Chapel Hill per diem ratesNorth Carolina · FY 2027
Chapel Hill’s full-year average lodging cap, $153 a night, ranks second of the 10 North Carolina areas, between Kill Devil Hills ($176) and Atlantic Beach / Morehead City ($145). Since FY 2021 Chapel Hill’s full-year average has grown 37.8%; ranked by that growth, Chapel Hill sits between Vero Beach (FL) and Helena (MT).
Chapel Hill among the 295
Nationally, Chapel Hill is 129th of 295 by full-year average, between Orlando (FL, $153) and Minneapolis / St. Paul (MN, $153). North Carolina, area by area.
Chapel Hill since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Chapel Hill’s full-year average rose 9.3%, between Princeton / Trenton (NJ) and Charlotte (NC) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Chapel Hill ranked 223rd of 293 by full-year average, between Barstow / Ontario / Victorville (CA) and Concord (NH). Along the way: up 1.8% in FY 2023, up 15% in FY 2024, up 7.7% in FY 2025.
Four days in Chapel Hill
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $739, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 35.4% above the standard rate.