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TOWN OF VAIL
REVENUE UPDATE
January 2, 2024
4.0% General Sales Tax
Upon receipt of all sales tax returns, November collections are estimated to be
$1,799,067, down (6.5)% from last year and up 1.6% from the amended budget.
YTD collections of $35,872,392 are up 2.0% from this time last year and up 2.7%
from the amended budget. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index was
up 3.1% for the 12-months ending November 2023. The annual amended budget
totals $40.1 million.
0.5% Housing Fund Sales Tax
Upon receipt of all sales tax returns, November collections of the 0.5% housing
sales tax are estimated to be $213,846, down (7.2%) from last year and up 0.9%
from the amended budget. YTD collections of $4,348,047 are up 1.5% from this
time last year and up 2.5% from the amended budget. The 2023 amended budget
for the housing fund sales tax totals $4.9 million.
Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT)
RETT collections through December 27 total $7,915,317, down (17.6)% from this
time last year. The 2023 RETT amended budget totals $7,600,000.
Construction Use Tax
Use Tax collections through December 27 total $2,542,700 compared to
$2,189,830 from this time last year. The 2023 amended budget totals $2,200,000.
Lift Tax
2023 YTD lift tax collections through November total $5,295,602, down (2.4)% or
$(128,817) from the same time last year. The 2023 amended budget totals
$6,234,550.
Parking Passes
Early season parking pass sale revenue through December 27 totals $1,108,340,
down (21.9)% or $(311,144) from this time last year. A total of 1,466 passes have
been sold this year. A detailed breakout of 2023/24 passes sold by type is provided
in the chart below:
Pass Type
2023/24
Oct/Nov Sales
2022/23 Oct/Nov
Sales
Change
Premier 24 21 3
Vail Village Business Premier 61 65 (4)
Lionshead Business Premier 3 11 (8)
Employee 412 481 (69)
Employee Plus 343 347 (4)
Eagle County Local* 325 1,582 (1,257)
Vail Local* 298 1,539 (1,241)
Total 1,466 4,046 (2,580)
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*In order to provide a better customer service experience while staff explores an
alternative pass sales system, the annual fees for the Eagle County Local and Vail
Local passes was waived and these passes were auto-renewed for the 2023/2024
season for prior year pass holders. Of the 1,582 auto renewed Eagle County
Locals passes 924 have been used during the 2023/2024 winter season. Of the
1,539 auto renewed Vail Local passes 956 have been used during the 2023/2024
winter season.
Summary
Across all funds, year-to-date total revenue of $83.0 million is up 0.9% from the
amended budget and up 3.9% from prior year. The majority of the positive variance
compared to the amended budget is due to higher-than-expected sales tax,
construction use tax, and real estate transfer tax.
2023 Amended Budget % change % change
2018 2019 2020 Budget Variance from 2022 from Budget
January 3,597,610$ 4,079,994$ 4,076,145$ 3,422,209$ 5,217,125$ 5,904,670$ 5,905,480$ 810$ 13.19%0.01%
February 3,818,356 4,137,087 4,285,633 3,691,850 5,686,585 6,030,915 6,035,015 4,100 6.13%0.07%
March 4,167,880 4,237,933 2,243,518 4,364,797 5,912,059 6,034,154 6,049,774 15,620 2.33%0.26%
April 1,233,474 1,445,071 427,518 1,751,528 2,234,296 2,213,286 2,258,798 45,512 1.10%2.06%
May 830,193 763,756 503,828 1,061,516 1,227,974 1,043,778 1,111,919 68,141 -9.45%6.53%
June 1,648,443 1,606,748 1,023,517 2,149,312 2,317,931 2,132,497 2,265,104 132,607 -2.28%6.22%
July 2,412,425 2,480,292 2,084,644 3,491,668 3,507,973 3,227,335 3,399,024 171,689 -3.11%5.32%
August 2,195,175 2,237,050 2,138,838 2,877,550 2,997,389 2,757,598 2,920,600 163,002 -2.56%5.91%
September 1,540,490 1,600,100 1,767,393 2,359,528 2,441,331 2,246,025 2,495,143 249,118 2.20%11.09%
October 1,106,596 1,165,176 1,371,727 1,734,964 1,729,558 1,591,193 1,652,467 61,274 -4.46%3.85%
November 1,264,600 1,260,314 1,425,461 1,880,397 1,902,643 1,750,432 1,779,067 28,635 -6.49%1.64%
Total 23,815,242$ 25,013,520$ 21,348,222$ 28,785,318$ 35,174,864$ 34,931,883$ 35,872,392$ 940,509$ 1.98%2.69%
