Bloomington per diem ratesIndiana · FY 2027
No other Indiana area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 33%. Bloomington’s full-year average lodging cap, $132 a night, ranks second of the 3 Indiana areas, between Indianapolis / Carmel ($140) and Lafayette / West Lafayette ($132).
Bloomington since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Bloomington’s full-year average rose 10.3%, between Mobile (AL) and Fort Collins / Loveland (CO) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Bloomington ranked 287th of 293 by full-year average, between South Padre Island (TX) and Alexandria / Leesville / Natchitoches (LA). Along the way: up 1.3% in FY 2023, up 15.6% in FY 2024, up 2.9% in FY 2025.
Bloomington among the 295
Bloomington’s May–Aug peak lodging cap of $154 ranks 164th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Athens (GA) and Death Valley (CA). Galveston (TX) has exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Bloomington is 218th of 295 by full-year average, between Starkville (MS, $133) and Lafayette / West Lafayette (IN, $132). Indiana, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to April | $121 | 212 |
| May to August | $154 | 123 |
| September | $121 | 30 |
Four days in May
Monday, May 3, 2027, to Thursday: up to $721, three nights at the May cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $622.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 16.9% above the standard rate over the year.