BAH by state
2026 BAH rates for every state.
Find your Basic Allowance for Housing by state and Military Housing Area. Use BAH as tax-free income to qualify for more house on a VA loan.
Alabama
3 MHAs
Top: Huntsville / Redstone Arsenal — $1,857/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Alaska
2 MHAs
Top: Anchorage / JBER — $2,481/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Arizona
3 MHAs
Top: Phoenix / Luke AFB — $2,130/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Arkansas
2 MHAs
Top: Jacksonville / Little Rock AFB — $1,362/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
California
4 MHAs
Top: Monterey / DLI — $4,110/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Colorado
2 MHAs
Top: Denver / Buckley SFB — $2,361/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Connecticut
1 MHA
Top: Groton / New London — $2,244/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Delaware
1 MHA
Top: Dover / Dover AFB — $1,806/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Florida
4 MHAs
Top: Miami — $2,790/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Georgia
3 MHAs
Top: Fort Stewart / Hunter AAF — $1,815/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Hawaii
2 MHAs
Top: Oahu / JBPHH — $4,083/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Idaho
1 MHA
Top: Mountain Home AFB — $1,596/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Illinois
2 MHAs
Top: Great Lakes / NS Great Lakes — $2,454/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Kansas
2 MHAs
Top: Fort Leavenworth — $1,554/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Kentucky
2 MHAs
Top: Fort Campbell — $1,611/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Louisiana
2 MHAs
Top: Bossier / Barksdale AFB — $1,521/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Maryland
3 MHAs
Top: Bethesda / NSA Bethesda — $3,129/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Massachusetts
2 MHAs
Top: Boston / Hanscom AFB — $3,462/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Mississippi
2 MHAs
Top: Keesler AFB / Biloxi — $1,500/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Missouri
3 MHAs
Top: St. Louis — $1,728/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Nebraska
1 MHA
Top: Offutt AFB / Bellevue — $1,626/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Nevada
2 MHAs
Top: Las Vegas / Nellis AFB — $2,178/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
New Jersey
2 MHAs
Top: Bergen / North NJ — $3,597/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
New Mexico
2 MHAs
Top: Albuquerque / Kirtland AFB — $1,728/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
New York
3 MHAs
Top: New York City — $4,257/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
North Carolina
3 MHAs
Top: Fayetteville / Fort Liberty — $1,734/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
North Dakota
2 MHAs
Top: Minot AFB — $1,671/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Ohio
1 MHA
Top: Dayton / Wright-Patterson AFB — $1,668/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Oklahoma
3 MHAs
Top: OKC / Tinker AFB — $1,584/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
South Carolina
3 MHAs
Top: Charleston / JB Charleston — $2,199/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Tennessee
2 MHAs
Top: Nashville — $2,094/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Texas
5 MHAs
Top: Dallas–Fort Worth / NAS JRB — $2,103/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Utah
1 MHA
Top: Ogden / Hill AFB — $2,100/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Virginia
5 MHAs
Top: Arlington / DC-metro (Pentagon) — $3,492/mo (E-5 w/ deps)
Washington
4 MHAs
Top: Tacoma / JBLM — $2,871/mo (E-5 w/ deps)