December 4,070,870 4,237,178 3,625,189 5,749,365 5,602,018 5,153,119
Total 27,886,112$ 29,250,698$ 24,973,411$ 34,534,683$ 40,776,882$ 40,085,000$ 35,872,392$ 940,509$ 1.98%2.69%
2022 2023 Amended Budget % change % change
Collections Budget Variance from 2022 from Budget
January 645,487$ 720,043$ 720,144$ 101$ 11.57%0.01%
February 702,730 735,514 736,027 513 4.74%0.07%
March 719,717 735,514 737,467 1,953 2.47%0.27%
April 269,018 259,234 271,168 11,934 0.80%4.60%
May 146,657 134,924 131,571 (3,353) -10.29%-2.48%
June 280,460 258,023 274,193 16,170 -2.23%6.27%
July 424,602 390,634 411,193 20,559 -3.16%5.26%
August 361,165 332,272 351,449 19,177 -2.69%5.77%
September 294,861 271,272 302,453 31,181 2.57%11.49%
October 207,397 190,805 198,536 7,731 -4.27%4.05%
November 230,383 211,952 213,846 1,894 -7.18%0.89%
Total 4,282,477$ 4,240,187$ 4,348,047$ 107,860$ 1.53%2.54%
December 671,982 618,223
Total 4,954,459$ 4,858,410$ 4,348,047$ 107,860$ 1.53%2.54%
0.5% Collected
Sales Tax
0.5% HOUSING SALES TAX
2023 Budget Comparison
Actual 4.0% Collections 4.0% Collected
Sales Tax20212022
Town of Vail Revenue Update
January 2, 2024
4.0% GENERAL SALES TAX2023 Budget Comparison
Town of Vail Revenue Update
January 2, 2024
YTD 4% General Sales Tax Collections By Year
Through November 30
November 4% General Sales Tax Collections By Year
Through November 30
•November collections of $1,779,067 are down (6.5)% from prior year and are up 1.6% from the
amended budget.
$1,260,314
$1,425,461
$1,880,397
$1,902,643
$1,779,067
$0 $400,000 $800,000 $1,200,000 $1,600,000 $2,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
$25,013,520
$21,348,222
$28,785,318
$35,174,864
$35,872,392
$0 $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000 $35,000,000 $40,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
•YTD collections of $35,872,392 are up 2.0% from prior year and are up 2.7%from the amended
budget.
•Inflation as measured by the consumer price index was up 3.1% in November.
Town of Vail Revenue Update
January 2, 2024
November 0.5% Housing Fund Sales Tax Collections By Year
Real Estate Transfer Tax by Year
YTD Through December 2023
November Collections YTD Collections
•This chart shows YTD collections of 1% RETT, segmented by real property values. 2023
collections are down (17.6)% from the prior year.
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
$14,000,000
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sales Less Than $2.5 Million Sales $2.5 to $5 Million Sales $5 to $10 Million Sales Over $10 Million
$7,224,668
$10,448,525
$13,371,555
$9,603,456
$7,915,317
•November collections of $213,846 are down (7.2)% from prior year and are up 0.9% from the
amended budget.YTD collections of $4.3M are up 1.5% from this time last year and are up
2.5% from the amended budget.
$230,383
$213,846
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
2022 2023
$4,282,477 $4,348,047
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
$4,500,000
$5,000,000
2022 2023
Town of Vail Revenue Update
January 2, 2024
Construction Use Tax by Year
YTD Through December 2023
YTD Lift Tax Collections
YTD Through November 2023
•Use Tax collections through December 27 total $2,542,700, compared to $2,189,830 from this
time last year. This is an increase of 16.1%.
$2,467,928
$2,078,577
$3,682,745
$2,189,830
$2,542,700
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
•2023 YTD lift tax collections of $5,295,602 are down (2.4)% or $(128,817) from the same time
last year.
$4,445,969
$3,162,233
$4,587,835
$5,424,419
$5,295,602
$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Vail Business Review
October 2023
January 2, 2024
The Vail Business Review breaks down the 4.5% sales tax collected for the month of
October and the Summer Season, May – October, 2023. The 4.5% sales tax includes
the town’s general 4% sales tax and the 0.5% housing sales tax supported by Town of
Vail voters during the November 2021 election, effective January 1, 2022. The housing
sales tax sunsets on December 31, 2051.
