Sales tax in Eagle County, Colorado

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There is no single sales tax rate in Eagle County. It runs from 4.9% to 11.19% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 2.9% state rate. The 2.9% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Colorado's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026. The rate in each of the 7 cities is in the table below.

What is the sales tax rate in Eagle County?

Sales tax rate components in Eagle County, Colorado
Colorado state rate2.9%
Eagle County rate1%
Lowest combined rate in the county4.9%
Highest combined rate in the county11.19%

The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Eagle County, so the rows above do not add up to them.

What is the sales tax rate in each city in Eagle County?

Colorado publishes the rate for every city it taxes. These are the combined rates, state and local together, as listed in Colorado's own rate file. Where a city shows a range, a special district covers only part of it, so the rate depends on the exact address.

Sales tax rate by city in Eagle County, Colorado
City or communityJuly 1 to December 31, 2026
Arrowhead Metropolitan DistrictNo city sales tax of its own.10.69%
Avon9.69%
Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan District (near Avon)No city sales tax of its own.8.89%
Basalt8.45%
Eagle9.4%
Eagle-Vail Metropolitan DistrictNo city sales tax of its own.6.69%
Edwards Metropolitan DistrictNo city sales tax of its own.6.69%
Gypsum7.4%
Minturn9.69%
Red Cliff8.69%
Red Sky Ranch Metropolitan DistrictNo city sales tax of its own.11.19%
Two Rivers Metropolitan District (near Gypsum)No city sales tax of its own.8.9%
Vail9.4%
Unincorporated Eagle CountyThe rate depends on the address, from 4.9% to 5.69%: 4.9% with Mass Transit sales tax (0.5%) and Rural Transportation Authority sales tax (0.5%); 5.25% with Mass Transit sales tax (0.5%), Rural Transportation Authority sales tax (0.6%) and Early Childhood District (0.25%); 5.69% with Mass Transit sales tax (0.5%), Rural Transportation Authority sales tax (0.5%) and Fire Protection District (0.79%).4.9% to 5.69%

Source: Colorado rate file for July 1 to December 31, 2026, from Colorado's official rate page.

How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Eagle County?

At 4.9%, a $100 purchase carries $4.90 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $49.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 11.19%, the same purchases carry $11.19 and $111.90. That is general merchandise; Colorado taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Colorado's 64 counties, Eagle County's lowest rate ranks 26th highest, level with 6 other counties. See every Colorado county.

Sales tax in counties next to Eagle County

Eagle County borders 6 counties. The lowest rate next door is 3.9% in Routt County, CO, which is $10.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Eagle County.

Eagle County and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Pitkin County, CO7.15% to 10.65%
Lake County, CO6.9% to 7.4%
Summit County, CO6.375% to 10.375%
Eagle County, CO (this county)4.9% to 11.19%
Grand County, CO4.2% to 11.2%
Garfield County, CO4.15% to 10.15%
Routt County, CO3.9% to 8.9%

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Colorado charges 2.9 percent statewide and then stacks a county rate, city rates and special district rates whose boundaries do not follow county lines, so a single rate for the whole county does not exist. The county itself levies 1 percent countywide. The floor of 4.9 percent is unincorporated county where a mass transit tax and a rural transportation authority also apply. The ceiling of 11.19 percent is at Red Sky Ranch Metropolitan District, on top of a fire protection district, a mass transit tax, a metropolitan district and a rural transportation authority.

How do I find the exact rate for an address in Eagle County?

Use Colorado's own address lookup. In Eagle County the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 4.9% to 11.19%.

Who has to collect sales tax in Eagle County?

Any seller with a physical presence in Colorado collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Colorado's economic nexus threshold. Colorado sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.

Work out your own numbers

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