Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Silverthorne, CO
Just west of the Eisenhower Tunnel, where I-70 meets the Blue River, Fairly runs Silverthorne vacation rentals end to end: a caretaker nearby for every turnover, pricing that follows ski weekends and the summer peak, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and every lodging tax collected and remitted.
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Average review in Silverthorne, CO
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Silverthorne market overview
Silverthorne is the first Summit County town a Denver driver reaches on I-70, and that position is its draw. Keystone and Arapahoe Basin lie a short drive east, Copper Mountain west, and Breckenridge south past Frisco, so a Silverthorne base puts several ski areas within reach of one booking. The town adds its own reasons to stay: the outlet shops beside the interstate, Lake Dillon just upstream, and Gold Medal trout water on the Blue River running through town. Winter carries the year. 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 a genuine second season, as busy as midwinter at lower rates, with August and September holding up behind it. April and May are the quiet stretch once the lifts close, and October and November stay soft until the snow returns. That is when deep cleans and maintenance belong.
What homes earn in Silverthorne, CO
These figures describe the top tier of Silverthorne'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 standard a professionally managed home operates at. Winter carries most of the year here and July adds a second peak, so a home held back from either, or carrying weaker reviews, will earn well below this. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $6,394 | 53% | $467 |
| Feb | $7,268 | 65% | $506 |
| Mar | $7,487 | 61% | $475 |
| Apr | $941 | 18% | $325 |
| May | $0 | 12% | $269 |
| Jun | $2,797 | 37% | $343 |
| Jul | $5,057 | 60% | $384 |
| Aug | $3,759 | 49% | $362 |
| Sep | $2,861 | 37% | $340 |
| Oct | $1,574 | 26% | $328 |
| Nov | $1,797 | 28% | $317 |
| Dec | $6,345 | 53% | $467 |
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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 Silverthorne, CO
Which rules apply to your home
Short-term rentals are allowed in Silverthorne, both inside town limits and in the unincorporated Summit County neighborhoods that share its mailing address, such as Wildernest. A home inside town limits answers to the town's licence and tax code; a home outside them answers to Summit County. The Summit County Assessor shows which applies.
Lodging taxes on a Silverthorne booking
A stay of under thirty days inside town limits carries 16.375% in tax: Colorado's 2.9% sales tax, Summit County's 2.0%, a 0.75% transit tax, a 0.725% housing-authority tax, and the town's own 2% sales tax and 8% lodging tax. The town's 10% is filed with the Town of Silverthorne, which also requires a town business licence; the rest goes to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Outside town limits the town's taxes fall away and a 2% county lodging tax takes their place, for 8.375% filed with the state. Wildernest adds the Buffalo Mountain Metropolitan District's 4% sales tax, also filed with the state.
Licensing inside town limits
Every rental needs a Town of Silverthorne short-term rental licence, applied for at least thirty days before the home is advertised. It is renewed by December 31 each year. Occupancy is two guests per bedroom plus two, and every listing shows it alongside the licence number. Each licence names a responsible agent, reachable around the clock, who answers a complaint within sixty minutes, or thirty overnight; your Fairly caretaker lives nearby and can act as that agent.
Licences are capped by area. Across most of town, including Three Peaks, Angler Mountain Ranch, Willowbrook and Ptarmigan Trail Estates, rentals may make up 10% of homes (Area 1); in the town core along the Blue River, 50% (Area 2). Deed-restricted neighborhoods allow none. The town publishes current counts and keeps a waitlist when an area fills, and once an area reaches its cap a renewal can require proof of minimum bookings. A licence ends with a sale, apart from transfers into the owner's own trust or company and similar exceptions.
Licensing in unincorporated Summit County
Outside town limits the Summit County Planning Department issues the licence. The neighborhoods around Silverthorne fall in the county's neighborhood zone, where a rental is either a qualifying local worker's primary residence or holds a Type II licence, capped by basin, limited to thirty-five bookings a year and waitlisted when a basin is full. The licence ends with a sale.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the town, county, district and state taxes on every booking, and we register your home for them. We assist with the town or county licence application and its annual renewal.
Operating a vacation rental in Silverthorne, CO
Silverthorne sits close to 9,000 feet, and winter sets the workload: driveways and steps cleared before every arrival, heat that cannot fail in January, and quick turnovers through ski weekends and the holidays. Town rules add a routine of their own. Guest cars park on the property, never on the street. Trash and recycling stay in indoor containers until pickup day, then go back inside the same evening. Portable outdoor fireplaces are banned, wood-burning fireplaces and stoves need a cleaning every year, and smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers must stay in working order. A responsible agent has to answer any complaint within an hour, or thirty minutes overnight. Your caretaker lives nearby, handles every turnover personally and can serve as that agent. You keep final say over your home.
Frequently asked questions
A flat 20% commission on rental revenue, with no long-term contract and no hidden fees. Fairly is paid only when your Silverthorne home books. The rate covers listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing through ski season and the July peak, guest messaging, and collecting and remitting the town, county and state lodging taxes. Your caretaker earns the cleaning fee guests pay plus a share of Fairly's management commission.
Yes, anywhere inside town limits except the deed-restricted neighborhoods. Rentals are capped at 10% of homes across most of town, including Three Peaks, Angler Mountain Ranch and Ptarmigan Trail Estates, and at 50% in the town core along the Blue River. The town publishes current counts and keeps a waitlist when an area fills. Homes outside town limits are licensed by Summit County. Fairly assists with the application.
Stays under thirty days inside town limits carry 16.375%: Colorado's 2.9%, Summit County's 2.0%, 0.75% for transit, 0.725% for the housing authority, and Silverthorne's 2% sales and 8% lodging taxes. Outside town limits a 2% county lodging tax replaces the town's taxes, for 8.375%, and Wildernest adds a 4% district sales tax. Fairly collects and remits all of it on every booking.
Mostly in winter. February is the busiest month, with January, March and the December holidays close behind. July is a real second season, nearly as busy as midwinter at lower rates, and August and September hold up behind it. April and May are the quietest stretch, and October and November stay soft until the snow returns.
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