Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford per diem ratesMaine · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 12.4% from FY 2026, the 16th largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Athens (GA) and Buffalo (NY). Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford’s full-year average lodging cap, $156 a night, is the lowest of the 3 Maine areas, just under Portland ($160).
Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford’s full-year average has grown 25.5%; ranked by that growth, Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford sits between San Diego (CA) and Hilton Head (SC). In FY 2021 Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford ranked 144th of 293 by full-year average, between Traverse City (MI) and Pittsburgh (PA). Along the way: up 4.4% in FY 2023, up 5.1% in FY 2024, up 1.7% in FY 2025.
Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford among the 295
Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford’s Jul–Aug peak lodging cap of $229 ranks 50th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Petoskey (MI) and Coeur d’Alene (ID). Nationally, Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford is 119th of 295 by full-year average, between St. Louis (MO, $156) and Olympia / Tumwater (WA, $156). Maine, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $184 | 31 |
| November to June | $130 | 242 |
| July to August | $229 | 62 |
| September | $184 | 30 |
Four days in July
Monday, July 5, 2027, to Thursday: up to $988, three nights at the July cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $691.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 37.9% above the standard rate over the year.