Updated February 2026

2026 BAH Rates: Mountain Home AFB

Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing rates for Mountain Home AFB (Air Force) in the Mountain Home AFB military housing area (MHA: ID086), effective January 1, 2026.

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E-5 with Dependents
$1,605
$19,260/year
E-5 without Dependents
$1,524
$18,288/year
O-3 with Dependents
$2,325
$27,900/year
Pay GradeMonthly RateAnnual Rate
Enlisted
E-1$1,563$18,756
E-2$1,563$18,756
E-3$1,563$18,756
E-4$1,563$18,756
E-5$1,605$19,260
E-6$2,187$26,244
E-7$2,238$26,856
E-8$2,292$27,504
E-9$2,418$29,016
Warrant Officer
W-1$2,208$26,496
W-2$2,259$27,108
W-3$2,328$27,936
W-4$2,451$29,412
W-5$2,610$31,320
Commissioned Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E$2,244$26,928
O-2E$2,316$27,792
O-3E$2,478$29,736
Commissioned Officer
O-1$1,680$20,160
O-2$2,181$26,172
O-3$2,325$27,900
O-4$2,658$31,896
O-5$2,901$34,812
O-6$2,925$35,100
O-7$2,943$35,316
Pay GradeMonthly RateAnnual Rate
Enlisted
E-1$1,521$18,252
E-2$1,521$18,252
E-3$1,521$18,252
E-4$1,521$18,252
E-5$1,524$18,288
E-6$1,641$19,692
E-7$1,680$20,160
E-8$1,725$20,700
E-9$1,899$22,788
Warrant Officer
W-1$1,656$19,872
W-2$1,722$20,664
W-3$1,920$23,040
W-4$2,196$26,352
W-5$2,250$27,000
Commissioned Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E$1,686$20,232
O-2E$1,860$22,320
O-3E$2,181$26,172
Commissioned Officer
O-1$1,527$18,324
O-2$1,683$20,196
O-3$1,977$23,724
O-4$2,232$26,784
O-5$2,259$27,108
O-6$2,304$27,648
O-7$2,343$28,116

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How BAH at Mountain Home AFB compares (Mountain Home AFB, ID MHA)

This is one of the country's lower-cost military housing areas: 242nd of 299 MHAs, with an E-5-with-dependents rate of $1,605/mo — 29.9% under the $2,289 national average. Lower BAH cuts both ways: the allowance is smaller, but it typically stretches further against local rents.

This is the lowest-rate MHA of the 2 in the state; the highest, Boise, ID, pays the same E-5 $321 more per month.

Across enlisted grades here, having dependents adds an average of $271/mo (15.9%) to the allowance. The with/without-dependents gap is set per location, so it differs from base to base — use the tables above for your exact grade.

Comparisons computed from the official 2026 BAH rate file across all 299 market-priced MHAs (county cost groups excluded). Benchmark grade: E-5 with dependents.