Worcester per diem ratesMassachusetts · FY 2027
Worcester’s full-year average lodging cap, $140 a night, ranks tenth of the 13 Massachusetts areas, between Hyannis ($146) and Andover ($137). Since FY 2021 Worcester’s full-year average has grown 12%; ranked by that growth, Worcester sits between Quincy (MA) and Hamilton (OH).
Worcester among the 295
Exactly the same one-rate cap applies in Ann Arbor (MI) and Helena (MT). Nationally, Worcester is 176th of 295 by full-year average, between Indianapolis / Carmel (IN, $140) and Ocean Shores (WA, $139). Massachusetts, area by area.
Worcester since FY 2021
Against FY 2026, Worcester’s full-year average rose 3.7%, between Napa (CA) and Santa Monica (CA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Worcester ranked 141st of 293 by full-year average, between Bridgeport / Danbury (CT) and Death Valley (CA). Along the way: flat in FY 2023, up 4% in FY 2024, up 3.8% in FY 2025.
Four days in Worcester
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $700, three nights of lodging plus $280 M&IE.
One cap covers all twelve months, 23.9% above the standard rate.