Indianapolis / Carmel per diem ratesIndiana · FY 2027
No other Indiana area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Bloomington ($132). No other Indiana area has a meal rate as high as $80.
Indianapolis / Carmel among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Ann Arbor (MI). Nationally, Indianapolis / Carmel is 176th of 295 by full-year average, between Helena (MT, $140) and Worcester (MA, $140). Indiana, area by area.
Four days in Indianapolis / Carmel
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $700, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 23.9% above the standard rate.
Indianapolis / Carmel since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Indianapolis / Carmel’s full-year average has grown 10.2%; ranked by that growth, Indianapolis / Carmel sits between Harrisburg (PA) and Princeton / Trenton (NJ). Against FY 2026, Indianapolis / Carmel’s full-year average rose 5.3%, between Detroit (MI) and Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Indianapolis / Carmel ranked 126th of 293 by full-year average, between Pittsfield (MA) and Saratoga Springs / Schenectady (NY). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, up 4.7% in FY 2025.