Richmond per diem ratesVirginia · FY 2027
No other Virginia area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Wallops Island ($154). Since FY 2021 Richmond’s full-year average has grown 11%; ranked by that growth, Richmond sits between Lincoln City (OR) and Charlotte (NC).
Richmond among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Portland (OR). Nationally, Richmond is 99th of 295 by full-year average, between Providence / Bristol (RI, $161) and Vancouver (WA, $161). Virginia, area by area.
Richmond since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Richmond’s full-year average rose 2.5%, between Chattanooga (TN) and Gettysburg (PA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Richmond ranked 69th of 293 by full-year average, between New Orleans (LA) and Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville (NY). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 2.8% in FY 2024, up 5.4% in FY 2025.
Four days in Richmond
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $763, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 42.5% above the standard rate.