Which cities have the highest GSA per diem rates?
In FY2026, the highest GSA lodging per diem is $483 per night in Park City, UT, against a standard CONUS rate of $110; 14 of the 298 non-standard localities have a peak-season lodging rate of $300 or more.
Source: The GSA Per Diem Lookup, BidSparq
Data as of: September 7, 2026 (refreshed weekly)
Sample: 298 non-standard GSA localities plus the standard CONUS rate, FY2026
License: free to cite with attribution to BidSparq
Essential statistics
- Top three peak lodging rates: Park City, UT $483; Nantucket, MA $471; Martha's Vineyard, MA $462.
- 31 localities have a peak lodging rate of at least $250; every other county in the continental US uses the $110 standard rate.
- Non-standard localities span 48 states and territories; the standard M&IE (meals and incidentals) rate is $68 per day.
- Highest M&IE in the table: $92 per day; lowest: $68.
Top 15 peak-season lodging per diem rates
| Rank | Locality | County | Peak lodging | Low season | M&IE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park City, UT | Summit | $483 | $221 | $92 |
| 2 | Nantucket, MA | Nantucket | $471 | $175 | $92 |
| 3 | Martha's Vineyard, MA | Dukes | $462 | $196 | $92 |
| 4 | Key West, FL | Monroe | $436 | $258 | $86 |
| 5 | Jackson / Pinedale, WY | Teton / Sublette | $420 | $212 | $92 |
| 6 | Aspen, CO | Pitkin | $407 | $207 | $92 |
| 7 | Vail, CO | Eagle | $397 | $201 | $92 |
| 8 | Telluride, CO | San Miguel | $350 | $184 | $92 |
| 9 | Boston / Cambridge, MA | Suffolk, city of Cambridge | $349 | $209 | $92 |
| 10 | New York City, NY | Bronx / Kings / New York / Queens / Richmond | $342 | $179 | $92 |
| 11 | Naples, FL | Collier | $314 | $164 | $80 |
| 12 | Big Sky / West Yellowstone/Gardiner, MT | Gallatin/Park | $310 | $176 | $80 |
| 13 | Bar Harbor / Rockport, ME | Hancock / Knox | $304 | $128 | $92 |
| 14 | Sun Valley / Ketchum, ID | Blaine / Elmore | $300 | $181 | $80 |
| 15 | Ocean City, MD | Worcester | $295 | $115 | $80 |
What this means
GSA sets a lodging maximum and a meals-and-incidentals allowance for each non-standard locality every fiscal year; everywhere else the standard CONUS rate applies. Peak-season rates are the highest month in the locality's schedule, and the low-season column shows the floor of that schedule.
Contractors use these rates to price travel on federal cost-reimbursable and time-and-materials work, and many state and local agencies adopt the GSA table by reference. The ranking is computed from the complete GSA locality table behind the free per diem lookup and refreshes weekly.
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