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2024 BAH Rate Calculator, OHA Calculator & GI Bill BAH Rates

BAH Calculator

Basic Allowance for Housing Calculator, Overseas Housing Allowance Calculator, and GI Bill MHA Rates

We have 3 calculators in one!  The first is a BAH Calculator for US military personnel and their families who are relocating or planning to move.  The second is an OHA calculator for those currently residing or planning to move overseas.  Lastly, the 3rd calculator is for Post-9/11 GI Bill users looking for their GI Bill BAH rate by the school they wish to attend.

Housing Allowance Calculator (Basic Allowance For Housing)

** UPDATED for 2024**

BAH Rate Calculator

Calculate your 2024 BAH rate by entering your pay grade, location, and dependent status.  BAH Rates (Basic Allowance for Housing) are an allowance for U.S.-based housing.

OHA Calculator

Calculate your OHA rate by entering your pay grade, location, and dependent status.  OHA Rates (Overseas Housing Allowance) are an allowance for non-U.S.-based housing.  Includes the following locations: Germany, Japan, South Korea, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Guam.

GI Bill MHA Calculator

Lookup your GI Bill MHA rate by entering the college or university you wish to attend.  This is for Post-9/11 GI Bill users who are eligible for housing benefits.  This reflects the 2023/2024 school year and will be updated on August 1st, 2024.


 

 

2023-2024 Post-9/11 GI Bill BAH Rates (Monthly Housing Allowance)

Monthly Housing Allowance rates for the 2023 / 2024 academic year.  These are in effect as of Aug 1, 2023, and until Jul 31, 2024.  While the new BAH Rates take effect at the beginning of the year, the GI Bill MHA rates do not take effect until Aug 1 of that same year.

