Boise per diem ratesIdaho · FY 2027
In FY 2021 one cap covered the whole year; GSA now splits it into 3 periods. No other Idaho area has a meal rate as high as $86.
Boise since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Boise’s full-year average has grown 26.9%; ranked by that growth, Boise sits between Gulf Breeze (FL) and Petoskey (MI). Against FY 2026, Boise’s full-year average rose 5.3%, between Columbus (OH) and Huntsville (AL) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Boise ranked 64th of 293 by full-year average, between Stowe (VT) and Newark (NJ). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 12.2% in FY 2024, up 7.3% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $201 | 31 |
| November to May | $176 | 212 |
| June to September | $201 | 122 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $904, three nights at the October cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $829.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 65% above the standard rate over the year.
Boise among the 295
Boise’s full-year average lodging cap, $186 a night, ranks second of the 3 Idaho areas, between Sun Valley / Ketchum ($264) and Coeur d’Alene ($168). Boise’s Oct, Jun–Sep peak lodging cap of $201 ranks 86th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Punta Gorda (FL) and Los Angeles (CA). Nationally, Boise is 44th of 295 on that measure, between Manchester (VT, $189) and Miami (FL, $185). Idaho, area by area.