2023 BAH Rates By State and Local MHA
Updated: January 8, 2023
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Below we’ve compiled the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates by state. Click on your state to navigate to the corresponding charts. Alternatively, you can use this BAH calculator to determine your BAH amount.
BAH rates depend on location, pay grade and whether the soldier has dependents.
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2023 BAH Rate Increase
The Department of Defense announced 2023 BAH rates on Dec. 14, 2022. BAH rates will increase by 12.1% in 2023, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 BAH Rate Increase Chart
Here are the 2023 increases for 28 military housing areas, based on the BAH rate for an E-5 with dependents.
| Location | Increased 2023 BAH Rate | Previous 2022 BAH Rate | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandenburg Air Force Base, CAÂ | $3,042 | $2,097 | 45% |
| Twenty-Nine Palms, CA | $2,352 | $1,461 | 61% |
| San Diego, CA | $3,792 | $2,871 | 32% |
| Dover Air Force Base, DE | $2,142 | $1,680 | 28% |
| Patrick Air Force Base, FL | $2,694 | $1,911 | 41% |
| Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL | $3,510 | $2,535 | 38% |
| Orlando, FL | $2,550 | $1,983 | 29% |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $3,054 | $2,355 | 30% |
| Volusia Country, FL | $2,013 | $1,713 | 18% |
| Fort Myers Beach, FL | $2,376 | $1,844 | 29% |
| King’s Bay/Brunswick, GA | $1,791 | $1,539 | 16% |
| Maui County, HI | $3,618 | $2,838 | 27% |
| Chicago, IL | $2,709 | $2,175 | 25% |
| Boston, MA | $4,188 | $3,081 | 36% |
| Cape-Code-Plymouth, MA | $3,222 | $2,562 | 26% |
| Martha’s Vinyard, MA | $3,366 | $2,628 | 28% |
| Brunswick, ME | $1,995 | $1,455 | 37% |
| Coastal Maine, ME | $2,142 | 1,767 | 21% |
| Fort Leonard Wood, MO | $1,164 | $906 | 28% |
| Helena, MT | $1,524 | $1,233 | 24% |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,845 | $1,614 | 14% |
| Northern New Jersey | $3,882 | $3,135 | 24% |
| Newport, RI | $2,748 | $2,013 | 37% |
| Providence, RI | $2,595 | $2,259 | 15% |
| Beaufort/Parris Island, SC | $2,247 | $1,821 | 23% |
| Knoxville, TN | $1,845 | $1,470 | 26% |
| Houston, TX | $2,124 | $1,650 | 29% |
| Quantico/Woodbridge, VA | $2,529 | $1,932 | 31% |
BAH Changes Timeline
FY2019 – FY2023
95% of service members’ housing costs are covered.
FY2018
96% of service members’ housing costs are covered.
FY2017
97% of service members’ housing costs are covered.
FY2016
The FY 2016 NDAA authorized a growth slow-down of BAH by 1% per year until service members’ out-of-pocket housing costs 5%. The slow-down was phased in increments of 1% per year over four years, beginning with 98% in 2016.
FY2015
The FY 2015 NDAA authorized monthly Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) at 99% (vs. 100%) of the median rental housing costs and removed rental insurance from the computation.
By 2005
Housing allowance rates increased to eliminate median out-of-pocket housing costs for “off-base” housing. Through public-private ventures, the Department of Defense began working to renovate or eliminate and replace inadequate government housing.
Late 1990s
The Defense Department increases housing allowance rates to bring them in line with actual rental market housing costs across the country. Prior to this initiative, allowances only covered about 80% of housing costs. Military members were responsible for up to 20% of their housing costs.
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