US Military Bases — 2026 BAH Rates & PCS Guide
Complete directory of 172 US military installations with current BAH rates, housing options, and PCS resources
BaseNeed's military base directory covers every major US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force installation. Each base page includes 2026 BAH rates by pay grade, housing market conditions, on-base amenities, nearby communities, PCS guides, and military community resources. Whether you're researching a potential duty station, planning a PCS move, or comparing BAH rates across locations, this is your starting point.
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BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) is the primary financial consideration for most PCS moves. Rates vary significantly by location — from under $1,000/month at remote installations to over $3,500/month at high-cost coastal bases. All BAH is 100% tax-free. Use the BaseNeed BAH Calculator to look up exact rates for any installation and pay grade.
U.S. Army Installations
- Aberdeen Proving Ground — Aberdeen, MD
- Allen Army Airfield — Fort Greely, AK
- Cairns Army Airfield — Fort Rucker, AL
- Camp Darby — Livorno, Tuscany
- Carlisle Barracks — Carlisle, PA
- Felker Army Airfield — Fort Eustis, VA
- Fort Belvoir — Fort Belvoir, VA
- Fort Benning — Columbus, GA
- Fort Bliss — El Paso, TX
- Fort Bragg — Fayetteville, NC
- Fort Buchanan — Guaynabo, PR
- Fort Campbell — Clarksville, TN
- Fort Carson — Fort Carson, CO
- Fort Detrick — Frederick, MD
- Fort Drum — Watertown, NY
- Fort Gordon — Augusta, GA
- Fort Greely — Delta Junction, AK
- Fort Hamilton — Brooklyn, NY
- Fort Hood — Killeen, TX
- Fort Huachuca — Sierra Vista, AZ
- Fort Irwin — Fort Irwin, CA
- Fort Jackson — Columbia, SC
- Fort Knox — Fort Knox, KY
- Fort Leavenworth — Fort Leavenworth, KS
- Fort Lee — Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
- Fort Leonard Wood — Fort Leonard Wood, MO
- Fort Meade — Fort Meade, MD
- Fort Polk — Leesville, LA
- Fort Riley — Fort Riley, KS
- Fort Rucker — Daleville, AL
- Fort Sill — Lawton, OK
- Fort Stewart — Hinesville, GA
- Fort Wainwright — Fairbanks, AK
- Hunter Army Airfield — Fort Stewart, GA
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord — Tacoma, WA
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) — Landstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz
- Presidio of Monterey — Monterey, CA
- Redstone Arsenal — Huntsville, AL
- United States Military Academy — West Point, NY
- USAG Ansbach (Katterbach Kaserne) — Ansbach, Bavaria
- USAG Ansbach Illesheim (Storck Barracks) — Illesheim, Bavaria
- USAG Bavaria - Garmisch (Artillery Kaserne) — Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria
- USAG Bavaria - Hohenfels (Joint Multinational Readiness Center) — Hohenfels, Bavaria
- USAG Bavaria - Rose Barracks (Vilseck) — Vilseck, Bavaria
- USAG Bavaria - Tower Barracks (Grafenwoehr) — Grafenwoehr, Bavaria
- USAG Benelux - Brussels (Sterrebeek) — Zaventem, Vlaanderen
- USAG Benelux - Chievres Air Base — Chievres, Wallonie
- USAG Benelux - Schinnen (incl. Brunssum) — Schinnen, Limburg
- USAG Rheinland-Pfalz - Baumholder — Baumholder, Rheinland-Pfalz
- USAG Rheinland-Pfalz - Kaiserslautern (Army) — Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz
- USAG Vicenza (Caserma Ederle / Del Din) — Vicenza, Veneto
- Wheeler Army Airfield — Schofield Barracks, HI
U.S. Air Force Installations
- Altus AFB — Altus, OK
- Andersen AFB — Yigo, Guam
- Aviano Air Base — Aviano, Italy
- Barksdale AFB — Bossier City, LA
- Beale AFB — Marysville, CA
- Cannon AFB — Clovis, NM
- Columbus AFB — Columbus, MS
- Davis-Monthan AFB — Tucson, AZ
- Dover AFB — Dover, DE
- Dyess AFB — Abilene, TX
- Edwards AFB — Edwards, CA
- Eglin AFB — Valparaiso, FL
- Eielson AFB — Fairbanks, AK
- Ellsworth AFB — Box Elder, SD
- F.E. Warren AFB — Cheyenne, WY
- Fairchild AFB — Spokane, WA
- Goodfellow AFB — San Angelo, TX
- Grand Forks AFB — Grand Forks, ND
- Hanscom AFB — Bedford, MA
- Hill AFB — Ogden, UT
- Holloman AFB — Alamogordo, NM
- Hurlburt Field — Mary Esther, FL
- Incirlik Air Base — Adana, Turkey
- Joint Base Andrews — Camp Springs, MD
- Joint Base Charleston — Charleston, SC
- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson — Anchorage, AK
- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst — Wrightstown, NJ
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam — Honolulu, HI
- Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph — Universal City, TX
- Kadena Air Base — Okinawa, Japan
- Keesler AFB — Biloxi, MS
- Kirtland AFB — Albuquerque, NM
- Kunsan Air Base — Gunsan, South Korea
- Lackland AFB — San Antonio, TX
- Langley-Eustis Joint Base — Hampton, VA
- Laughlin AFB — Del Rio, TX
- Little Rock AFB — Jacksonville, AR
- Luke AFB — Glendale, AZ
- MacDill AFB — Tampa, FL
- Malmstrom AFB — Great Falls, MT
- Maxwell-Gunter AFB — Montgomery, AL
- McConnell AFB — Wichita, KS
- Minot AFB — Minot, ND
- Misawa Air Base — Misawa, Japan
- Moody AFB — Valdosta, GA
- Mountain Home AFB — Mountain Home, ID
- Nellis AFB — Las Vegas, NV
- Offutt AFB — Bellevue, NE
- Osan Air Base — Pyeongtaek, South Korea
- RAF Lakenheath — Suffolk, England
- RAF Mildenhall — Suffolk, England
- Ramstein Air Base — Ramstein, Germany
- Robins AFB — Warner Robins, GA
- Scott AFB — Belleville, IL
