Louisville per diem ratesKentucky · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 15.2% from FY 2026, the ninth largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between South Lake Tahoe (CA) and Sebring (FL). No other Kentucky area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 27%. GSA splits Louisville’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas.
Louisville since FY 2021
In FY 2021 Louisville ranked 110th of 293 by full-year average, between Olympia / Tumwater (WA) and Charlotte (NC). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 4.9% in FY 2024, up 5.1% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $180 | 31 |
| November to January | $132 | 92 |
| February to May | $185 | 120 |
| June to August | $158 | 92 |
| September | $180 | 30 |
Four days in February
Monday, February 1, 2027, to Thursday: up to $835, three nights at the February cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $676.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 45.1% above the standard rate over the year.
Louisville among the 295
Louisville’s full-year average lodging cap, $164 a night, ranks second of the 4 Kentucky areas, between Kenton ($170) and Lexington ($125). Louisville’s Feb–May peak lodging cap of $185 ranks 107th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Savannah (GA) and Austin (TX). Nationally, Louisville is 89th of 295 on that measure, between Carlsbad (NM, $164) and St. Augustine (FL, $164). Kentucky, area by area.