October 4.5% sales tax was down from the prior year (4.8%). Retail decreased (4.7%),
lodging decreased (13.3%), food and beverage decreased (9.6%), and utilities/other
increased 34.1%. Excluding the out-of-town category, sales tax for the month of
October was down (4.4%) compared to prior year.
Summer Season May - October 4.5% sales tax was down from the prior year (2.4%).
Retail decreased (3.3%), lodging decreased (4.4%), food and beverage decreased
(1.6%), and utilities/other increased 8.9%. Excluding the out-of-town category, sales tax
for the Summer Season was down (2.7%) compared to prior year.
Town of Vail sales tax forms, the Vail Business Review, and sales tax worksheets are
available on the internet at vail.gov. You may email me to request to have the Vail
Business Review and the sales tax worksheet emailed to you automatically.
Please remember when reading the Vail Business Review that it is produced from sales
tax collections as opposed to actual gross sales.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to call me at (970) 479-2125 or
Carlie Smith, Finance Director, at (970) 479-2119.
Sincerely,
Lauren Noll
Sales Tax Administrator
October 2022
Sales Tax Collections by Business Type
October 2023
Town of Vail Business Review
October Sales Tax Collections by Year
October 2023 Sales Tax
752,682
Lodging
453,697 Food &
Beverage
415,787
Utilities &
Other
228,771
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
(4.7%)(9.6%)34.1%
Retail
1,180,249
1,387,174
1,736,426
$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
General Sales Tax
Housing Sales Tax
1,943,801
1,850,937
• October 2023 retail sales decreased (4.7%), lodging decreased (13.3%), food and beverage
decreased (9.6%), and utilities and other increased 34.1%.
• The figures above reflect 4.5% sales tax.
Retail
789,916
Lodging
523,304 Food &
Beverage
459,954 Utilities &
Other
170,628
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
(13.3%)
• This report represents collections of Town of Vail sales tax, as opposed to actual gross sales.
• On January 1st, 2022, Town of Vail sales tax increased from 4.0% to 4.5% on all items except food for
home consumption. 2022 and 2023 above include the 0.5% increase to sales tax, depicted in light
blue. Prior years show 4.0% sales tax collections.
• Total October 2022 collections were $1,943,801; October 2023 collections were $1,850,937.
• October 2023 4.5% sales tax collections were down from the prior year (4.8%).
October 2023 Sales Tax
Town of Vail Business Review
October 2022October 2023
Geographic Area Trends by Year
October Sales Tax
Sales Tax by Location
Other Areas
17%
Lionshead
10%
Out of
Town
38%
Vail Village
35%
• Vail Village sales tax decreased (4.4%), Lionshead increased 15.1%, Other Areas decreased (16.4%), and
Out of Town decreased (5.4%). Excluding Out of Town collections, all areas were down (4.4%).
• The figures above reflect 4.5% sales tax.
241,832
227,671
252,855
150,010
124,279
166,198
401,391
497,581
705,024
387,017
537,643
612,349
$0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 $700,000 $800,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Vail Village
Out of Town
Lionshead
Other Areas
• This chart shows October sales tax collections by geographic area over time.
• 2022 and 2023 include the 0.5% increase for housing sales tax, depicted in lighter shades.
General 4.0% sales tax collections are shown in darker shades.
326,260
199,564 738,085679,893
650,018
229,675 698,448
272,796
Other Areas
15%
Lionshead
12%
Out of
Town
38%
Vail Village
35%
Accommodation Services Sales Tax by Year
Retail Business 4.5% Sales Tax Detail
October 2023 Sales Tax
Town of Vail Business Review
$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000
Apparel
$120,724
Grocery
$117,909
Gallery
$6,364
Gifts
$4,626
Jewelry
$30,681
Retail Liquor
$29,649
Retail Other
$307,187
Sporting Goods
$60,992
Online Retailers
$74,413
Retail Home
Occupation
$138
• Overall, October 2023 accommodations services decreased (13.3%) from prior year. Short-term rentals
decreased (16.6%) compared to prior year and hotels and lodges decreased (11.0%).
• 2022 and 2023 include the 0.5% increase for housing sales tax, depicted in lighter shades. General 4.0% sales
tax collections are shown in darker shades.
• Short-term rental sales tax collection numbers include online marketplace facilitators like Airbnb and VRBO.
Revenue collections from facilitators may include some hotels and lodges.
