Windsor, Colorado Short-Term Rental Market
Windsor, CO STR listings averaged $224/night at 71% occupancy in June 2026 across the market's roughly 1,947 listings.
Quick Answer: Windsor, Colorado is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Fort Collins market area is 71%. average monthly revenue in the Fort Collins market area is $4,325. average daily rate in the Fort Collins market area is $224. the top operator in the Fort Collins market area is Mountain Time Vacation Rentals with 207 listings. market score is 72/100 (grade B).
Market data reflects the Fort Collins regional market, which includes Windsor. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Windsor.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Windsor is a fast-growing Front Range town of roughly 41,734 residents along I-25 between Fort Collins and Greeley in northern Colorado. The Windsor market includes approximately 1,947 short-term rental listings tracked by StaySTRA, 1,710 entire-place and 237 private-room, distributed 955 on Airbnb, 107 on Vrbo and 885 dual-listed on both platforms. Bedroom mix leans toward one- and two-bedroom units: 672 one-bedroom listings, 536 two-bedroom, 405 three-bedroom, 207 four-bedroom and 106 five-plus-bedroom.
In June 2026, Windsor STRs posted an average daily rate of $224 and occupancy of 71.2%, producing average monthly revenue of $4,325 per listing. Year over year, occupancy slipped 0.8 percentage points while ADR gained 0.7% and revenue rose a stronger 5.1%, suggesting operators captured more revenue per booking even as fill rates held roughly flat.
Windsor is primarily a residential and outdoor-recreation town rather than a major tourism hub, with demand centered on Windsor Lake and Boardwalk Park for swimming, boating, fishing and paddleboarding, plus the century-old Windsor Harvest Festival and a summer concert series that draw regional day-trippers. StaySTRA’s market_score data rates Windsor’s rental_demand at 97.2 out of 100, among the strongest demand readings in this batch, while its regulation score of 74.9 reflects a town that adopted a structured, inspection-based STR permitting system effective January 2025.
Windsor’s investability score sits lower, at 58.9, a gap that likely reflects the town’s newer permitting regime and its 2025 phase-out of non-hosted rentals in residential zones.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 49% |
| Feb | 58% |
| Mar | 63% |
| Apr | 62% |
| May | 66% |
| Jun | 75% |
| Jul | 79% |
| Aug | 73% |
| Sep | 66% |
| Oct | 62% |
| Nov | 54% |
| Dec | 56% |
Month-by-month nightly rates and revenue figures for Windsor are available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Fort Collins market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Fort Collins market as a whole, which includes Windsor, so these counts are not Windsor-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Time Vacation Rentals | 207 | 14,064 | ★ 4.81 |
| 2 | Urbanize | 56 | 4,181 | ★ 4.91 |
| 3 | Rise N Shine Rentals | 50 | 3,180 | ★ 4.90 |
| 4 | Evolve | 44 | 1,828 | ★ 4.78 |
| 5 | Riverside Colorado | 32 | 14 | ★ 4.96 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Windsor?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 49% |
| vrbo | 5.5% |
| both | 45.5% |
Home Value Trends (Windsor)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Windsor adopted new short-term rental rules under Ordinance No. 2024-1697, effective January 1, 2025. An STR is any home or dwelling unit in a residential-use zone district rented for 29 days or less. Every STR must obtain a Short-Term Rental Permit and a Town Business License, and new applications require passing fire and building inspections. Budget roughly $362 to get started: a $162 non-refundable application fee plus $100 fire and $100 building inspection fees. The STR permit renews every two years for $54, while the business license renews annually.
Zoning is the key constraint for investors: both hosted and non-hosted STRs are allowed in commercial districts, but in residential zones only hosted STRs are permitted going forward, non-hosted (whole-home) STRs in residential zones were phased out under an amortization period that ended July 1, 2025 and are now prohibited there.
Guests pay Windsor’s 3.65% town sales tax on stays of 29 nights or less, plus Colorado’s 2.9% state sales tax. The town runs a complaint portal and enforcement hotline, and enforcement is rated moderate; violations can lead to fines, permit denial, or revocation.
Market Comparison
Windsor’s June 2026 occupancy of 71.2% ran well above the commonly cited US STR median of roughly 55%, and its $224 ADR was also modestly above the roughly $220 national median, a combination that points to a market with both strong demand and a slight rate premium.
Mountain Time Vacation Rentals leads the local property management market by a wide margin, with 207 listings, a 4.81 average rating and 14,064 reviews, more listings than the next four operators combined. Urbanize (56 listings, 4.91 rating), Rise N Shine Rentals (50 listings, 4.90 rating), Evolve (44 listings) and Riverside Colorado (32 listings, 4.96 rating) round out the top five. The concentration at the top, one operator controlling roughly 11% of the market’s ~1,947 listings, is notably higher than in more fragmented STR markets.
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