Steamboat Springs per diem ratesColorado · FY 2027
In Dec–Mar the cap is 2.37 times its Apr–May level, the sixth widest spread of the 295, between Martha’s Vineyard (MA) and Bar Harbor / Rockport (ME). Since FY 2021 its full-year average has climbed 76.5%, the second largest rise among the 293 areas listed in all 7 years, between Sun Valley / Ketchum (ID) and Manchester (VT). Steamboat Springs’s December to March peak of $299 a night is the 17th highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between Ocean City (MD) and Silverthorne / Breckenridge (CO).
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to November | $135 | 61 |
| December to March | $299 | 121 |
| April to May | $126 | 61 |
| June to September | $188 | 122 |
Four days in December
Monday, December 7, 2026, to Thursday: up to $1,219, three nights at the December cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting April 5 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $700.
Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. Weighted by days, the cap sits 81.9% above the standard rate over the year.
Steamboat Springs since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Steamboat Springs’s full-year average rose 3.9%, between Portland (OR) and Vancouver (WA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Steamboat Springs ranked 193rd of 293 by full-year average, between Pontiac / Auburn Hills (MI) and Atlantic Beach / Morehead City (NC). Along the way: up 23.7% in FY 2023, up 21.8% in FY 2024, up 12.8% in FY 2025.
Steamboat Springs among the 295
Steamboat Springs’s full-year average lodging cap, $206 a night, ranks fifth of the 15 Colorado areas, between Silverthorne / Breckenridge ($208) and Denver / Aurora ($203). Nationally, Steamboat Springs is 29th of 295 on that measure, between Silverthorne / Breckenridge (CO, $208) and Bar Harbor / Rockport (ME, $204). Colorado, area by area.