StateMHA_NAME MHA Rate
AKKETCHIKAN $2,454
AKSITKA $2,367
AKJUNEAU $2,550
AKKODIAK ISLAND $2,316
AKANCHORAGE $2,331
AKFAIRBANKS $2,088
ALANNISTON/FORT MCCLELLAN $1,053
ALFORT RUCKER $1,338
ALHUNTSVILLE $1,695
ALMOBILE $1,728
ALMONTGOMERY $1,404
ALAUBURN $1,314
ALBIRMINGHAM $1,782
ARLITTLE ROCK $1,587
ARFORT CHAFFEE/FORT SMITH $1,020
ARFAYETTEVILLE $1,350
AZPHOENIX $2,382
AZFORT HUACHUCA $1,446
AZDAVIS-MONTHAN AFB $1,737
AZYUMA $1,545
CAOAKLAND $3,585
CASAN FRANCISCO $4,644
CACHINA LAKE $1,179
CAFRESNO $2,130
CALEMOORE NAS $2,103
CACAMP PENDLETON $3,408
CAVENTURA $3,258
CAVANDENBERG SFB $3,042
CAMARIN/SONOMA $3,132
CABARSTOW/FORT IRWIN $1,806
CASAN BERNARDINO $2,901
CATWENTY NINE PALMS MCB $2,352
CABEALE AFB $2,883
CASACRAMENTO $2,844
CASTOCKTON $2,100
CAVALLEJO/TRAVIS AFB $3,342
CALOS ANGELES $3,531
CASAN DIEGO $3,792
CAMONTEREY $3,039
CARIVERSIDE $3,114
CAHUMBOLDT COUNTY $1,536
CASANTA CLARA COUNTY $4,362
CASAN LUIS OBISPO $2,613
CABRIDGEPORT $1,695
CAEL CENTRO $1,725
CAEDWARDS AFB/PALMDALE $2,451
CODENVER $2,670
COCOLORADO SPRINGS $2,139
COFORT COLLINS $1,986
COBOULDER $2,490
CTNEW LONDON $2,079
CTHARTFORD $2,421
CTNEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD $2,778
DCWASHINGTON $2,658
DEDOVER AFB/REHOBOTH $2,142
FLEGLIN AFB $2,343
FLGAINESVILLE $1,791
FLJACKSONVILLE $2,226
FLPATRICK SFB $2,694
FLMIAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE $3,510
FLORLANDO $2,550
FLPANAMA CITY $1,764
FLPENSACOLA $1,731
FLTALLAHASSEE $1,461
FLTAMPA $2,598
FLWEST PALM BEACH $3,081
FLOCALA $1,950
FLFLORIDA KEYS $3,489
FLVOLUSIA COUNTY $2,013
FLFORT PIERCE $2,385
FLFORT MYERS BEACH $2,376
GAATLANTA $2,262
GAALBANY $1,215
GAFORT GORDON $1,599
GAKINGS BAY/BRUNSWICK $1,791
GAFORT BENNING $1,464
GAROBINS AFB $1,539
GASAVANNAH $2,022
GADAHLONEGA $1,953
GAFORT STEWART $1,788
GAMOODY AFB $1,194
HIMAUI COUNTY $3,618
HIHONOLULU COUNTY $3,303
HIHAWAII COUNTY $2,265
HIKAUAI COUNTY $3,024
IADES MOINES $1,479
IDBOISE $1,914
IDMOUNTAIN HOME AFB $1,806
ILCHAMPAIGN/URBANA $1,212
ILROCK ISLAND $1,641
ILPEORIA $1,398
ILGREAT LAKES NAVTRACEN $1,992
ILSCOTT AFB $1,287
ILCHICAGO $2,709
ILSPRINGFIELD/DECATUR $1,422
ININDIANAPOLIS $1,734
INFORT WAYNE $1,488
INTERRE HAUTE $1,086
INBLOOMINGTON $1,605
KSFORT RILEY $1,164
KSWICHITA/MCCONNELL AFB $1,197
KSFORT LEAVENWORTH $1,638
KSTOPEKA $1,239
KYFORT CAMPBELL $1,596
KYLEXINGTON $1,407
KYLOUISVILLE $1,782
KYFORT KNOX $1,155
KYFRANKFORT $1,062
KYPADUCAH $1,137
LAALEXANDRIA $1,026
LABATON ROUGE $1,788
LAFORT POLK $1,032
LANEW ORLEANS $1,800
LASHREVEPORT/BARKSDALE AFB $1,260
LALAFAYETTE $1,569
LAST MARY AND TERREBONNE $1,500
LALAKE CHARLES $1,431
LAMONROE $1,023
MANANTUCKET $3,741
MABOSTON $4,188
MAWORCESTER $2,469
MAFITCHBURG $2,559
MACAPE COD-PLYMOUTH $3,222
MAESSEX CO $2,856
MAHAMPDEN COUNTY $1,962
MAMARTHA'S VINEYARD $3,366
MAHANSCOM AFB $3,348
MDABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS $2,142
MDANNAPOLIS $2,511
MDBALTIMORE $2,424
MDFORT DETRICK $2,007
MDFORT G. G. MEADE $2,634
MDINDIAN HEAD NAVORDSTA $2,703
MDPATUXENT RIVER $2,235
MDEASTERN SHORE $1,866
MDOXFORD $2,091
MEBRUNSWICK $1,995
MEPORTLAND $2,787
MECOASTAL MAINE $2,142
MEBANGOR $1,662
MIDETROIT $2,055
MIMARQUETTE $1,629
MISAULT STE MARIE $1,032
MITRAVERSE CITY $1,452
MIGRAND HAVEN $2,064
MIBATTLE CREEK/KALAMAZOO $1,476
MILANSING $1,479
MIGRAND RAPIDS $1,683
MIANN ARBOR $2,217
MISAGINAW $1,371
MNDULUTH $1,476
MNMINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL $2,154
MOKANSAS CITY $1,905
MOST. LOUIS $1,917
MOWHITEMAN AFB $1,245
MOFORT LEONARD WOOD $1,164
MOSPRINGFIELD $1,170
MOCOLUMBIA/JEFFERSON CITY $1,071
MOSAINT JOSEPH $1,035
MSGULFPORT $1,353
MSCOLUMBUS AFB $1,053
MSJACKSON $1,563
MSMERIDIAN $1,077
MSHATTIESBURG $1,269
MTMALMSTROM SFB/GREAT FALLS $1,296
MTHELENA $1,524
NCOUTER BANKS $1,947
NCMOREHEAD/CHERRY PT MCAS $1,662
NCCAMP LEJEUNE $1,338
NCCHARLOTTE $2,163
NCDURHAM/CHAPEL HILL $1,920
NCELIZABETH CITY $1,887
NCFORT BRAGG/POPE $1,572
NCSEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB $1,278
NCGREENSBORO $1,662
NCRALEIGH $2,082
NCWILMINGTON $1,845
NCASHEVILLE $1,932
NDBISMARCK $1,386
NDFARGO $1,173
NDGRAND FORKS $1,440
NDMINOT AFB $1,344
NEOMAHA/OFFUTT AFB $1,680
NELINCOLN $1,455
