Lancaster per diem ratesPennsylvania · FY 2027
Lancaster’s full-year average lodging cap, $125 a night, ranks ninth of the 12 Pennsylvania areas, between Montgomery ($129) and Reading ($122). Since FY 2021 Lancaster’s full-year average has grown 16.8%; ranked by that growth, Lancaster sits between Poughkeepsie (NY) and Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs (FL).
Lancaster among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Pecos (TX) and Roanoke (VA). Nationally, Lancaster is 258th of 295 by full-year average, between Spokane (WA, $126) and Lexington (KY, $125). Pennsylvania, area by area.
Lancaster since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Lancaster’s full-year average rose 1.6%, between Bucks (PA) and Chester / Radnor / Essington (PA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Lancaster ranked 250th of 293 by full-year average, between Augusta (GA) and Punta Gorda (FL). Along the way: up 1.9% in FY 2023, up 11% in FY 2024, up 1.7% in FY 2025.
Four days in Lancaster
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $634, three nights of lodging plus $259 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 10.6% above the standard rate.