Ocean City per diem ratesMaryland · FY 2027
In Jun–Aug the cap is 2.66 times its Oct–May, Sep level, the second widest spread of the 295, between Nantucket (MA) and Fort Walton Beach / De Funiak Springs (FL). Ocean City’s June to August peak of $306 a night is the 16th highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between Sun Valley / Ketchum (ID) and Steamboat Springs (CO). Ocean City’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran July to August, now June to August.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $115 | 243 |
| June to August | $306 | 92 |
| September | $115 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,198, three nights at the June cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $625.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 44.4% above the standard rate over the year.
Ocean City among the 295
Ocean City’s full-year average lodging cap, $163 a night, ranks second of the 7 Maryland areas, between Baltimore City ($166) and Cambridge / St. Michaels ($159). Nationally, Ocean City is 93rd of 295 on that measure, between St. Augustine (FL, $164) and Santa Fe (NM, $163). Maryland, area by area.
Ocean City since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Ocean City’s full-year average has grown 24.1%; ranked by that growth, Ocean City sits between Taos (NM) and Napa (CA). Against FY 2026, Ocean City’s full-year average rose 1.7%, between Dallas (IA) and Bucks (PA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Ocean City ranked 103rd of 293 by full-year average, between Milwaukee (WI) and Hershey (PA). Along the way: up 5.5% in FY 2024, down 6.9% in FY 2025.