- Seymour Johnson AFB — Goldsboro, NC
- Shaw AFB — Sumter, SC
- Sheppard AFB — Wichita Falls, TX
- Spangdahlem Air Base — Spangdahlem, Germany
- Tinker AFB — Oklahoma City, OK
- Travis AFB — Fairfield, CA
- Tyndall AFB — Panama City, FL
- Vance AFB — Enid, OK
- Whiteman AFB — Knob Noster, MO
- Wright-Patterson AFB — Dayton, OH
- Yokota Air Base — Tokyo, Japan
U.S. Navy Installations
- Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story — Virginia Beach, VA
- NAS Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi, TX
- NAS Fallon — Fallon, NV
- NAS Jacksonville — Jacksonville, FL
- NAS Key West — Key West, FL
- NAS Lemoore — Lemoore, CA
- NAS North Island — Coronado, CA
- NAS Oceana — Virginia Beach, VA
- NAS Whidbey Island — Oak Harbor, WA
- NAS Whiting Field — Milton, FL
- Naval Air Station Meridian — Meridian, MS
- Naval Air Station Patuxent River — Patuxent River, MD
- Naval Air Station Pensacola — Pensacola, FL
- Naval Base Guam — Santa Rita, GU
- Naval Base Kitsap — Bremerton, WA
- Naval Base Pearl Harbor — Honolulu, HI
- Naval Base San Diego — San Diego, CA
- Naval Station Everett — Everett, WA
- Naval Station Great Lakes — Great Lakes, IL
- Naval Station Mayport — Mayport, FL
- Naval Station Newport — Newport, RI
- Naval Station Norfolk — Norfolk, VA
- Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay — Kings Bay, GA
- Naval Submarine Base New London — Groton, CT
- Naval Support Activity Bethesda — Bethesda, MD
- Naval Weapons Station Yorktown — Yorktown, VA
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard — Kittery, ME
U.S. Marine Corps Installations
- Marine Corps Base Hawaii — Kaneohe Bay, HI
- Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany — Albany, GA
- Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow — Barstow, CA
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island — Parris Island, SC
- Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego — San Diego, CA
- MCAS Beaufort — Beaufort, SC
- MCAS Cherry Point — Cherry Point, NC
- MCAS Miramar — San Diego, CA
- MCAS New River — Jacksonville, NC
- MCAS Yuma — Yuma, AZ
- MCB Camp Lejeune — Jacksonville, NC
- MCB Camp Pendleton — Oceanside, CA
- MCB Hawaii (Kaneohe Bay) — Kaneohe, HI
- MCB Quantico — Quantico, VA
- Twentynine Palms — Twentynine Palms, CA
U.S. Coast Guard Installations
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy — New London, CT
- USCG Air Station Clearwater — Clearwater, FL
- USCG Base Alameda — Alameda, CA
- USCG Base Kodiak — Kodiak, AK
- USCG Base Portsmouth — Portsmouth, VA
- USCG Training Center Cape May — Cape May, NJ
- USCG Training Center Petaluma — Petaluma, CA
U.S. Space Force Installations
- Buckley SFB — Aurora, CO
- Los Angeles SFB — El Segundo, CA
- Patrick SFB — Cocoa Beach, FL
- Peterson SFB — Colorado Springs, CO
- Schriever SFB — Colorado Springs, CO
- Vandenberg SFB — Lompoc, CA
Frequently Asked Questions — Military Bases & BAH
What is BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) in 2026?
BAH is a tax-free monthly allowance paid to eligible service members to cover housing costs near their duty station. Rates are set annually by DoD based on local rental market surveys and vary by pay grade and dependency status. BAH is designed to cover approximately the 80th percentile of local housing costs. Use the BaseNeed BAH Calculator to look up exact 2026 rates for any installation.
How do I find housing near a military base?
Browse verified military housing listings on BaseNeed, filtered by base, price, bedrooms, and distance from the main gate. Most service members choose between on-base housing (government quarters or privatized housing) and off-base rentals. Off-base housing gives you the opportunity to keep any difference between your BAH and your actual rent as tax-free savings.
What should I do when I get PCS orders?
When you receive PCS orders: (1) Confirm your RNLTD date and contact your losing unit S1/PSD to begin out-processing. (2) Request a sponsor at your gaining unit. (3) Calculate your BAH for your new duty station. (4) Apply for on-base housing immediately — even if you plan to live off-base, this preserves your waitlist position. (5) Schedule your HHG shipment through DPS at move.mil. (6) Research schools, childcare, and spouse employment options in the new area.
How are military bases organized?
US military bases are organized by branch of service: Army (installations, forts, camps), Navy (naval stations, naval air stations), Air Force (air force bases, air national guard bases), Marine Corps (Marine Corps bases, Marine Corps air stations), Coast Guard (air stations, sectors), and Space Force (space bases). Most major installations are run by a single branch but may host joint units from multiple services.
Which military bases have the best BAH rates?
BAH rates are highest in high cost-of-living areas: Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA), Naval Station Norfolk (VA), Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (CA), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (HI), and installations near major metro areas like Washington DC and San Diego consistently have some of the highest BAH rates. Use the BaseNeed BAH Calculator to compare rates across installations.
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