Athens per diem ratesGeorgia · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 13.2% from FY 2026, the 15th largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose (CA) and Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME). Since FY 2021 its full-year average has climbed 43.9%, the 19th largest rise among the 293 areas listed in all 7 years, between White River Junction (VT) and Eugene / Florence (OR).
Athens since FY 2021
In FY 2021 Athens ranked 248th of 293 by full-year average, between Williamsburg / York (VA) and Augusta (GA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 12.1% in FY 2024, up 13.3% in FY 2025.
Four days in Athens
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $721, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 36.3% above the standard rate.
Athens among the 295
Athens’s full-year average lodging cap, $154 a night, ranks fourth of the 6 Georgia areas, between Savannah ($159) and Marietta ($131). Nationally, Athens is 126th of 295 on that measure, between Wallops Island (VA, $154) and Death Valley (CA, $154). Georgia, area by area.