Saratoga Springs / Schenectady per diem ratesNew York · FY 2027
Saratoga Springs / Schenectady’s full-year average lodging cap, $151 a night, ranks sixth of the 19 New York areas, between Riverhead / Ronkonkoma / Melville ($163) and Ithaca ($145). Since FY 2021 Saratoga Springs / Schenectady’s full-year average has grown 19%; ranked by that growth, Saratoga Springs / Schenectady sits between Kayenta (AZ) and Cocoa Beach (FL).
Saratoga Springs / Schenectady among the 295
Saratoga Springs / Schenectady’s Jul–Aug peak lodging cap of $219 ranks 62nd among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Hyannis (MA) and Sunnyvale / Palo Alto / San Jose (CA). Nationally, Saratoga Springs / Schenectady is 136th of 295 by full-year average, between Princeton / Trenton (NJ, $151) and White River Junction (VT, $150). New York, area by area.
Saratoga Springs / Schenectady since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Saratoga Springs / Schenectady’s full-year average rose 7.1%, between Birmingham (AL) and Salt Lake City (UT) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Saratoga Springs / Schenectady ranked 127th of 293 by full-year average, between Indianapolis / Carmel (IN) and Bend (OR). Along the way: up 0.4% in FY 2023, up 6% in FY 2024, up 4.4% in FY 2025.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to June | $137 | 273 |
| July to August | $219 | 62 |
| September | $137 | 30 |
Four days in July
Monday, July 5, 2027, to Thursday: up to $937, three nights at the July cap plus $280 M&IE. Starting October 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $691.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 33.6% above the standard rate over the year.