Springs Tourism Data: the Rocks Are the Walk, Not Occupancy
- Thomas Garner

- 2 days ago
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The rocks are visitor demand. Old Colorado City is landscape. Headcount is not $28,823.
Typical Colorado Springs listings earned about $28,823 last year from 2,340 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $233. Occupancy was 44.5 percent. Revenue per available night was $105. Year over year is minus 1.7 percent. Active supply held steady.
The three strongest city months are June, August, and May. June is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in January. Most guests arrive from Denver, then Colorado Springs. Stay is 6.4 nights, booked about 46 days ahead. Call Colorado Springs Short Term Rentals at 719-385-5982. Email shorttermrentals@coloradosprings.gov. Development Review Enterprise, 2880 International Circle, Suite 200-7. City Hall, 30 South Nevada Avenue. Owner-occupied permits require the owner to be physically occupied 185 days per year. Non-owner-occupied applications after December 26, 2019 are not permitted in single-family zoning R-E, R-1 6, R-1 9, and single-family PDZs, and must sit 500 feet from another non-owner-occupied STR elsewhere. Coverage cites $124.95 annual permit. An older application PDF still cites $119. Confirm 2026. Do not invent a third fee. $500,000 liability. Occupancy is two persons per bedroom plus two, max 15. A 24-hour contact must respond within one hour. The permit does not transfer. ADU properties were reported ineligible as of June 30, 2025. Confirm 2026. AirROI's low-regulation label and 0 licensed listings are a scrape of listings, not the town file.
The Rocks Are Demand, Not Occupancy
The rocks are visitor demand. The park is not occupancy. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Colorado Springs Getaways is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay.
Old Colorado City Is Landscape, Not Occupancy
Old Colorado City is landscape, not occupancy. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. Market a Springs Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.
Downtown Is Visitor Traffic, Not This Extract
Downtown is visitor traffic, not this extract. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Colorado Springs STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay.
Fountain Creek Is Visitor Traffic, Not This ADR
Fountain Creek is visitor traffic, not this ADR. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Colorado Springs Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay.
Keep Visitor Dollars Off the Host Extract
Keep visitor dollars off $28,823. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Springs Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay.
Manitou Springs Is a Different Hall
Manitou Springs is a different hall. Do not file the Incline as this city year. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. DIY vs Hire in Colorado Springs is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.
Pueblo Has a Different Calendar
Pueblo has a different calendar. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Pueblo is not downtown. Who Books Colorado Springs is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay.
How a Host Should Read Tourism Copy
How a host should read tourism copy is to file visitor walks as demand, not as the year. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Buying a Springs Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones. Manitou Springs is not Old Colorado City. Pueblo is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.
Hosts who underwrite Front Range stays should keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings, call 719-385-5982, and leave Manitou Springs and Pueblo on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,823 on 2,340 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 719-385-5982 before you advertise a Colorado Springs stay. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Non-owner-occupied is barred in named single-family zones.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much did typical Colorado Springs listings earn last year?
Typical Colorado Springs listings earned about $28,823 last year from 2,340 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $233. Occupancy was 44.5 percent. Revenue per available night was $105. Year over year is minus 1.7 percent. Active supply held steady. Keep Manitou Springs and Pueblo on their own lines.
When is Colorado Springs strongest month?
June is the busiest revenue month. August and May are the other strong months. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in January.
Do I need a Colorado Springs CO STR permit in 2026?
Call Colorado Springs Short Term Rentals at 719-385-5982. Email shorttermrentals@coloradosprings.gov. Development Review Enterprise, 2880 International Circle, Suite 200-7. City Hall, 30 South Nevada Avenue. Owner-occupied permits require the owner to be physically occupied 185 days per year. Non-owner-occupied applications after December 26, 2019 are not permitted in single-family zoning R-E, R-1 6, R-1 9, and single-family PDZs, and must sit 500 feet from another non-owner-occupied STR elsewhere. Coverage cites $124.95 annual permit. An older application PDF still cites $119. Confirm 2026.
Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?
No. 851 listings, 36.4 percent of 2,340 active rentals, set a 30-night minimum. Stay is still 6.4 nights. Lead is 46 days. February is still slow.
Should I hire a manager in Colorado Springs and on the satellites?
Professionally managed share in Colorado Springs is 18.5 percent. Kaitlyn At Renjoy holds 136 listings. Manitou Springs rewards a separate city copy. Pueblo rewards a separate city copy. Do not buy one pitch for three occasions.
Who books a Colorado Springs stay?
Most guests arrive from Denver, then Colorado Springs. Stay is 6.4 nights. Lead is 46 days. Urban guests want Old Colorado City and downtown. Manitou Springs guests book a separate city. Pueblo guests book a separate city.
Can I file Manitou Springs as the Colorado Springs year?
No. Colorado Springs average night was $233 on 2,340 listings. Manitou Springs earned about $33,745 on 115 listings. Keep $28,823 on its own line.
Can I run a non-owner-occupied STR in a Springs single-family zone?
Non-owner-occupied applications after December 26, 2019 are not permitted in R-E, R-1 6, R-1 9, and single-family PDZs. Owner-occupied is 185 days. Call 719-385-5982. Confirm 2026. A scrape is not the town file.
What should a buyer packet carry?
Cite $28,823 on 2,340 city listings. Note supply held steady and year over year minus 1.7 percent. Call 719-385-5982. Keep Manitou Springs and Pueblo on their own lines.
Where do I confirm the city desk?
Call Colorado Springs Short Term Rentals at 719-385-5982. Email shorttermrentals@coloradosprings.gov. Development Review Enterprise, 2880 International Circle, Suite 200-7. City Hall, 30 South Nevada Avenue. Owner-occupied permits require the owner to be physically occupied 185 days per year. Non-owner-occupied applications after December 26, 2019 are not permitted in single-family zoning R-E, R-1 6, R-1 9, and single-family PDZs, and must sit 500 feet from another non-owner-occupied STR elsewhere. Coverage cites $124.95 annual permit. An older application PDF still cites $119. Confirm 2026.
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