Fresno per diem ratesCalifornia · FY 2027
Fresno’s full-year average lodging cap, $136 a night, ranks 28th of the 32 California areas, between Stockton ($137) and Visalia ($136). Since FY 2021 Fresno’s full-year average has grown 23.6%; ranked by that growth, Fresno sits between Napa (CA) and Death Valley (CA).
Fresno among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Midland / Odessa (TX), Richland / Pasco (WA), Rochester (NY) and Syracuse / Oswego (NY). Nationally, Fresno is 197th of 295 by full-year average, between Panama City (FL, $137) and Manchester (NH, $136). California, area by area.
Fresno since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Fresno’s full-year average rose 5.4%, between Cody (WY) and Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato (CA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Fresno ranked 228th of 293 by full-year average, between Sandusky (OH) and Lexington (KY). Along the way: up 2.7% in FY 2023, up 9.7% in FY 2024, up 4% in FY 2025.
Four days in Fresno
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $709, three nights of lodging plus $301 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 20.4% above the standard rate.