosts

Reading Colorado like a marketer

Denver's high-active registry and its primary-residence rule describe a stable, professionalized urban market — the competitive set is real hosts, not absentee investors. Winning there is a search-and-trust problem: be findable for the neighborhood and the event, and look established enough that a business traveler or a Rockies-weekend guest books without hesitating.

Aspen is the other end of the spectrum — a small, tightly held permit pool where each property competes at the very top of the nightly range. There the work is justifying the rate: cinematic photography, a real brand, and a direct-booking site as considered as the house. Cavmir markets both Colorados, and the lever differs in each — visibility in Denver, desire in Aspen.

Questions

Colorado STR data, answered

How many licensed short-term rentals are in Colorado?

The official registries we compiled show 3,325 short-term rental permit and license records on file with 2 local registries as of July 2026. Not every Colorado jurisdiction publishes its data, so the true statewide figure is higher.

Who licenses short-term rentals in Colorado?

In the Colorado markets covered here, short-term rental permitting runs through city and county programs. The registries in this compilation: City of Aspen — existing STR permits, Colorado Open Data — Denver short-term rental licenses. Rules and requirements vary by jurisdiction — always confirm with the local program directly.

Which Colorado cities have the most short-term rentals?

By records on file: Denver (2,578), Aspen (747). Denver leads with 2,578.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from the official registries listed on this page, pulled and deduplicated in July 2026. No records are estimated or modeled — see the methodology on the national data page for what was excluded and why.

How many Colorado communities have ten or more licensed short-term rentals on file?

2 communities in Colorado have ten or more permit or license records on the registries we compiled, as of July 2026. Denver leads with 2,578 records, followed by Aspen (747).

What share of Colorado's licensed records sit in Denver?

About 78%. Denver holds 2,578 of the 3,325 records on file for Colorado. One license can cover several units, so the share of rentable inventory can differ from the share of licenses.

Which Colorado markets does Cavmir publish guides for?

15 market guides: Aspen, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Crested Butte, Denver and 9 more. Each one covers the season, who books there, what wins in that market and how Cavmir markets rentals in it. They are listed on this page under "Where Cavmir works in Colorado".

Cite this data

These numbers are free to use in articles, research, and reports — no permission needed. We ask for one thing: credit Cavmir and link to this page so readers can check the source.

Cavmir, “Colorado Short-Term Rental Permit Data,” compiled from official state, city, and county registries, July 2026. https://cavmir.com/data/colorado-short-term-rental-permits/

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