Bar Harbor / Rockport per diem ratesMaine · FY 2027
In Jul–Aug the cap is 2.34 times its Nov–Apr level, the seventh widest spread of the 295, between Steamboat Springs (CO) and Kill Devil Hills (NC). Bar Harbor / Rockport’s July to August peak of $320 a night is the 14th highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between San Francisco (CA) and Sun Valley / Ketchum (ID). No other Maine area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Portland ($160).
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $276 | 31 |
| November to April | $137 | 181 |
| May to June | $212 | 61 |
| July to August | $320 | 62 |
| September | $276 | 30 |
Four days in July
Monday, July 5, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,282, three nights at the July cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $733.
GSA splits Bar Harbor / Rockport’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas. Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. No other Maine area has a meal rate as high as $92. Weighted by days, the cap sits 80.4% above the standard rate over the year.
Bar Harbor / Rockport among the 295
Nationally, Bar Harbor / Rockport is 30th of 295 by full-year average, between Steamboat Springs (CO, $206) and Denver / Aurora (CO, $203). Maine, area by area.
Bar Harbor / Rockport since FY 2021
No other Maine area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 40.1%. Against FY 2026, Bar Harbor / Rockport’s full-year average rose 5%, between Deadwood / Spearfish (SD) and Grand Lake (CO) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Bar Harbor / Rockport ranked 67th of 293 by full-year average, between Cocoa Beach (FL) and New Orleans (LA). Along the way: up 14.3% in FY 2023, up 24.1% in FY 2024, down 5.9% in FY 2025.