Sandusky per diem ratesOhio · FY 2027
Sandusky’s full-year average edged up just 0.1% against FY 2026, one of the smallest increases this year. No other Ohio area has risen as much since FY 2021; its full-year average is up 24.6%. Sandusky’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran March to August, now June to August.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to November | $120 | 61 |
| December to May | $127 | 182 |
| June to August | $174 | 92 |
| September | $120 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $760, three nights at the June cap plus $238 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $598.
Sandusky’s meals-and-incidentals rate equals the standard $68, which only 17 non-standard areas keep. Sandusky’s $68 meal rate is the lowest among the 6 Ohio areas. Weighted by days, the cap sits 21.3% above the standard rate over the year.
Sandusky among the 295
Sandusky’s full-year average lodging cap, $137 a night, ranks fourth of the 6 Ohio areas, between Columbus ($138) and Hamilton ($131). Sandusky’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $174 ranks 125th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Santa Fe (NM) and Boulder / Broomfield (CO). Nationally, Sandusky is 191st of 295 on that measure, between Midland (MI, $138) and Andover (MA, $137). Ohio, area by area.