Rapid City per diem ratesSouth Dakota · FY 2027
Rapid City’s peak is 1.53 times its low-season cap, the widest spread of the 3 seasonal areas in South Dakota. Rapid City’s full-year average lodging cap, $128 a night, is the lowest of the 3 South Dakota areas, just under Hot Springs ($129).
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $113 | 243 |
| June to August | $173 | 92 |
| September | $113 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $778, three nights at the June cap plus $259 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $598.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 13.4% above the standard rate over the year.
Rapid City among the 295
Rapid City’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $173 ranks 126th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Las Vegas (NV) and Floral Park / Garden City / Great Neck (NY). Boulder / Broomfield (CO) has exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Rapid City is 242nd of 295 by full-year average, between West Point (NY, $129) and Charles Town (WV, $128). South Dakota, area by area.
Rapid City since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Rapid City’s full-year average has grown 21.6%; ranked by that growth, Rapid City sits between Cleveland (OH) and Cambridge / St. Michaels (MD). Against FY 2026, Rapid City’s full-year average rose 4.9%, between Philadelphia (PA) and Charles Town (WV) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Rapid City ranked 258th of 293 by full-year average, between Poughkeepsie (NY) and Tucson (AZ). Along the way: up 10% in FY 2023, up 5.8% in FY 2024, down 0.4% in FY 2025.