Knoxville per diem ratesTennessee · FY 2027
No other Tennessee area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 26.5%. Knoxville’s full-year average lodging cap, $129 a night, ranks fourth of the 5 Tennessee areas, between Memphis ($135) and Chattanooga ($120).
Knoxville since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Knoxville’s full-year average rose 8.4%, between Death Valley (CA) and Raleigh (NC) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Knoxville ranked 279th of 293 by full-year average, between Mackinac Island (MI) and Binghamton (NY). Along the way: up 1% in FY 2023, up 9.7% in FY 2024, up 5.3% in FY 2025.
Knoxville among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Barstow / Ontario / Victorville (CA), Chester / Radnor / Essington (PA), Fayetteville (NC), Troy (NY) and West Point (NY). Nationally, Knoxville is 234th of 295 by full-year average, between Harrisburg (PA, $129) and Montgomery (PA, $129). Tennessee, area by area.
Four days in Knoxville
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $646, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 14.2% above the standard rate.