276,651
216,950
Hotel and Lodges
Short-Term Rentals
2023 2022 2021
213,596
275,605
309,709
178,091
Retail 137,421.51 139,319.27 ‐1.36%
Lodging 60,132.96 79,381.18 ‐24.25%
F & B 68,703.67 98,129.93 ‐29.99%
Other 6,537.64 9,429.56 ‐30.67%
Total 272,795.78 326,259.94 ‐16.39%
Retail 29,823.27 38,989.36 ‐23.51%
Lodging 52,836.71 82,822.45 ‐36.20%
F & B 67,808.78 75,781.82 ‐10.52%
Other 79,206.58 1,970.48 3919.66%
Total 229,675.34 199,564.11 15.09%
Retail 352,515.38 371,361.45 ‐5.07%
Lodging 208,574.14 211,757.18 ‐1.50%
F & B 154.41 2,050.24 ‐92.47%
Other 137,203.84 152,916.02 ‐10.28%
Total 698,447.77 738,084.89 ‐5.37%
Retail 232,921.87 240,245.46 ‐3.05%
Lodging 132,153.04 149,343.33 ‐11.51%
F & B 279,120.28 283,991.60 ‐1.72%
Other 5,822.86 6,312.14 ‐7.75%
Total 650,018.05 679,892.53 ‐4.39%
Retail 752,682.03 789,915.53 ‐4.71%
Lodging 453,696.85 523,304.14 ‐13.30%
F & B 415,787.14 459,953.59 ‐9.60%
Other 228,770.92 170,628.20 34.08%
Total 1,850,936.94 1,943,801.47 ‐4.78%
Retail Apparel 120,723.76 131,669.89 ‐8.31%
Retail Food 117,908.89 118,296.51 ‐0.33%
Retail Gallery 6,363.80 12,778.91 ‐50.20%
Retail Gift 4,625.80 3,450.48 34.06%
Retail Home Occupation 138.28 161.04 ‐14.13%
Retail Jewelry 30,681.07 27,610.13 11.12%
Retail Liquor 29,649.05 33,327.77 ‐11.04%
Retail Other 307,187.17 328,808.62 ‐6.58%
Retail Sport 60,991.70 70,622.84 ‐13.64%
Retail Online Retailer 74,412.51 63,189.35 17.76%
Total 752,682.03 789,915.54 ‐4.71%
Cascade Village / East Vail / Sandstone / West Vail
Town of Vail Business Review
October 4.5% Sales Tax
2023 Collections 2022 Collections YoY % Change
Total ‐ All Areas
Lionshead
Out of Town
Vail Village
Retail Summary
Summer Season 2022
Sales Tax Collections by Business Type
Summer Season 2023
Town of Vail Business Review
Summer Season Sales Tax Collections by Year
May - October 2023 Sales Tax
5,934,800
Lodging
4,514,054
Food &
Beverage
3,945,252
Utilities &
Other
1,117,516
$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
(3.3%)(1.6%)8.9%
Retail
9,905,767
8,909,449
13,656,988
$0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000 $16,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
General Sales Tax
Housing Sales Tax
15,895,350
15,511,621
• May through October 2023 retail sales decreased (3.3%), lodging decreased (4.4%), food and
beverage decreased (1.6%), and utilities and other increased 8.9%.
• The figures above reflect 4.5% sales tax.
Retail
6,134,765
Lodging
4,723,507
Food &
Beverage
4,010,657
Utilities &
Other
1,026,420
$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
(4.4%)
• This report represents collections of Town of Vail sales tax, as opposed to actual gross sales.
• On January 1st, 2022, Town of Vail sales tax increased from 4.0% to 4.5% on all items except food for
home consumption. 2022 and 2023 above include the 0.5% increase to sales tax, depicted in light
blue. Prior years show 4.0% sales tax collections.
• Total May through October 2023 4.5% sales tax collections were down from the prior year (2.4%).
May - October 2023 Sales Tax
Town of Vail Business Review
Summer Season 2022Summer Season 2023
Geographic Area Trends by Year
Summer Season Sales Tax
Sales Tax by Location
Other Areas
16%
Lionshead
12%
Out of
Town
30%
Vail Village
42%
• Vail Village sales tax decreased (3.5%), Lionshead remained flat, Other Areas decreased (3.1%), and Out
of Town decreased (1.7%). Excluding Out of Town collections, all areas were down (2.7%).
