Blanca, Colorado Short-Term Rental Market
The San Luis Valley area (including Blanca) STR market averaged $244/night at 65.2% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Blanca, Colorado is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Colorado Area market area is 60%. average monthly revenue in the Colorado Area market area is $3,789. average daily rate in the Colorado Area market area is $232.
Market data reflects the Colorado Area regional market, which includes Blanca. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Blanca.
Market Overview
Blanca is a tiny statutory town of about 322 people in Costilla County, in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, sitting at 7,756 feet along US-160 roughly 20 miles east of Alamosa. It takes its name from nearby Blanca Peak (14,345 feet), the fourth-highest peak in Colorado and a Navajo sacred mountain, Sisnaajini. Blanca’s STR performance data in StaySTRA’s dataset is tracked at the San Luis Valley regional level, shared with Alamosa, the valley’s largest city, rather than reported uniquely for the town itself, so all figures below describe the San Luis Valley area STR market rather than Blanca in isolation. In the most recent tracked month (June 2026), the San Luis Valley area STR market shows an average daily rate of $244 and occupancy of 65.2%, producing RevPAR of $159 and average revenue of $4,130 per listing for the month. Year over year, the market is essentially flat: occupancy is up just 0.1 percentage point, ADR is up 0.5%, and revenue is up 1.0%. Listing-type, bedroom-count, property-manager, and housing-value data are not published for this area at a city-specific level in the current dataset, so this profile omits those figures rather than estimate them. The broader region’s tourism draws on Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, roughly 30 to 45 minutes away, which pulls an estimated 300,000 to 600,000 visitors a year and channels much of the valley’s overnight demand, along with elk hunting, alpine trout fishing, hiking, and birding in the surrounding Sangre de Cristo mountains. There is no dedicated Blanca convention or visitors bureau, so town-specific visitor counts are not published.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 42% |
| Feb | 50% |
| Mar | 54% |
| Apr | 41% |
| May | 57% |
| Jun | 66% |
| Jul | 72% |
| Aug | 63% |
| Sep | 59% |
| Oct | 51% |
| Nov | 44% |
| Dec | 51% |
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are permitted in and around Blanca. Neither the town nor Costilla County appears to publish a dedicated STR permit or licensing ordinance; Colorado has no statewide STR law, and regulation is delegated to counties and municipalities, with rural low-population jurisdictions like Costilla County generally not adopting the strict permit, cap, or owner-occupancy regimes seen in Colorado’s resort counties. No Blanca-specific STR zoning ordinance was located; unincorporated Costilla County land generally permits single-family residences and accessory dwellings under its Land Use Code. Tax obligations still apply: operators must collect and remit Colorado’s 2.9% state sales tax, the applicable Costilla County local sales tax, and a Costilla County lodging district tax of 2% on stays under 30 days, registering with the Colorado Department of Revenue. No maximum-nights cap, owner-occupancy requirement, or primary-residence requirement was identified at the town or county level. Enforcement is rated minimal, consistent with the town’s small size and lack of a dedicated STR program. Because primary-source town ordinance text could not be retrieved during this profile’s research, investors should confirm directly with the Town of Blanca and the Costilla County Planning and Land Use office whether any general business license or land-use approval applies before operating.
Market Comparison
At 65.2% occupancy, the San Luis Valley area STR market, which includes Blanca, is running well above the commonly cited U.S. STR median occupancy of roughly 55%. Its $244 ADR is also above the national median of roughly $220, a gap of about 11%, reflecting solid demand from Great Sand Dunes National Park visitation and the region’s outdoor-recreation draw. That combination, above-average occupancy and above-average ADR, is a stronger overall profile than many small markets in this dataset show, though year-over-year growth has essentially stalled (revenue up just 1.0%) after occupancy cooled from a 2021 peak of 63.2% down to 50.0% on a 2026 year-to-date basis. Top property manager rosters are not published for this market at a city-specific level in the current dataset, so this profile omits operator rankings rather than estimate them from broader regional totals.
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