Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Dillon, CO
On the north shore of Lake Dillon, a few minutes off I-70, Fairly runs Dillon vacation rentals with a caretaker nearby for every turnover, pricing tuned to ski weekends and the lake summer, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and the town, county and state taxes on every stay collected and remitted.
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Dillon market overview
Dillon sits on the north shore of Dillon Reservoir, the lake at the centre of Summit County, where US 6 leaves I-70 and heads east toward Keystone. Its position is the draw. Keystone and Arapahoe Basin lie a short drive east, Breckenridge and Copper Mountain are within easy reach, with Vail beyond Copper over Vail Pass, and Silverthorne adjoins the town to the north, so a Dillon base puts several ski areas within one booking. In summer the lake takes over: the town's marina, the paved recreation path along the shore and the lakeside amphitheater bring visitors who never ski. February is the busiest month in the market's top tier, with occupancy and nightly rates at their annual high, and January, March and the December holidays run close behind. July is the strongest month outside winter and August holds up behind it. Once the lifts close, April and May are the quietest stretch of the year, and October and November stay soft until the snow returns. Those are the months for deep cleans and maintenance.
What homes earn in Dillon, CO
These figures describe the top tier of Dillon's short-term rental market: homes listed on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days in the year. That is the level a professionally run home competes at. The year here has two engines, the ski months and a lake summer, so a home blocked off during either gives up a real share of its income, and one with weaker reviews will earn well below this. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $4,285 | 51% | $271 |
| Feb | $5,169 | 63% | $293 |
| Mar | $5,121 | 59% | $280 |
| Apr | $918 | 18% | $170 |
| May | $828 | 16% | $167 |
| Jun | $2,796 | 39% | $239 |
| Jul | $3,992 | 53% | $243 |
| Aug | $3,453 | 47% | $237 |
| Sep | $2,119 | 33% | $214 |
| Oct | $1,198 | 21% | $184 |
| Nov | $1,071 | 21% | $170 |
| Dec | $4,094 | 47% | $281 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
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Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Dillon, CO
Can you rent a home in Dillon?
Yes. The Town of Dillon licenses short-term rentals, meaning stays of fewer than thirty consecutive days, and it does not cap the number of licences. A licence does not pass to a buyer, so a new owner applies for their own after closing. The Dillon mailing address reaches well beyond town limits, and a home outside them answers to Summit County instead, which licenses unincorporated land under its own caps and booking limits. Everything below applies inside town limits.
Lodging taxes on a Dillon booking
A stay inside town limits carries 19.875% in tax. Of that, 8.875% is sales tax: Colorado's 2.9%, Summit County's 2.0%, a 0.75% transit tax, a 0.725% housing-authority tax and the town's own 2.5%, all reported on one return to the Colorado Department of Revenue, which taxes the whole charge a guest pays, cleaning fee included. The town adds a 6% lodging tax and a 5% short-term rental excise tax, both filed with the Town of Dillon. Whoever remits those town taxes also holds a Town of Dillon business licence.
Licensing with the town
Every rental needs a Town of Dillon short-term rental licence, applied for at least thirty days before the home is first advertised. It expires each year on May 31 and is renewed with the town each spring. One licence covers one property tax schedule number, and an accessory dwelling unit cannot be licensed. The licence sets maximum occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus two, and the application includes a parking plan; guests may park only where that plan allows. It also names a responsible agent who can respond to any issue at the home within an hour, and every advertisement carries the licence number. Your Fairly caretaker lives nearby and can act as the home's responsible agent. A condominium or homeowner association can set rental rules of its own, and those apply on top of the town's.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the state, county, district and town taxes on every booking, and we register your home for the town's lodging and excise taxes. We assist with the town licence application and its renewal each spring, and your caretaker covers the responsible-agent role.
Operating a vacation rental in Dillon, CO
Dillon sits above 9,000 feet, and winter sets the routine: walks and parking spaces cleared before every arrival, heat that holds through January cold snaps, and quick turnovers across ski weekends and the holidays. Summer brings a second rush, with lake-season guests booking back to back through July and August. The town licence carries conditions a home has to keep meeting: no more than two guests per bedroom plus two, guest parking only where the town-approved parking plan puts it, and a responsible agent who can respond to any issue at the home within an hour. Your caretaker lives nearby, handles every turnover and walkthrough personally, and can act as that agent. You keep final say over your home and can change caretakers whenever you want.
Frequently asked questions
Fairly charges a flat 20% commission on rental revenue, with no long-term contract and no hidden fees, and is paid only when your Dillon home books. That covers listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing across ski season and the lake summer, guest messaging, and collecting and remitting the state, county and town taxes on every stay.
Yes. The Town of Dillon licenses rentals of fewer than thirty days and does not cap the number of licences. A licence ends with a sale, so a buyer applies after closing, and it expires every May 31 and is renewed each spring. Homes with a Dillon address outside town limits are licensed by Summit County instead. Fairly assists with the application, and your caretaker can serve as the responsible agent.
A stay inside town limits carries 19.875%: 8.875% sales tax (Colorado 2.9%, Summit County 2.0%, transit 0.75%, housing authority 0.725% and the town's 2.5%) reported to the Colorado Department of Revenue, plus the town's 6% lodging tax and 5% short-term rental excise tax, filed with the Town of Dillon. Fairly collects and remits all of it.
Winter carries the year, with a real summer behind it. February is the busiest month, with January, March and the December holidays close behind. July is the strongest month outside winter, as lake visitors arrive, and August holds up behind it. April and May are the quietest stretch, and October and November stay soft until the snow returns.
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