102 Blue Grouse Ln, Silverthorne
Silverthorne Rental-Eligible Properties for Sale
Tucker Zimmerman is a Summit County Realtor with Slifer Smith & Frampton. Silverthorne allows short-term rentals by zone, and two of its three zones are open for licensing. This list is filtered to Zone 1 and Zone 2, the areas where a short-term rental license is available. Zone 3 is deed-restricted workforce housing and is left out. Before you make an offer, I confirm the zone, whether a license is available for that specific address, and the HOA rules, since a few Silverthorne subdivisions ban rentals even inside the allowed zones.
Silverthorne Rental-Eligible Properties You Can Buy and Rent
Silverthorne runs its short-term rental program by zone, and the zone decides whether you can rent at all. Zone 2 is the workhorse: a 50% density cap leaves plenty of licenses available, which makes it the main short-term rental opportunity in town. Zone 1 is tighter, capped at 10% density and close to full, though it has not filled completely, which tells you something useful about the natural level of rental demand there. Zone 3 is deed-restricted workforce housing where rentals are not permitted. This list is filtered to Zone 1 and Zone 2 on purpose. If short-term rental income is the reason you are buying, start here, and in Zone 1 confirm a license is actually available for the specific property before you commit. Every listing here is in the Town of Silverthorne only.
Read this before you trust any rental-eligibility label.
The rental data on these listings comes from a field the listing agent fills in, and agents make mistakes. Two things catch Silverthorne buyers in particular. First, the HOA: some subdivisions ban short-term rentals even though the town zone allows them, including Angler Mountain Townhomes, the Cabins at Angler Mountain Ranch, and Willow Creek Highlands, and that list is not exhaustive. Second, the address: Wildernest carries a Silverthorne mailing address but is actually unincorporated Summit County with a 35-night annual booking cap, not the town's zone rules. A label is not a license, and I cannot filter an HOA ban out of this list, so treat it as a strong starting point and let me confirm the zone, the license availability, and the HOA rules on the specific property before you write an offer.
How Silverthorne's Zones Work
Silverthorne assigns each address to one of three licensing zones, and the zone sets both whether a license is available and how tight the supply is.
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Where a license is available Zone 2. Town core, riverfront, Summit Sky Ranch. A 50% density cap leaves substantial room, so this is the main place to buy and rent in Silverthorne. Licenses are generally available. Zone 1. In-town neighborhoods. A 10% density cap, close to full but not completely filled. Still a realistic path, especially if you confirm an open license for the specific address before you offer. |
Where you cannot rent, or it is not Silverthorne Zone 3. Deed-restricted workforce housing. Short-term rentals are prohibited, not capped. Watch for this on unusually affordable listings. Wildernest. Silverthorne mailing address, but unincorporated Summit County, with a 35-night annual booking cap under county rules. Same mailbox, different rulebook. This list is filtered to the town, so it is left out. |
Zone boundaries and license availability change. Confirm the zone for a specific parcel with the Summit County GIS tool, and see the full rules on the Silverthorne STR rules page. I check the zone and current license availability on every Silverthorne property before a client writes an offer.
Want me to confirm the zone, whether a license is open, and the HOA rules on a specific Silverthorne property before you tour it? 303-907-9129 or TZimmerman@SliferSummit.com.
Check the HOA, Too
Silverthorne's zones tell you what the town allows, but the HOA can still say no. A handful of subdivisions prohibit short-term rentals inside otherwise-eligible zones, and Angler Mountain Townhomes, the Cabins at Angler Mountain Ranch, and Willow Creek Highlands are the ones that come up most often. That list is not complete, and because the town's zone data and the HOA's rules live in different places, a property can look perfectly rentable on the listing and still be off limits. The search cannot screen an HOA ban out for you, which is exactly why I confirm the association's rental rules alongside the zone and the license availability before you commit. Two more details apply to every Silverthorne purchase: the short-term rental license does not transfer on sale, so you apply for your own after closing, and the 16.375% short-term rental tax is collected from guests at checkout like a hotel tax, not taken out of what you earn.
Silverthorne Rental Property FAQs
Which Silverthorne properties can I actually short-term rent?
Properties in Silverthorne's Zone 1 and Zone 2. The town licenses short-term rentals by area: Zone 1 covers the in-town neighborhoods and is capped at 10% density, Zone 2 covers the town core, the riverfront, and Summit Sky Ranch and is capped at 50% density, and Zone 3 is deed-restricted workforce housing where short-term rentals are not allowed at all. This list is filtered to Zone 1 and Zone 2.
Is Zone 1 or Zone 2 the better bet in Silverthorne?
Zone 2 has far more room. Its 50% density cap leaves a large number of licenses available, so it is the primary short-term rental opportunity in Silverthorne. Zone 1 sits at a tighter 10% cap and is close to full, though it has not been filling all the way, which suggests real demand there is naturally near the cap. In Zone 1, verify a license is available for the specific address before you write an offer.
Is Wildernest part of Silverthorne?
No. Wildernest carries a Silverthorne mailing address but sits in unincorporated Summit County, not the Town of Silverthorne. It follows the county's rules, which include a 35-night annual booking cap in the neighborhood overlay. Confirm jurisdiction before you assume the town's zone rules apply.
Do any Silverthorne HOAs ban short-term rentals?
Yes, some do, even inside the town's allowed zones. Angler Mountain Townhomes, the Cabins at Angler Mountain Ranch, and Willow Creek Highlands are examples of subdivisions where the HOA prohibits short-term rentals regardless of the town zone, and that list is not exhaustive. The town allowing it does not mean the HOA does, so I confirm the HOA rules on every property before you commit.
What is the short-term rental tax in Silverthorne?
The combined short-term rental tax in Silverthorne is 16.375%. It is collected from guests at checkout like a hotel tax, added on top of the nightly rate, not deducted from what you earn as the owner.
Does the short-term rental license transfer when I buy?
No. The seller's Silverthorne STR license is extinguished at closing and the new owner applies fresh. In Zone 2 that is straightforward given the available capacity. In Zone 1 it matters more, because the area is near its cap, so confirm availability for the specific property first. The town license renews annually and there is no annual limit on nights.
Related Silverthorne Pages
Silverthorne STR Rules • Silverthorne Real Estate • Summit County STR Regulations
Buying a Silverthorne Short-Term Rental?
Send me the Silverthorne properties you are considering and I will confirm the zone, whether a license is available, whether the property is actually in the town, and the HOA's rental rules before you tour. No surprises after closing.
Tucker Zimmerman, Associate Broker, Slifer Smith & Frampton
303-907-9129 • TZimmerman@SliferSummit.com • SoldInSummit.com