Santa Cruz per diem ratesCalifornia · FY 2027
Santa Cruz’s full-year average lodging cap, $157 a night, ranks 19th of the 32 California areas, between Santa Rosa ($163) and Sacramento ($156). Since FY 2021 Santa Cruz’s full-year average has grown 12.9%; ranked by that growth, Santa Cruz sits between Kansas City / Overland Park (KS) and Charlottesville (VA).
Santa Cruz among the 295
Santa Cruz’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $181 ranks 113th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Eureka / Arcata / McKinleyville (CA) and Crested Butte / Gunnison (CO). Nationally, Santa Cruz is 111th of 295 by full-year average, between Grand Lake (CO, $158) and Northampton (MA, $157). California, area by area.
Santa Cruz since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Santa Cruz’s full-year average rose 5.9%, between Lexington (KY) and Midland / Odessa (TX) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Santa Cruz ranked 81st of 293 by full-year average, between Duluth (MN) and Crested Butte / Gunnison (CO). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 9.7% in FY 2024, down 2.8% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to May | $149 | 243 |
| June to August | $181 | 92 |
| September | $149 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $844, three nights at the June cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $748.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 39% above the standard rate over the year.