2026 BAH Rates by Location

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• Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD$2,478
• Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$1,554
• Akron, OH$1,581
• Albany, GA$1,371
• Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM$2,211
• Alexandria, LA$1,290
• Allentown/Bethlehem, PA$2,373
• Altus AFB, OK$1,254
• Anchorage, AK$2,874
• Ann Arbor, MI$2,559
• Annapolis, MD$2,928
• Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL$1,185
• Asheville, NC$2,214
• Astoria, OR$2,055
• Atlanta, GA$2,388
• Atlantic City, NJ$2,655
• Auburn, AL$1,707
• Austin, TX$2,241
• Ballston Spa/Albany, NY$2,634
• Baltimore, MD$2,610
• Bangor, ME$1,893
• Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA$2,001
• Baton Rouge, LA$1,875
• Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI$1,959
• Beale AFB, CA$2,967
• Beaufort/Parris Island, SC$2,403
• Beaumont, TX$1,518
• Birmingham, AL$2,439
• Bismarck, ND$1,596
• Bloomington, IN$1,905
• Boise, ID$1,926
• Boston, MA$4,791
• Boulder, CO$2,754
• Bremerton, WA$2,364
• Bridgeport, CA$2,085
• Brownsville, TX$1,503
• Brunswick, ME$2,205
• Buffalo, NY$2,214
• Burlington, VT$3,120
• Camp Lejeune, NC$1,584
• Camp Pendleton, CA$3,963
• Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM$1,365
• Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA$3,924
• Cape May, NJ$2,754
• Carlisle Barracks, PA$2,076
• Champaign/Urbana, IL$1,539
• Charleston, SC$2,385
• Charleston, WV$1,404
• Charlotte, NC$2,169
• Charlottesville, VA$2,373
• Chattanooga, TN$1,986
• Cheyenne, WY$1,653
• Chicago, IL$3,438
• China Lake, CA$1,563
• Cincinnati, OH$2,283
• Cleveland, OH$1,998
• Coastal Maine, ME$2,193
• College Station, TX$1,758
• Colorado Springs, CO$2,358
• Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC$1,878
• Columbia/Jefferson City, MO$1,377
• Columbus, OH$1,875
• Columbus AFB, MS$1,398
• Coos Bay, OR$1,779
• Corpus Christi, TX$1,788
• Corvallis, OR$2,388
• Dahlgren/Fort Walker (Fort A.p. Hill), VA$2,313
• Dahlonega, GA$2,208
• Dallas, TX$2,469
• Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ$1,905
• Denver, CO$2,841
• Des Moines, IA$1,770
• Detroit, MI$2,361
• Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE$2,277
• Duluth, MN$2,064
• Durham/Chapel Hill, NC$2,118
• Eastern Panhandle, WV$2,058
• Eastern Shore, MD$2,121
• Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA$2,658
• Eglin AFB, FL$2,433
• El Centro, CA$1,986
• El Paso, TX$1,809
• Elizabeth City, NC$2,508
• Erie, PA$1,464
• Essex Co, MA$3,477
• Eugene, OR$2,187
• Everett, WA$2,748
• Fairbanks, AK$2,436
• Fallon Nas, NV$1,596
• Fargo, ND$1,707
• Fayetteville, AR$1,782
• Fitchburg, MA$3,093
• Florida Keys, FL$3,969
• Fort Campbell, KY$1,815
• Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood), TX$1,695
• Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR$1,263
• Fort Collins, CO$2,268
• Fort Detrick, MD$2,682
• Fort Drum/Watertown, NY$1,665
• Fort Eisenhower (Fort Gordon), GA$1,890
• Fort G. G. Meade, MD$2,901
• Fort Huachuca, AZ$1,719
• Fort Johnson (Fort Polk), LA$1,218
• Fort Knox, KY$1,647
• Fort Leavenworth, KS$1,815
• Fort Leonard Wood, MO$1,479
• Fort Liberty/Pope (Fort Bragg), NC$1,806
• Fort Monmouth/Earle Nws, NJ$3,549
• Fort Moore (Fort Benning), GA$1,716
• Fort Myers Beach, FL$2,694
• Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker), AL$1,572
• Fort Pierce, FL$2,691
• Fort Riley, KS$1,314
• Fort Sill/Lawton, OK$1,233
• Fort Stewart, GA$2,310
• Fort Wayne, IN$1,947
• Fort Worth, TX$2,118
• Frankfort, KY$1,410
• Fresno, CA$2,439
• Gainesville, FL$2,040
• Goodfellow AFB, TX$1,578
• Grand Forks, ND$1,731
• Grand Haven, MI$2,181
• Grand Rapids, MI$2,148
• Great Lakes Navtracen, IL$2,427
• Greensboro, NC$1,809
• Greenville, SC$1,923
• Gulfport, MS$1,602
• Hampden County, MA$2,388
• Hampton/Newport News, VA$2,274
• Hanscom AFB, MA$4,188
• Hartford, CT$2,901
• Hattiesburg, MS$1,395
• Hawaii County, HI$3,594
• Helena, MT$1,887
• Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM$1,590
• Honolulu County, HI$3,663
• Houston, TX$2,193
• Humboldt County, CA$1,827
• Huntington, WV$1,533
• Huntsville, AL$1,797
• Indian Head Navordsta, MD$3,249
• Indianapolis, IN$1,875
• Jackson, MS$1,920
• Jacksonville, FL$2,181
• Jb McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ$2,823
