Short-Term-Rental Lodging Benchmark (GSA) for
Demo Property · West Fargo, ND
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The U.S. government reimburses up to $110/night for lodging in this area (FY2026) — an objective, conservative floor-anchor for nightly pricing, not an STR market rate.
AI summary — generated from this report's data
The federal lodging per-diem for this area in FY2026 is a consistent $110/night across all months. This rate represents the maximum reimbursement the U.S. government provides for employee lodging, serving as a conservative floor-anchor for nightly pricing. It is important to note that this benchmark is not an STR market rate, and actual short-term rental rates can vary based on property specifics, seasonality, and platform demand.
The federal lodging rate is a flat $110/night year-round, indicating no seasonal variation in the government's reimbursement schedule for this area.
The M&IE allowance is $68/day, which is separate from the lodging rate.
Readers should verify how their property's attributes and local market dynamics compare to this federal benchmark.
mediumThe federal lodging rate is explicitly stated as 'NOT an STR market rate,' meaning relying solely on this figure may not reflect true market demand or achievable rental income for a short-term rental
Advisory read: The data suggests the reader weigh how the consistent $110/night federal lodging rate, as a floor-anchor, aligns with their property's potential market value and operational costs.
Peak federal lodging rate
$110/night
this area · FY2026
Peak lodging rate
$110/night
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Low lodging rate
$110/night
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
M&IE allowance
$68/day
meals & incidentals
Federal lodging per-diem by month — FY2026
Month
Lodging rate
Jan
$110/night
Feb
$110/night
Mar
$110/night
Apr
$110/night
May
$110/night
Jun
$110/night
Jul
$110/night
Aug
$110/night
Sep
$110/night
Oct
$110/night
Nov
$110/night
Dec
$110/night
GSA per-diem lodging schedule for this area (FY2026; the federal fiscal year runs October–September).
Seasonality
GSA publishes a flat $110/night rate year-round for this area — no seasonal swing in the federal schedule.
What this benchmark is (and isn't)
The federal lodging per-diem is the maximum the U.S. government reimburses employees for a hotel night in this county — a conservative, objective floor-anchor for nightly pricing, NOT an STR market rate. Actual short-term-rental rates depend on the property, season, and platform demand; use this beside platform comps, not instead of them.
Source: GSA federal per-diem rates, FY2026 (October–September), keyed to ZIP 58078 (this area).
Lodging per-diem is a government reimbursement ceiling, not a market nightly rate. M&IE is the separate daily meals-and-incidentals allowance.
Report generated on August 03, 2026. Figures are retrieved live or from a short-lived
cache (up to 30 days for some public-data sources), so a figure may pre-date this report —
each context card states its own data vintage. Comparable recency is shown per comp;
county assessment figures reflect the assessor's latest published tax year; HUD figures
reflect the current published fiscal year.
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Disclaimer
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Data sources
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