NH/KITTERYPORTSMOUTH $2,784
NHMANCHESTER/CONCORD $2,538
NJATLANTIC CITY $2,166
NJCAPE MAY $1,968
NJFORT MONMOUTH/EARLE NWS $3,165
NJPERTH AMBOY $2,757
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY $3,882
NJTRENTON $2,862
NJJB MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST $2,451
NMHOLLOMAN AFB/ALAMOGORDO $1,224
NMALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND AFB $1,908
NMCANNON AFB/CLOVIS $1,197
NMWHITE SANDS MR/LAS CRUCES $1,458
NMSANTA FE/LOS ALAMOS $2,181
NVFALLON NAS $1,410
NVNELLIS AFB/LAS VEGAS $2,073
NVRENO/CARSON CITY $2,340
NYBALLSTON SPA/ALBANY $2,154
NYBUFFALO $2,064
NYWEST POINT $2,838
NYLONG ISLAND $3,708
NYNEW YORK CITY $3,666
NYROCHESTER $1,839
NYROME/GRIFFISS AFB $1,731
NYSYRACUSE $1,656
NYFORT DRUM/WATERTOWN $1,539
NYWESTCHESTER COUNTY $3,792
NYSTATEN ISLAND $3,168
OHAKRON $1,392
OHCINCINNATI $2,064
OHCLEVELAND $1,629
OHCOLUMBUS $1,656
OHWRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB $1,407
OHTOLEDO $1,710
OHYOUNGSTOWN $1,056
OKALTUS AFB $1,074
OKVANCE AFB/ENID $996
OKFORT SILL/LAWTON $1,122
OKOKLAHOMA CITY $1,536
OKTULSA $1,299
ORASTORIA $1,635
ORCOOS BAY $1,809
ORPORTLAND $2,271
ORSALEM $1,755
ORCORVALLIS $2,226
OREUGENE $2,034
PACARLISLE BARRACKS $1,938
PA/CAMDENPHILADELPHIA $2,346
PAWILLOW GROVE $2,751
PAPITTSBURGH $1,845
PASTATE COLLEGE $1,551
PAERIE $1,302
PAWILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON $1,596
PAALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM $2,145
RINEWPORT $2,748
RIPROVIDENCE $2,595
SCBEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND $2,247
SCCHARLESTON $2,079
SCCOLUMBIA/FORT JACKSON $1,746
SCGREENVILLE $1,815
SCMYRTLE BEACH $1,944
SCSUMTER/SHAW AFB $1,323
SDRAPID CITY/ELLSWORTH AFB $1,671
SDSIOUX FALLS $1,437
TNCHATTANOOGA $1,683
TNKNOXVILLE $1,845
TNMEMPHIS $2,064
TNNASHVILLE $2,127
TNJOHNSON CITY/KINGSPORT $1,368
TXABILENE/DYESS AFB $1,329
TXAUSTIN $2,385
TXBEAUMONT $1,464
TXCOLLEGE STATION $1,404
TXCORPUS CHRISTI $1,656
TXDALLAS $2,418
TXLAUGHLIN AFB/DEL RIO $1,248
TXEL PASO $1,587
TXBROWNSVILLE $1,458
TXHOUSTON $2,124
TXLUBBOCK $1,389
TXGOODFELLOW AFB $1,374
TXSAN ANTONIO $2,061
TXFORT HOOD $1,287
TXWICHITA FLS/SHEPPARD AFB $1,236
TXFORT WORTH $2,040
TXWACO $1,548
UTOGDEN/HILL AFB $1,965
UTSALT LAKE CITY $2,076
UTPROVO $1,929
VACHARLOTTESVILLE $1,932
VAQUANTICO/WOODBRIDGE $2,529
VAHAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS $2,007
VANORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH $2,034
VARICHMOND/FORT LEE $1,950
VAWARRENTON $2,532
VALEXINGTON $1,272
VAROANOKE $1,608
VADAHLGREN/FORT AP HILL $2,007
VTBURLINGTON $2,634
WABREMERTON $2,181
WAEVERETT $2,505
WAPORT ANGELES $2,121
WASEATTLE $2,910
WASPOKANE $2,079
WATACOMA $2,298
WAWHIDBEY ISLAND $1,779
WAYAKIMA $1,575
WIMADISON $1,926
WIMILWAUKEE $2,178
WISPARTA/FORT MCCOY $1,161
WISTEVENS POINT $1,266
WVMORGANTOWN $1,587
WVHUNTINGTON $1,416
WVCHARLESTON $1,044
WVEASTERN PANHANDLE $1,959
WYCHEYENNE $1,314

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Other Funds Available to Help Pay for School

In addition to paying for your education, the Department of Defense offers a “Yellow Ribbon Program” that helps cover the cost of tuition for dependents of military personnel. Unfortunately, the BAH calculator is unavailable for that program, but you can view a list of schools that participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Online GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance

The online GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance is $1,054.50 for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The online GI Bill BAH Rate calculation takes 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 2023-2024 School Year

You can use the GI Bill MHA calculator to determine the Post 911 GI Bill BAH rate for the 2023/2024 school year by doing the following:

Select the school you wish to attend and you can see the corresponding GI Bill MHA for that school. 

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BAH Rates State Charts

BAH Calculation Factors

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.

 

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