Palisade, Colorado Short-Term Rental Market
Palisade STRs averaged $244 a night at 65.2% occupancy, but the town caps STRs at about 54 units.
Quick Answer: Palisade, Colorado is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Colorado Area market area is 65%. average monthly revenue in the Colorado Area market area is $4,125. average daily rate in the Colorado Area market area is $244. the top operator in the Colorado Area market area is Evolve with 552 listings. market score is 67/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the Colorado Area regional market, which includes Palisade. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Palisade.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Palisade is a small agritourism destination in Colorado’s Grand Valley, marketed as the state’s fruit and wine country. Its draw is concentrated in warm weather months, roughly April through October, built around wine tasting along the Palisade Fruit and Wine Byway’s 25 to 30-plus wineries, cideries, and orchards, u-pick peach orchards, farm stands, and Colorado River recreation beneath the Grand Mesa.
Critically, the Town of Palisade caps the total number of vacation rentals at roughly 3% of its single-family housing stock, about 54 properties, and a waitlist currently exists for prospective operators, an important constraint for anyone considering a new acquisition here.
As of June 2026, the Palisade area STR market shows an average daily rate of $244.28 with occupancy at 65.16%, essentially flat year over year (up 0.07%) even as ADR eased 2.08%. Revenue per listing rose 0.92% year over year to $4,125.34 per month for the average active listing.
Listing count, bedroom mix, and channel split data for this area are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Palisade, so this profile omits those specific breakdowns.
Entire home rentals average $251.68 a night, close to the area wide figure, while listings in the top luxury tier command $406.49 a night and professionally managed listings average $301.87, both well above the $244.28 area wide ADR. Palisade has a population of 2,584, and signature events like the mid-August Palisade Peach Festival and the September Colorado Mountain Winefest, named a top US wine festival by USA Today, each draw thousands of visitors.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 42% |
| Feb | 50% |
| Mar | 54% |
| Apr | 41% |
| May | 57% |
| Jun | 67% |
| Jul | 72% |
| Aug | 63% |
| Sep | 59% |
| Oct | 51% |
| Nov | 45% |
| Dec | 51% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Colorado Area market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Colorado Area market as a whole, which includes Palisade, so these counts are not Palisade-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 552 | 35,001 | ★ 4.77 |
| 2 | Vacasa | 218 | 11,513 | ★ 4.60 |
| 3 | Vacation Rental Collective | 164 | 8,344 | ★ 4.82 |
| 4 | Pinon Vacation | 111 | 8,032 | ★ 4.82 |
| 5 | VIP Vacation Services | 94 | 3,083 | ★ 4.83 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Palisade?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 41.5% |
| vrbo | 8.2% |
| both | 50.2% |
Home Value Trends (Palisade)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term vacation rentals, called STVRs locally, are legal in Palisade but tightly capped. An operator must hold a Town of Palisade business license, a $50 fee due at the start of each year, and must go through the Land Development Code’s major site plan approval process under Section 7.7.10. STVRs are treated like other licensed businesses and are subject to the same safety and health inspections, registrations, fees, and taxes.
Critically, the town limits the total number of vacation rentals to about 3% of its single-family housing stock, roughly 54 homes, and a waitlist currently exists, so new entrants may not be able to obtain approval immediately even if they meet all other requirements.
Operating conditions include quiet hours from 10pm to 7am, a prohibition on signs advertising the rental, and caps on the number of daytime and overnight guests. Palisade voters approved a lodging tax increase in November 2022, Ordinance No. 2022-20, that applies to all accommodations including STRs, on top of the town’s general sales and lodging taxes; the exact lodging tax percentage could not be verified from an accessible primary source, so this content does not state one.
Investors should treat Palisade as a supply constrained market: entry is gated by the 3% cap and waitlist rather than by outright prohibition, and buyers should confirm current waitlist status directly with the Town of Palisade before purchasing.
Market Comparison
Palisade’s occupancy of 65.16% runs well above the broader US short-term rental median of roughly 55%, while its $244.28 average daily rate also runs above the roughly $220 national median, reflecting a premium Colorado wine and fruit country destination.
Property manager data for this area is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Palisade, so this profile omits naming specific operators here.
Palisade’s strong occupancy and rate, combined with the town’s hard cap of roughly 54 total STR licenses and a current waitlist for new operators, point to one of the more tightly supply constrained markets in this data set; existing licensed properties likely command a real premium over the prospect of waiting for a new license to become available.
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