Boone per diem ratesKentucky · FY 2027
Boone’s full-year average lodging cap is the ninth lowest of the 295 non-standard areas, only $6 a night above the standard $113. Boone’s full-year average lodging cap, $119 a night, is the lowest of the 4 Kentucky areas, just under Lexington ($125). Boone’s meals-and-incidentals rate equals the standard $68, which only 17 non-standard areas keep.
Four days in Boone
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $595, three nights of lodging plus $238 M&IE.
Boone’s $68 meal rate is the lowest among the 4 Kentucky areas. One cap covers all twelve months, 5.3% above the standard rate.
Boone since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Boone’s full-year average has grown 4.4%; ranked by that growth, Boone sits between Rochester (MN) and Loudoun (VA). Against FY 2026, Boone’s full-year average rose 2.6%, between Wilmington (NC) and Chattanooga (TN) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Boone ranked 205th of 293 by full-year average, between Albany (NY) and Grand Rapids (MI). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, up 1.8% in FY 2025.