Duluth per diem ratesMinnesota · FY 2027
GSA left every month unchanged from FY 2026, as it did for only 12 areas. No other Minnesota area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Minneapolis / St. Paul ($153). No other Minnesota area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 32.4%.
Duluth since FY 2021
In FY 2021 Duluth ranked 80th of 293 by full-year average, between Hilton Head (SC) and Santa Cruz (CA). Along the way: up 16.6% in FY 2023, up 4.4% in FY 2024, up 8.7% in FY 2025.
Duluth among the 295
Duluth’s Oct, Jun–Sep peak lodging cap of $220 ranks 60th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Gulf Shores (AL) and Hyannis (MA). Nationally, Duluth is 46th of 295 by full-year average, between Miami (FL, $185) and Fort Lauderdale (FL, $185). Minnesota, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $220 | 31 |
| November to May | $159 | 212 |
| June to September | $220 | 122 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $961, three nights at the October cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $778.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 63.3% above the standard rate over the year.