Ocean Shores per diem ratesWashington · FY 2027
The full-year average rose 22.4% from FY 2026, the fourth largest increase among the 295 areas listed in both years, between Tucson (AZ) and New London / Groton (CT). Ocean Shores’s full-year average lodging cap, $139 a night, ranks sixth of the 9 Washington areas, between Tacoma ($143) and Richland / Pasco ($136).
Ocean Shores since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Ocean Shores’s full-year average has grown 20.6%; ranked by that growth, Ocean Shores sits between Moab (UT) and Visalia (CA). In FY 2021 Ocean Shores ranked 199th of 293 by full-year average, between Sarasota (FL) and Durham (NC). Along the way: up 1.3% in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024, down 2.7% in FY 2025.
Ocean Shores among the 295
Ocean Shores’s Jul–Aug peak lodging cap of $155 ranks 163rd among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between St. Louis (MO) and Athens (GA). Nationally, Ocean Shores is 180th of 295 by full-year average, between Worcester (MA, $140) and Grand Canyon / Flagstaff (AZ, $139). Washington, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to June | $136 | 273 |
| July to August | $155 | 62 |
| September | $136 | 30 |
Four days in July
Monday, July 5, 2027, to Thursday: up to $766, three nights at the July cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $709.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 23.2% above the standard rate over the year.