Santa Fe per diem ratesNew Mexico · FY 2027
Santa Fe’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran October to December and March to September, now October and March to September. Santa Fe’s full-year average lodging cap, $163 a night, ranks third of the 4 New Mexico areas, between Carlsbad ($164) and Taos ($128).
Santa Fe since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Santa Fe’s full-year average has grown 27.1%; ranked by that growth, Santa Fe sits between Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI) and Louisville (KY). Against FY 2026, Santa Fe’s full-year average rose 4.8%, between Oakland (CA) and Miami (FL) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Santa Fe ranked 116th of 293 by full-year average, between Palm Springs (CA) and Portsmouth (NH). Along the way: up 5.9% in FY 2023, up 14.4% in FY 2024, up 0.1% in FY 2025.
Santa Fe among the 295
Santa Fe’s Oct, Mar–Sep peak lodging cap of $175 ranks 123rd among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Newark (NJ) and Sandusky (OH). Nationally, Santa Fe is 94th of 295 by full-year average, between Ocean City (MD, $163) and Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville (NY, $163). New Mexico, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $175 | 31 |
| November to December | $148 | 61 |
| January to February | $129 | 59 |
| March to September | $175 | 214 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $805, three nights at the October cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting January 4 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $667.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 44.3% above the standard rate over the year.