Ithaca per diem ratesNew York · FY 2027
Until FY 2023 its cap changed with the seasons; since FY 2024 one cap applies all year. Ithaca’s full-year average lodging cap, $145 a night, ranks seventh of the 19 New York areas, between Saratoga Springs / Schenectady ($151) and Buffalo ($144).
Ithaca since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Ithaca’s full-year average has grown 12.5%; ranked by that growth, Ithaca sits between Aberdeen / Bel Air / Belcamp (MD) and Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville (NY). Against FY 2026, Ithaca’s full-year average rose 0.7%, between Clackamas (OR) and Moab (UT) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Ithaca ranked 114th of 293 by full-year average, between Point Arena / Gualala (CA) and Palm Springs (CA). Along the way: up 0.3% in FY 2023, up 7.6% in FY 2024, up 3.6% in FY 2025.
Ithaca among the 295
Nationally, Ithaca is 159th of 295 by full-year average, between Centreville (MD, $146) and Durango (CO, $145). New York, area by area.
Four days in Ithaca
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $715, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 28.3% above the standard rate.