Nantucket per diem ratesMassachusetts · FY 2027
Nantucket has the eighth highest full-year average lodging cap of the 295 areas GSA lists above the standard rate, between Santa Monica (CA) and Aspen (CO). Nantucket’s June to September peak of $487 a night is the second highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between Park City (UT) and Martha’s Vineyard (MA). In Jun–Sep the cap is 2.85 times its Oct–May level, the first widest spread of the 295, ahead of Ocean City (MD).
Nantucket among the 295
Nantucket’s full-year average lodging cap, $277 a night, ranks third of the 13 Massachusetts areas, between Boston / Cambridge ($285) and Burlington / Woburn ($170). Massachusetts, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $171 | 243 |
| June to September | $487 | 122 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,783, three nights at the June cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $835.
Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. Weighted by days, the cap sits 144.8% above the standard rate over the year.
Nantucket since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Nantucket’s full-year average has grown 21.9%; ranked by that growth, Nantucket sits between Jekyll Island / Brunswick (GA) and Cleveland (OH). Against FY 2026, Nantucket’s full-year average rose 1%, between Aspen (CO) and Hot Springs (AR) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Nantucket ranked tenth of 293 by full-year average, between Key West (FL) and San Mateo / Foster City / Belmont (CA). Along the way: up 31.3% in FY 2023, down 0.1% in FY 2024, down 8% in FY 2025.