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title: "2026 BAH Rates (Official DoD Lookup)"
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summary: "The DoD Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Rate Lookup tool allows service members to find BAH rates by ZIP code, pay grade, dependency status, and year, covering data from 2001 through 2026. The site also provides supplemental documents including component breakdowns, national out-of-pocket amounts, non-locality rates, and downloadable rate files for all locations and pay grades."
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# 2026 BAH Rates (Official DoD Lookup)

An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .mil A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States. Secure .mil websites use HTTPS A lock ( lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Skip to main content (Press Enter). Home Allowances Basic Allowance for Housing BAH Rate Lookup Allowances Basic Allowance for Housing BAH Rate Lookup BAH Adequacy Survey BAH Data Collection Frequently Asked Questions Download the BAH Primer For a detailed overview of how BAH rates are determined. Basic Allowance for Housing Rate Lookup Use the forms below to find BAH rates by ZIP code, supplemental rate information, or to download annual BAH rate data for all locations and all pay grades. BAH Lookup A member assigned to permanent duty within the 50 United States, who is not furnished Government housing, is eligible for BAH, based on the member's rank, dependency status, and permanent duty station zip code. Look up duty station ZIP code [usps.com]. ZIP Code * Required Year 2026 Abilene Temporary Increase (Effective 05/16/2026) 2025 2024 2023 2022 Increased Rates (Effective 10/01/2022) 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 * Required Pay Grade E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9 W-1 W-2 W-3 W-4 W-5 O1E O2E O3E O-1 O-2 O-3 O-4 O-5 O-6 O-7/O-7+ * Required Temporary BAH Increase for Abilene/Dyess AFB DoW has temporarily increased 2026 BAH rates for the Abilene, TX/Dyess AFB area (TX270) in response to housing market changes. Learn more. Supplemental Documents Component breakdowns show the average percentage breakdown between rent and utilities for each Military Housing Area and may help inform housing choices when relocating to a new area. National out-of-pocket amounts show computed cost‐sharing amounts based on a reduction of five percent of the national mean for each pay grade. Non-locality rates show BAH rates not tied to a location, including partial BAH, BAH reserve component/transient (RC/T), and BAH differential (BAH-DIFF). Document Component Breakdown National Out-of-Pocket Amounts Non-Locality Rates Year 2026 2025a 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 All BAH Rates Download a ZIP file containing BAH rates for all locations and all pay grades for the specified year. File Type ASCII PDF/Excel Year 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022T 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013