BAH Calculator for US military personnel and their families  who are relocating or planning to move.  Also can be used by veterans as a Post 911 GI Bill BAH Rate calculator.

BAH Calculator (Basic Allowance For Housing)

** UPDATED for 2020**

Calculate your 2020 BAH rate entering your paygrade, location and dependent status.

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BAH Allowance

BAH Rates (Basic Allowance for Housing) are an allowance for U.S. based housing.

Post 9/11 GI Bill BAH Rates

Monthly Housing Allowance rates for 2019 / 2020 academic year.  These will be in effect until Aug 31, 2020.

Name of CityGI Bill BAH Rate
KETCHIKAN, AK1968
SITKA, AK2229
JUNEAU, AK2421
KODIAK ISLAND, AK2184
ANCHORAGE, AK2028
FAIRBANKS, AK2067
ANNISTON/FORT MCCLELLAN, AL837
FORT RUCKER, AL1059
HUNTSVILLE, AL1233
MOBILE, AL1191
MONTGOMERY, AL1128
AUBURN, AL1074
BIRMINGHAM, AL1452
LITTLE ROCK, AR1200
FORT CHAFFEE/FORT SMITH, AR813
FAYETTEVILLE, AR1143
PHOENIX, AZ1680
FORT HUACHUCA, AZ948
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, AZ1314
YUMA, AZ1071
OAKLAND, CA3534
SAN FRANCISCO, CA4368
CHINA LAKE, CA1014
FRESNO, CA1527
LEMOORE NAS, CA1350
CAMP PENDLETON, CA2592
VENTURA, CA2610
VANDENBERG AFB, CA1899
MARIN/SONOMA, CA3045
BARSTOW/FORT IRWIN, CA1242
SAN BERNARDINO, CA2124
TWENTY NINE PALMS MCB, CA942
BEALE AFB, CA2034
SACRAMENTO, CA2100
STOCKTON, CA1920
VALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB, CA2580
LOS ANGELES, CA2916
SAN DIEGO, CA2643
MONTEREY, CA2643
RIVERSIDE, CA2100
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA1248
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA4200
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA2088
BRIDGEPORT, CA1140
EL CENTRO, CA1206
EDWARDS AFB/PALMDALE, CA1764
DENVER, CO2136
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO1605
FORT COLLINS, CO1722
BOULDER, CO2082
NEW LONDON, CT1545
HARTFORD, CT1785
NEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD, CT2928
WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA2535
DOVER AFB/REHOBOTH, DE1575
EGLIN AFB, FL1452
GAINESVILLE, FL1386
JACKSONVILLE, FL1686
PATRICK AFB, FL1767
MIAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE, FL2346
ORLANDO, FL1659
PANAMA CITY, FL1590
PENSACOLA, FL1371
TALLAHASSEE, FL1380
TAMPA, FL1920
WEST PALM BEACH, FL2124
OCALA, FL1602
FLORIDA KEYS, FL2928
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL1584
FORT PIERCE, FL1644
FT MYERS BCH, FL1770
ATLANTA, GA1953
ALBANY, GA963
FORT GORDON, GA1383
KINGS BAY/BRUNSWICK, GA1329
FORT BENNING, GA1293
ROBINS AFB, GA1224
SAVANNAH, GA1566
DAHLONEGA, GA1293
FORT STEWART, GA1368
MOODY AFB, GA1101
MAUI COUNTY, HI2466
HONOLULU COUNTY, HI3039
HAWAII COUNTY, HI2205
KAUAI COUNTY,HI2322
DES MOINES, IA1455
BOISE, ID1197
MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID1119
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL1071
ROCK ISLAND, IL1521
PEORIA, IL1317
GREAT LAKES NAVTRACEN, IL1719
SCOTT AFB, IL1119
CHICAGO, IL2058
SPRINGFIELD/DECATUR,IL984
INDIANAPOLIS, IN1434
FORT WAYNE, IN1236
TERRE HAUTE, IN1023
BLOOMINGTON, IN1146
FORT RILEY, KS1083
