Cortez per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027
Cortez’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran June to September, now October and May to September. Cortez’s full-year average lodging cap, $127 a night, ranks 14th of the 15 Colorado areas, between Fort Collins / Loveland ($129) and Douglas ($120).
Cortez since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Cortez’s full-year average has grown 20.9%; ranked by that growth, Cortez sits between Santa Barbara (CA) and Niagara Falls (NY). Against FY 2026, Cortez’s full-year average rose 4.1%, between Los Angeles (CA) and White River Junction (VT) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Cortez ranked 263rd of 293 by full-year average, between Richland / Pasco (WA) and Galveston (TX). Along the way: up 10.9% in FY 2023, up 3.8% in FY 2024, up 0.8% in FY 2025.
Cortez among the 295
Cortez’s Oct, May–Sep peak lodging cap of $140 ranks 199th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Ann Arbor (MI) and Helena (MT). Nationally, Cortez is 254th of 295 by full-year average, between Everett / Lynnwood (WA, $127) and Blacksburg (VA, $126). Colorado, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $140 | 31 |
| November to April | $113 | 181 |
| May to September | $140 | 153 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $679, three nights at the October cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $598.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 12% above the standard rate over the year.