Lodging
$129/night
Meals & incidentals
$80/day
Max per week
$1,463
Max per month
$6,340
Goshen (Orange County) has a GSA lodging rate of $129 a night and a meals rate of $80 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,463 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Goshen is about $2,301 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,870/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
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.