WICHITA/MCCONNELL AFB, KS1143
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS1263
TOPEKA, KS1164
FORT CAMPBELL, KY1353
LEXINGTON, KY1365
LOUISVILLE, KY1497
FORT KNOX, KY915
FRANKFORT, KY906
PADUCAH, KY1026
ALEXANDRIA, LA1011
BATON ROUGE, LA1563
FORT POLK, LA984
NEW ORLEANS, LA1389
SHREVEPORT/BARKSDALE AFB, LA1404
LAFAYETTE, LA1368
ST MARY AND TERREBONNE, LA1230
LAKE CHARLES, LA1683
MONROE, LA1008
NANTUCKET, MA3000
BOSTON, MA3042
WORCESTER, MA2010
FITCHBURG, MA2154
CAPE COD-PLYMOUTH, MA2061
ESSEX CO, MA2514
HAMPDEN COUNTY, MA1743
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA2529
HANSCOM AFB, MA2742
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, MD1698
ANNAPOLIS, MD2073
BALTIMORE, MD2136
FORT DETRICK, MD1860
FORT G. G. MEADE, MD2190
INDIAN HEAD NAVORDSTA, MD2292
PATUXENT RIVER, MD1749
OCEAN CITY, MD1293
OXFORD,MD1842
BRUNSWICK, ME1410
PORTLAND, ME2037
COASTAL MAINE, ME1716
BANGOR, ME1314
DETROIT, MI1746
MARQUETTE, MI1218
SAULT STE MARIE, MI1026
TRAVERSE CITY, MI1425
GRAND HAVEN, MI1377
BATTLE CREEK/KALAMAZOO, MI1257
LANSING, MI1338
GRAND RAPIDS, MI1434
ANN ARBOR, MI1818
SAGINAW, MI1029
DULUTH, MN1488
MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL, MN1701
KANSAS CITY, MO1410
ST. LOUIS, MO1644
WHITEMAN AFB, MO1035
FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO906
SPRINGFIELD, MO924
COLUMBIA/JEFFERSON CITY,MO1149
SAINT JOSEPH, MO906
GULFPORT, MS1215
COLUMBUS AFB, MS996
JACKSON, MS1353
MERIDIAN, MS990
HATTIESBURG, MS1113
MALMSTROM AFB/GREAT FLS, MT900
HELENA, MT999
OUTER BANKS, NC1449
MOREHEAD/CHERRY PT MCAS, NC1224
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC1149
CHARLOTTE, NC1596
DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL, NC1476
ELIZABETH CITY, NC1509
FORT BRAGG/POPE, NC1212
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC1041
GREENSBORO, NC1155
RALEIGH, NC1560
WILMINGTON, NC1395
ASHEVILLE, NC1608
BISMARCK, ND1278
FARGO, ND1161
GRAND FORKS, ND1362
MINOT AFB, ND1197
OMAHA/OFFUTT AFB, NE1389
LINCOLN, NE1086
PORTSMOUTH, NH/KITTERY, ME2028
MANCHESTER/CONCORD, NH2178
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ1602
CAPE MAY, NJ1605
FORT MONMOUTH/EARLE NWS, NJ2736
PERTH AMBOY, NJ2361
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY2541
TRENTON, NJ2196
JB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ1854
HOLLOMAN AFB/ALAMOGORDO, NM1056
ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND AFB, NM1377
CANNON AFB/CLOVIS, NM1056
WHITE SANDS MR/LAS CRUCES, NM1167
SANTA FE/LOS ALAMOS, NM1431
FALLON NAS, NV1134
NELLIS AFB/LAS VEGAS, NV1509
RENO/CARSON CITY, NV1806
BALLSTON SPA/ALBANY, NY2025
BUFFALO, NY1872
WEST POINT, NY2370
LONG ISLAND, NY3300
NEW YORK CITY, NY3366
ROCHESTER, NY1614
ROME/GRIFFISS AFB, NY1545
SYRACUSE, NY1515
FORT DRUM/WATERTOWN, NY1374
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY2886
STATEN ISLAND, NY2784
AKRON, OH1233
CINCINNATI, OH1695
CLEVELAND, OH1437
COLUMBUS, OH1191
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH1221
TOLEDO, OH1587
YOUNGSTOWN, OH1125
ALTUS AFB, OK852
VANCE AFB/ENID, OK996
FORT SILL/LAWTON, OK975
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK1218
