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Short-term rental permit cost in Vail, CO

Every figure below comes from the city itself, checked 2026-09-23.

Permitted, with conditions
First year
Application feenot verified
STR permit / registration annual$260.00
Business licencenot verified
Inspectionnot verified
First-year total$260.00
Every year after
Permit renewalnot verified
Business licencenot verified
Recurring annual$0.00

Combined lodging tax: 10.8% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.

3 figures are not yet verified against the city (Application fee, Business licence, Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.

Conditions attached

Source: https://vaildenton.com/blog/shortterm-rentals-in-the-town-of-vail-buyer-guide
Checked 2026-09-23
Not yet confirmed against the city directly.

Check with the city before you buy anything. Rules change, and a page that was right last month can be wrong today. This is a starting point for the right questions, not legal advice.