• The figures above reflect 4.5% sales tax.
1,846,136
1,569,768
2,115,735
1,661,994
1,162,031
1,606,449
1,911,651
2,116,577
4,075,536
4,485,986
4,061,073
5,859,268
$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Vail Village
Out of Town
Lionshead
Other Areas
• This chart shows May through October sales tax collections by area over time.
• 2022 and 2023 include the 0.5% increase for housing sales tax, depicted in lighter shades.
General 4.0% sales tax collections are shown in darker shades.
2,487,4561,992,092 4,711,132 6,704,670
6,471,610
1,998,948 4,630,609
2,410,454
Other Areas
15%
Lionshead
13%
Out of
Town
30%
Vail Village
42%
Accommodation Services Sales Tax by Year
Retail Business 4.5% Sales Tax Detail
May - October 2023 Sales Tax
Town of Vail Business Review
$0 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,500,000
Apparel
$1,188,176
Grocery
$971,774
Gallery
$105,025
Gifts
$33,549
Jewelry
$299,564Retail Liquor
$257,374
Retail Other
$2,058,953
Sporting Goods
$543,978
Online Retailers
$474,709
Retail Home
Occupation
$1,699
• May through October 2023 accommodations services decreased (4.4%) from prior year. Short-term rentals
decreased (0.4%) compared to prior year and hotels and lodges decreased (6.1%).
• 2022 and 2023 include the 0.5% increase for housing sales tax, depicted in lighter shades. General 4.0% sales
tax collections are shown in darker shades.
• Short-term rental sales tax collection numbers include online marketplace facilitators like Airbnb and VRBO.
Revenue collections from facilitators may include some hotels and lodges.
2,819,564
1,351,136
Hotel and Lodges
Short-Term Rentals
2023 2022 2021
1,396,145
3,123,007
3,327,362
1,391,047
Retail 1,085,604.37 1,073,039.45 1.17%
Lodging 715,238.69 772,541.87 ‐7.42%
F & B 550,333.82 585,394.20 ‐5.99%
Other 59,277.13 56,480.23 4.95%
Total 2,410,454.01 2,487,455.75 ‐3.10%
Retail 342,811.29 368,688.34 ‐7.02%
Lodging 811,971.96 863,196.89 ‐5.93%
F & B 733,508.95 739,886.64 ‐0.86%
Other 110,656.09 20,320.14 444.56%
Total 1,998,948.28 1,992,092.02 0.34%
Retail 2,301,460.23 2,426,388.92 ‐5.15%
Lodging 1,412,610.31 1,393,779.65 1.35%
F & B 12,493.63 9,350.38 33.62%
Other 904,044.79 881,613.32 2.54%
Total 4,630,608.96 4,711,132.27 ‐1.71%
Retail 2,204,923.94 2,266,648.53 ‐2.72%
Lodging 1,574,233.24 1,693,989.03 ‐7.07%
F & B 2,648,915.16 2,676,025.94 ‐1.01%
Other 43,537.72 68,006.22 ‐35.98%
Total 6,471,610.06 6,704,669.72 ‐3.48%
Retail 5,934,799.83 6,134,765.24 ‐3.26%
Lodging 4,514,054.20 4,723,507.44 ‐4.43%
F & B 3,945,251.56 4,010,657.16 ‐1.63%
Other 1,117,515.72 1,026,419.91 8.88%
Total 15,511,621.30 15,895,349.76 ‐2.41%
Retail Apparel 1,188,175.72 1,206,166.06 ‐1.49%
Retail Food 971,774.33 933,813.35 4.07%
Retail Gallery 105,024.66 74,366.96 41.22%
Retail Gift 33,549.44 30,150.96 11.27%
Retail Home Occupation 1,698.56 1,979.28 ‐14.18%
Retail Jewelry 299,563.64 332,867.49 ‐10.01%
Retail Liquor 257,374.34 285,839.38 ‐9.96%
Retail Other 2,058,952.50 2,281,524.54 ‐9.76%
Retail Sport 543,977.85 567,508.18 ‐4.15%
Retail Online Retailer 474,708.79 420,549.03 12.88%
Total 5,934,799.83 6,134,765.24 ‐3.26%
Cascade Village / East Vail / Sandstone / West Vail
Town of Vail Business Review
May ‐ October 4.5% Sales Tax
2023 Collections 2022 Collections YoY % Change
Total ‐ All Areas
Lionshead
Out of Town
Vail Village
Retail Summary