Des Moines per diem ratesIowa · FY 2027
Among the 295 non-standard areas, its full-year average of $122 is the 23rd lowest, between Galveston (TX) and Reading (PA). No other Iowa area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Dallas ($117).
Des Moines among the 295
Four days in Des Moines
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $646, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 8% above the standard rate.
Des Moines since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Des Moines’s full-year average has grown 9.9%; ranked by that growth, Des Moines sits between Dayton / Fairborn (OH) and Reading (PA). Against FY 2026, Des Moines’s full-year average rose 0.8%, between Grand Rapids (MI) and Edison / Piscataway (NJ) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Des Moines ranked 225th of 293 by full-year average, between Concord (NH) and Reading (PA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 2.7% in FY 2024, up 6.1% in FY 2025.