Burlington per diem ratesVermont · FY 2027
Burlington’s peak is 1.63 times its low-season cap, the widest spread of the 4 seasonal areas in Vermont. Burlington’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran October and June to September, now October and August to September.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $214 | 31 |
| November to April | $131 | 181 |
| May to July | $202 | 92 |
| August to September | $214 | 61 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $943, three nights at the October cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $694.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 50.3% above the standard rate over the year.
Burlington since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Burlington’s full-year average has grown 35.1%; ranked by that growth, Burlington sits between Big Sky / West Yellowstone / Gardiner (MT) and Mackinac Island (MI). Against FY 2026, Burlington’s full-year average rose 2.7%, between San Francisco (CA) and Jekyll Island / Brunswick (GA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Burlington ranked 137th of 293 by full-year average, between Petoskey (MI) and Pensacola (FL). Along the way: up 21% in FY 2024, up 5.8% in FY 2025.
Burlington among the 295
Burlington’s full-year average lodging cap, $170 a night, ranks fourth of the 5 Vermont areas, between Stowe ($184) and White River Junction ($150). Burlington’s Oct, Aug–Sep peak lodging cap of $214 ranks 68th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Portland (ME) and Cody (WY). Nationally, Burlington is 64th of 295 on that measure, between Kenton (KY, $170) and Burlington / Woburn (MA, $170). Vermont, area by area.