Military Housing Reports & Data

BAH rates are public. What they actually buy in each market is not published anywhere, so we compute it. These figures are free to cite with attribution, journalists and bloggers covering military family finances are welcome to use them.

What BAH Actually Covers in 2026

The 2026 BAH rate for an E-5 with dependents compared against local market rents and home values in all 290 US military housing areas with data. Includes where the allowance stretches furthest and shortest, and the buy-versus-rent breakeven at every base.

Headline: in 260 of 290 housing areas (90%), BAH does not cover the cost of owning the median local home.

Updated 2026-07-23

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