Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs per diem ratesFlorida · FY 2027
In Jun–Jul the cap is 2.42 times its Nov–Feb level, the third widest spread of the 295, between Ocean City (MD) and Aspen (CO). Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs’s June to July peak of $274 a night is the 25th highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between Santa Barbara (CA) and Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI). GSA splits Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $171 | 31 |
| November to February | $113 | 120 |
| March to May | $190 | 92 |
| June to July | $274 | 61 |
| August to September | $171 | 61 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,123, three nights at the June cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $640.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 53.9% above the standard rate over the year.
Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs among the 295
Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs’s full-year average lodging cap, $174 a night, ranks seventh of the 22 Florida areas, between Fort Lauderdale ($185) and Cocoa Beach ($173). Nationally, Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs is 56th of 295 on that measure, between Hilton Head (SC, $175) and Cocoa Beach (FL, $173). Florida, area by area.
Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs’s full-year average has grown 16.8%; ranked by that growth, Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs sits between Lancaster (PA) and Albany (NY). Against FY 2026, Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs’s full-year average rose 3.9%, between Marietta (GA) and Houston (TX) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs ranked 60th of 293 by full-year average, between Quincy (MA) and Miami (FL). Along the way: up 22.1% in FY 2023, down 0.1% in FY 2024, down 7.9% in FY 2025.