Lodging
$163/night
Meals & incidentals
$86/day
Max per week
$1,743
Max per month
$7,553
East Hampton (Suffolk County) has a GSA lodging rate of $163 a night and a meals rate of $86 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,743 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in East Hampton is about $39,395 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($4,890/mo at the max) may not cover typical rent.
Source: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.