TULSA, OK1065
ASTORIA, OR1413
COOS BAY, OR1086
PORTLAND, OR2409
SALEM, OR1395
CORVALLIS, OR1446
EUGENE, OR1431
CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA1509
PHILADELPHIA, PA/CAMDEN, NJ2142
WILLOW GROVE, PA2082
PITTSBURGH, PA1833
STATE COLLEGE, PA1374
ERIE, PA1125
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA1350
ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA1713
JOHNSTOWN, PA813
NEWPORT, RI1941
PROVIDENCE, RI1851
BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND, SC1620
CHARLESTON, SC1677
COLUMBIA/FORT JACKSON, SC1440
GREENVILLE, SC1344
MYRTLE BEACH, SC1404
SUMTER/SHAW AFB, SC1041
RAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB, SD1203
SIOUX FALLS, SD1092
CHATTANOOGA, TN1287
KNOXVILLE, TN1326
MEMPHIS, TN1539
NASHVILLE, TN2082
JOHNSON CITY/KINGSPORT, TN948
ABILENE/DYESS AFB, TX1062
AUSTIN, TX1806
BEAUMONT, TX1542
COLLEGE STATION, TX1242
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX1554
DALLAS, TX1902
LAUGHLIN AFB/DEL RIO, TX942
EL PASO, TX1293
BROWNSVILLE, TX1128
HOUSTON, TX1533
LUBBOCK, TX1089
GOODFELLOW AFB, TX1233
SAN ANTONIO, TX1575
FORT HOOD, TX1059
WICHITA FLS/SHEPPARD AFB, TX1110
FORT WORTH, TX1731
WACO,TX1098
OGDEN/HILL AFB, UT1317
SALT LAKE CITY, UT1452
PROVO, UT1392
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA1566
QUANTICO/WOODBRIDGE, VA1773
HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS, VA1596
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA1521
RICHMOND/FORT LEE, VA1437
WARRENTON, VA2178
LEXINGTON, VA1071
ROANOKE, VA1095
DAHLGREN/FORT AP HILL, VA1731
BURLINGTON, VT2031
BREMERTON, WA1842
EVERETT, WA2238
PORT ANGELES, WA1338
SEATTLE, WA2808
SPOKANE, WA1401
TACOMA, WA1914
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA1467
YAKIMA, WA1239
MADISON, WI1524
MILWAUKEE, WI1683
SPARTA/FORT MCCOY, WI1053
STEVENS POINT, WI885
MORGANTOWN, WV1281
HUNTINGTON, WV1206
CHARLESTON, WV1137
EASTERN PANHANDLE, WV1251
CHEYENNE, WY1029

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Online GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance

The online GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance is $894.50 for the 2019-2020 academic year. 

The online GI Bill BAH Rate calculation is determined by taking half of the national BAH Rate average.  This applies when attending online courses exclusively.

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Calculate Your Post 9/11 Monthly Housing Rate for 2020/2021 School Year

You can use the calculator to determine the Post 911 GI Bill BAH rate for the next school year by doing the following:

Use the E-5 paygrade with dependents BAH Rate for your military housing area.

BAH Rates State Charts

BAH Calculation Factors

BAH or Basic Allowance for Housing Rates are determined by:

  • Location
  • Pay grade
  • Dependency status – with or without dependents

The compensation is affected by the cost of housing (ownership and rental) in local markets within the US.

Official BAH charts in PDF format:

2019 BAH Rates

2020 BAH Rates

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