Asheville per diem ratesNorth Carolina · FY 2027
Asheville’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran October to December and April to September, now October to December. Asheville’s full-year average lodging cap, $130 a night, ranks seventh of the 10 North Carolina areas, between Wilmington ($138) and Fayetteville ($129).
Asheville since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Asheville’s full-year average has grown 13.7%; ranked by that growth, Asheville sits between Aspen (CO) and Lexington (KY). Against FY 2026, Asheville’s full-year average rose 3.8%, between Key West (FL) and Stockton (CA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Asheville ranked 203rd of 293 by full-year average, between Durham (NH) and Albany (NY). Along the way: up 8.5% in FY 2023, up 3.2% in FY 2024, down 2.1% in FY 2025.
Asheville among the 295
Asheville’s Oct–Dec peak lodging cap of $145 ranks 188th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Oxford (MS) and Ithaca (NY). Nationally, Asheville is 230th of 295 by full-year average, between Springfield (MA, $131) and Provo (UT, $130). North Carolina, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to December | $145 | 92 |
| January to September | $125 | 273 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $715, three nights at the October cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting January 4 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $655.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 15.1% above the standard rate over the year.