Research & Resources
Supporting Documents
- Campaign assets
- Campaign videos
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Facts & Figures
- Ten Ways Tax Extension will Benefit Residents
- Draft of the Town of Estes Park's Proposed Framework for Expenditure of Potential Lodging Tax Revenues
Community Housing Survey
The Town of Estes Park and the Estes Park Housing Authority want to understand the decisions people make when choosing where to live and work. Your answers to the survey will inform important decisions about housing options in Estes Park.
This survey is for both seasonal and non-seasonal residents and workers in the Estes Valley and the surrounding area.
- The survey is located at: https://www.research.net/r/EstesHousing2022
- O en Español: https://www.research.net/r/EstesHousing2022?lang=es
Please find a list of relevant studies, data and resources reviewed by the Lodging Tax Exploration Task Force and the Visit Estes Park Board of Directors.
Resources
Housing
- Housing Needs Assessment (2016)
- 2016 Housing Needs Assessment Recommendations
- Housing Authority Possible Use for Fees letter to Town Trustees
- Housing Needs vs. Construction from the Estes Park Housing Authority
- HB22-1282 - The Innovative Housing Incentive Program
- Vail Resorts fights Town of Vail on Affordable Housing
- Peak View Costs, Sources, Uses
- Registered vacation homes in town limits
Childcare
- Childcare Needs Assessment (2018)
- Dedicated Larimer County Funding for Early Childhood Exploratory Work Final Report
- 2017-18 CO Child Care Market Rate Study
- Hunt Institute-Early Childhood Landscape Colorado
- Price of Child Care in Colorado
Taxes & Funding
- Colorado Tax Rates
- CO DMO Funding Matrix
- 150 urban Center Lodging Tax Rates
- Consolidated Sales Tax and Lodging Tax rates - CO
- Visit Estes Park Lodging Tax Collections Since 2015
- Stifel Public Finance presentation
- Changes in Lodging Taxes over the Past 5 Years table
- Room tax collections with annual analysis
Studies & Reports
- CHTF Report and Recommendations
- The effect of lodging tax increases on US destinations
- The Rise and Fall of Colorado Tourism
- Visit Estes Park 2021 Annual Report
- VIDEO: Interview on Changes in Lodging Taxes Over Past 5 Years
- Report: Changes in Lodging Taxes in Colorado Destinations in the Past 5 Years
- Census Profile for 80517 Zip Code
Draft Plans for Reference
- Visit Estes Park Lodging Tax Exploration Task Force Using HB22-1117 Funding for Workforce Housing and Childcare, A Draft Model of Plans for Discussion
- Organizational Plan for the Use and Management of HB22-1117 Funds
- Early Care and Education in Estes Park
- After the Visit Estes Park Lodging Tax Exploration Task Force: Some Thoughts on Next Steps
- Summary of What Could be Created at Varying Bed Tax Increase Via Leverage thru Bonding Different Bed Tax Income Streams