• Johnson City/Kingsport, TN$1,548
• Juneau, AK$3,354
• Kansas City, MO$1,986
• Kauai County, HI$3,798
• Ketchikan, AK$2,868
• Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA$2,133
• Knoxville, TN$2,184
• Kodiak Island, AK$2,865
• Lafayette, LA$1,584
• Lake Charles, LA$1,356
• Lansing, MI$1,806
• Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,470
• Lemoore Nas, CA$2,139
• Lexington, KY$1,875
• Lexington, VA$1,536
• Lincoln, NE$1,788
• Little Rock, AR$1,848
• Long Island, NY$4,425
• Los Angeles, CA$3,882
• Louisville, KY$1,989
• Lubbock, TX$1,476
• Madison, WI$2,655
• Malmstrom Sfb/Great Falls, MT$1,608
• Manchester/Concord, NH$3,177
• Marin/Sonoma, CA$3,303
• Marquette, MI$1,821
• Martha's Vineyard, MA$3,984
• Maui County, HI$4,329
• Memphis, TN$2,154
• Meridian, MS$1,290
• Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL$3,660
• Milwaukee, WI$2,607
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN$2,541
• Minot AFB, ND$1,548
• Mobile, AL$1,887
• Monroe, LA$1,194
• Monterey, CA$3,465
• Montgomery, AL$1,683
• Moody AFB, GA$1,524
• Morehead/Cherry Pt McAs, NC$1,851
• Morgantown, WV$1,641
• Mountain Home AFB, ID$1,605
• Myrtle Beach, SC$2,097
• Nantucket, MA$4,344
• Nashville, TN$2,268
• Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV$2,070
• New Haven/Fairfield, CT$3,069
• New London, CT$2,580
• New Orleans, LA$1,905
• New York City, NY$5,070
• Newport, RI$2,847
• Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA$2,430
• Northern New Jersey, NJ$4,749
• Oakland, CA$3,759
• Ocala, FL$2,370
• Ogden/Hill AFB, UT$2,118
• Oklahoma City, OK$1,644
• Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE$2,085
• Orlando, FL$2,658
• Outer Banks, NC$2,604
• Oxford, MD$2,445
• Paducah, KY$1,365
• Panama City, FL$2,163
• Patrick Sfb, FL$2,502
• Patuxent River, MD$2,406
• Pensacola, FL$1,863
• Peoria, IL$1,572
• Perth Amboy, NJ$3,393
• Philadelphia, NJ$2,691
• Phoenix, AZ$2,289
• Pittsburgh, PA$2,283
• Port Angeles, WA$2,436
• Portland, ME$3,252
• Portland, OR$2,379
• Portsmouth, ME$3,321
• Providence, RI$3,195
• Provo, UT$2,058
• Quantico/Woodbridge, VA$2,955
• Raleigh, NC$2,091
• Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD$1,986
• Reno/Carson City, NV$2,391
• Richmond/Fort Gregg-Adams (Fort Lee), VA$2,358
• Riverside, CA$3,351
• Roanoke, VA$1,911
• Robins AFB, GA$1,800
• Rochester, NY$2,214
• Rock Island, IL$1,908
• Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY$2,109
• Sacramento, CA$2,904
• Saginaw, MI$1,503
• Salem, OR$2,004
• Salt Lake City, UT$2,130
• San Antonio, TX$1,869
• San Bernardino, CA$3,288
• San Diego, CA$3,975
• San Francisco, CA$5,127
• San Luis Obispo, CA$3,198
• Santa Clara County, CA$4,659
• Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM$2,964
• Sault Ste Marie, MI$1,536
• Savannah, GA$2,415
• Scott AFB, IL$1,542
• Seattle, WA$3,135
• Seymour Johnson AFB, NC$1,521
• Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA$1,845
• Sioux Falls, SD$1,554
• Sitka, AK$3,210
• Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI$1,395
• Spokane, WA$2,184
• Springfield, MO$1,389
• Springfield/Decatur, IL$1,527
• St. Mary And Terrebonne, LA$1,620
• St.. Louis, MO$2,436
• State College, PA$1,791
• Staten Island, NY$3,735
• Stevens Point, WI$1,338
• Stockton, CA$2,553
• Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC$1,503
• Syracuse, NY$2,049
• Tacoma, WA$2,556
• Tallahassee, FL$1,824
• Tampa, FL$2,709
• Terre Haute, IN$1,494
• Toledo, OH$2,031
• Topeka, KS$1,626
• Traverse City, MI$2,070
• Trenton, NJ$3,465
• Tulsa, OK$1,638
• Twenty Nine Palms McB, CA$1,980
• Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA$3,369
• Vance AFB/Enid, OK$1,200
• Vandenberg Sfb, CA$3,333
• Ventura, CA$3,537
• Volusia County, FL$2,286
• Waco, TX$1,755
• Warrenton, VA$3,066
• Washington, DC$3,132
• West Palm Beach, FL$3,423
• West Point, NY$3,468
• Westchester County, NY$4,479
• Whidbey Island, WA$2,073
• White Sands Mr/Las Cruces, NM$1,701
• Whiteman AFB, MO$1,611
• Wichita Fls/Sheppard AFB, TX$1,491
• Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS$1,377
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA$1,740
• Willow Grove, PA$2,934
• Wilmington, NC$2,040
• Worcester, MA$2,919
• Wright-Patterson AFB, OH$1,650
• Yakima, WA$1,923
• Youngstown, OH$1,191
• Yuma, AZ$1,695

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