Albany per diem ratesNew York · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 13.7% from FY 2026, the 13th largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Oxford (MS) and Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose (CA). Albany’s full-year average lodging cap, $133 a night, ranks 14th of the 19 New York areas, between Glens Falls ($134) and Troy ($129).
Albany since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Albany’s full-year average has grown 16.7%; ranked by that growth, Albany sits between Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs (FL) and Omaha (NE). In FY 2021 Albany ranked 204th of 293 by full-year average, between Asheville (NC) and Boone (KY). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, up 2.6% in FY 2025.
Albany among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Houston (TX), Plano (TX) and Starkville (MS). Nationally, Albany is 213th of 295 by full-year average, between South Padre Island (TX, $133) and Big Spring (TX, $133). New York, area by area.
Four days in Albany
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $700, three nights of lodging plus $301 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 17.7% above the standard rate.