Parker, Colorado Short-Term Rental Market
The Parker, CO area STR market averaged $202/night at 78.4% occupancy, though short-term rentals are effectively banned townwide.
Quick Answer: Parker, Colorado is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Denver market area is 78%. average monthly revenue in the Denver market area is $4,298. average daily rate in the Denver market area is $202. the top operator in the Denver market area is Evolve with 276 listings. market score is 55/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the Denver regional market, which includes Parker. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Parker.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Parker, Colorado is a home-rule suburban town in Douglas County, about 23 miles southeast of downtown Denver, with a population of 65,473. Note: this profile covers Parker, Colorado, distinct from Parker, Arizona (a separate market elsewhere in the StaySTRA dataset) and from Park County, Colorado, a separate mountain jurisdiction that does license STRs. Before anything else: Parker’s Land Development Ordinance does not permit ‘tourist homes,’ and a 2019 ordinance adopted October 21, 2019 defines a tourist home as any dwelling or portion of a dwelling rented for less than 30 days, effectively prohibiting whole-home and room short-term rentals in every residential zone townwide. There is no permit, license, or registration pathway for Airbnb- or Vrbo-style rentals here; the effective minimum stay is 30 days. The figures below reflect market activity but should not be read as an endorsement that short-term rental operation is currently legal in Parker. The StaySTRA STR series for this area is tracked at a shared submarket level covering Parker and nearby Denver-metro communities rather than uniquely for this town.
The Parker, CO area STR market posted an average daily rate of $201.82 and 78.44% occupancy in June 2026, with a trailing average revenue per listing of about $4,298.40. Year over year, revenue is up 0.81% even as occupancy is down 2.31% and ADR is down 3.89%. Average booking lead time is 57.56 days and average length of stay is 5.51 nights. Parker is not a destination tourism market; attractions center on the Western-Victorian downtown, the PACE Center for arts and culture, Discovery Park, and Cherry Creek Trail, with most visitors regional day-trippers or residents’ guests rather than overnight tourists.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 58% |
| Feb | 65% |
| Mar | 68% |
| Apr | 67% |
| May | 71% |
| Jun | 81% |
| Jul | 80% |
| Aug | 76% |
| Sep | 73% |
| Oct | 69% |
| Nov | 61% |
| Dec | 62% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Denver market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Denver market as a whole, which includes Parker, so these counts are not Parker-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 276 | 10,485 | ★ 4.65 |
| 2 | Atomic Vacation Rentals | 142 | 9,929 | ★ 4.84 |
| 3 | Effortless Rental Group | 137 | 10,713 | ★ 4.77 |
| 4 | VacayPlay | 83 | 5,410 | ★ 4.39 |
| 5 | Homes with Hospitality LLC | 81 | 853 | ★ 4.94 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Parker?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 58.8% |
| vrbo | 4.3% |
| both | 36.9% |
Home Value Trends (Parker)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are effectively prohibited in the Town of Parker. Parker’s Land Development Ordinance does not permit ‘tourist homes,’ and an ordinance adopted by Town Council on October 21, 2019 defines a tourist home as any dwelling, dwelling unit, or portion of a dwelling unit rented for valuable consideration for periods of less than 30 days. Because tourist homes are not an allowed use in any residential zone, there is no permit, license, or registration pathway for operating an Airbnb- or Vrbo-style rental in Parker; the effective minimum stay is 30 days.
Enforcement is complaint-driven rather than proactive: the town acts on neighbor complaints about noise, traffic, and nuisance, so severity is best characterized as moderate. This is the Town of Parker in Douglas County, distinct from Park County, Colorado, a separate mountain jurisdiction that does license STRs, so do not confuse the two when researching Colorado rules. Parker does levy a 3.0% Public Accommodations tax plus 3% town sales tax on lodging for stays of 29 nights or fewer, but this applies to legally permitted lodging such as hotels; it does not create a legal path for prohibited residential short-term rentals. No material change has occurred since the 2019 ordinance, and no 2024-2026 Town Council action reversing or loosening the prohibition was found; the ban remains in effect.
Market Comparison
The Parker, CO area’s $201.82 ADR sits below the roughly $220 national median ADR, about 8% lower, while its 78.44% occupancy runs well above the commonly cited US short-term rental median of about 55%. That comparison is largely academic here, however, since short-term rentals are not a legally operable business model in Parker today given the townwide tourist-home prohibition.
Property-manager-level data for this market is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Parker, so this profile omits it.
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