Rochester per diem ratesMinnesota · FY 2027
Rochester’s full-year average lodging cap, $139 a night, is the lowest of the 3 Minnesota areas, just under Minneapolis / St. Paul ($153). Rochester’s $80 meal rate is the lowest among the 3 Minnesota areas.
Rochester among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Kansas City (MO). Nationally, Rochester is 183rd of 295 by full-year average, between Kansas City / Overland Park (KS, $139) and Wilmington (NC, $138). Minnesota, area by area.
Four days in Rochester
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $697, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 23% above the standard rate.
Rochester since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Rochester’s full-year average has grown 4.5%; ranked by that growth, Rochester sits between Nashville (TN) and Boone (KY). Against FY 2026, Rochester’s full-year average rose 9.4%, between Fort Collins / Loveland (CO) and Princeton / Trenton (NJ) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Rochester ranked 95th of 293 by full-year average, between Detroit (MI) and St. Augustine (FL). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, flat in FY 2024.