Houston per diem ratesTexas · FY 2027
Houston’s full-year average lodging cap, $133 a night, ranks eighth of the 11 Texas areas, between Big Spring ($133) and Plano ($133). Since FY 2021 Houston’s full-year average has grown 9%; ranked by that growth, Houston sits between Burlington / Woburn (MA) and Plano (TX).
Houston among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Albany (NY) and Starkville (MS). Nationally, Houston is 213th of 295 by full-year average, between Big Spring (TX, $133) and Plano (TX, $133). Texas, area by area.
Houston since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Houston’s full-year average rose 3.9%, between Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs (FL) and Yosemite National Park (CA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Houston ranked 161st of 293 by full-year average, between Columbus (OH) and Northampton (MA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, up 4.9% in FY 2025. Earlier files list Houston as Houston (L.B. Johnson Space Center).
Four days in Houston
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $679, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 17.7% above the standard rate.