Nashville per diem ratesTennessee · FY 2027
Nashville’s full-year average lodging cap, $230 a night, is the 17th highest of the 295 non-standard areas, between Napa (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA). No other Tennessee area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Brentwood / Franklin ($135). Until FY 2026 its cap changed with the seasons; since FY 2027 one cap applies all year.
Nashville since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Nashville’s full-year average has grown 4.7%; ranked by that growth, Nashville sits between Madison (WI) and Rochester (MN). Against FY 2026, Nashville’s full-year average rose 3.5%, between Aberdeen / Bel Air / Belcamp (MD) and Parsippany (NJ) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Nashville ranked 13th of 293 by full-year average, between Washington, DC (DC) and Martha’s Vineyard (MA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 1.1% in FY 2024, down 0.1% in FY 2025.
Four days in Nashville
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $991, three nights of lodging plus $301 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 103.5% above the standard rate.