2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · ZZ710
BAH rates for County Cost Group 710, 2026
County Cost Group 710
ZZ710 · 2026 BAH
E-5 · with dependents
$18,180 a year · −1.8% vs 2025
Without dependents: $1,227/mo
County Cost Group 710 (code ZZ710) sets BAH for 638 ZIP codes outside DTMO's surveyed housing areas, mostly in Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Idaho. In 2026 an E-5 with dependents there receives $1,515 a month; without dependents, $1,227.
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,454
all 24 grades, with dependents
$18 above the median of county cost groups
mapped to ZZ710 by DTMO
2026 BAH by rank, with and without dependents
Monthly rates for every pay grade; your grade is highlighted. "E" officers (O-1E to O-3E) have more than four years of prior enlisted or warrant service. Change compares with-dependents rates to 2025.
| Grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF) | ||
| E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF) | ||
| E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF) | ||
| E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF) | ||
| E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF) | ||
| W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1 | ||
| W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2 | ||
| W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3 | ||
| W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4 | ||
| W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5 | ||
| O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service | ||
| O-1Second Lieutenant | ||
| O-2First Lieutenant | ||
| O-3Captain | ||
| O-4Major | ||
| O-5Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| O-6Colonel | ||
| O-7+O-7 and above |
BAH since 2022
E-5 with dependents moved from $1,314 in 2022 to $1,515 in 2026 (+15.3%).
Monthly BAH in County Cost Group 710, 2022–2026
US dollars a month, with dependents, two common pay grades
View as table: every grade, 2022–2026
With dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $1,227 | $1,317 | $1,356 | $1,434 | $1,404 | +14.4% |
| E-2 | $1,227 | $1,317 | $1,356 | $1,434 | $1,404 | +14.4% |
| E-3 | $1,227 | $1,317 | $1,356 | $1,434 | $1,404 | +14.4% |
| E-4 | $1,227 | $1,317 | $1,356 | $1,434 | $1,404 | +14.4% |
| E-5 | $1,314 | $1,419 | $1,470 | $1,542 | $1,515 | +15.3% |
| E-6 | $1,518 | $1,686 | $1,755 | $1,833 | $1,818 | +19.8% |
| E-7 | $1,575 | $1,752 | $1,824 | $1,905 | $1,890 | +20.0% |
| E-8 | $1,635 | $1,824 | $1,896 | $1,980 | $1,968 | +20.4% |
| E-9 | $1,731 | $1,932 | $2,010 | $2,100 | $2,082 | +20.3% |
| W-1 | $1,536 | $1,704 | $1,773 | $1,851 | $1,836 | +19.5% |
| W-2 | $1,602 | $1,785 | $1,857 | $1,938 | $1,920 | +19.9% |
| W-3 | $1,674 | $1,875 | $1,947 | $2,034 | $2,019 | +20.6% |
| W-4 | $1,752 | $1,959 | $2,037 | $2,130 | $2,106 | +20.2% |
| W-5 | $1,842 | $2,058 | $2,148 | $2,247 | $2,220 | +20.5% |
| O-1E | $1,587 | $1,764 | $1,833 | $1,914 | $1,902 | +19.8% |
| O-2E | $1,662 | $1,857 | $1,932 | $2,019 | $2,004 | +20.6% |
| O-3E | $1,761 | $1,968 | $2,052 | $2,145 | $2,124 | +20.6% |
| O-1 | $1,341 | $1,458 | $1,512 | $1,584 | $1,560 | +16.3% |
| O-2 | $1,521 | $1,683 | $1,752 | $1,830 | $1,815 | +19.3% |
| O-3 | $1,671 | $1,872 | $1,944 | $2,031 | $2,016 | +20.6% |
| O-4 | $1,869 | $2,091 | $2,184 | $2,286 | $2,253 | +20.5% |
| O-5 | $2,013 | $2,247 | $2,355 | $2,463 | $2,424 | +20.4% |
| O-6 | $2,025 | $2,265 | $2,373 | $2,484 | $2,442 | +20.6% |
| O-7+ | $2,037 | $2,280 | $2,388 | $2,502 | $2,454 | +20.5% |
Without dependents
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $960 | $1,017 | $1,047 | $1,122 | $1,128 | +17.5% |
| E-2 | $960 | $1,017 | $1,047 | $1,122 | $1,128 | +17.5% |
| E-3 | $960 | $1,017 | $1,047 | $1,122 | $1,128 | +17.5% |
| E-4 | $960 | $1,017 | $1,047 | $1,122 | $1,128 | +17.5% |
| E-5 | $1,071 | $1,137 | $1,167 | $1,248 | $1,227 | +14.6% |
| E-6 | $1,146 | $1,263 | $1,314 | $1,374 | $1,362 | +18.8% |
| E-7 | $1,227 | $1,314 | $1,368 | $1,437 | $1,419 | +15.6% |
| E-8 | $1,350 | $1,476 | $1,533 | $1,605 | $1,581 | +17.1% |
| E-9 | $1,413 | $1,548 | $1,611 | $1,683 | $1,665 | +17.8% |
| W-1 | $1,209 | $1,296 | $1,332 | $1,410 | $1,380 | +14.1% |
| W-2 | $1,356 | $1,473 | $1,530 | $1,602 | $1,578 | +16.4% |
| W-3 | $1,422 | $1,557 | $1,623 | $1,695 | $1,677 | +17.9% |
| W-4 | $1,530 | $1,698 | $1,770 | $1,845 | $1,830 | +19.6% |
| W-5 | $1,587 | $1,767 | $1,839 | $1,923 | $1,905 | +20.0% |
| O-1E | $1,314 | $1,413 | $1,467 | $1,539 | $1,512 | +15.1% |
| O-2E | $1,401 | $1,536 | $1,593 | $1,665 | $1,644 | +17.3% |
| O-3E | $1,515 | $1,677 | $1,746 | $1,824 | $1,809 | +19.4% |
| O-1 | $1,137 | $1,209 | $1,242 | $1,323 | $1,293 | +13.7% |
| O-2 | $1,287 | $1,386 | $1,434 | $1,512 | $1,482 | +15.2% |
| O-3 | $1,443 | $1,587 | $1,650 | $1,725 | $1,704 | +18.1% |
| O-4 | $1,572 | $1,749 | $1,821 | $1,902 | $1,887 | +20.0% |
| O-5 | $1,605 | $1,791 | $1,860 | $1,944 | $1,926 | +20.0% |
| O-6 | $1,659 | $1,857 | $1,923 | $2,013 | $1,998 | +20.4% |
| O-7+ | $1,674 | $1,881 | $1,953 | $2,049 | $2,028 | +21.1% |
How County Cost Group 710 compares
E-5 with dependents is #19 of 39 county cost groups. Each tick is one area.
E-5 with dependents, every county cost group, 2026
US dollars a month
About this housing area
Counties covered
Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to ZZ710 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.
- Huntingdon County, PA 25
- Greene County, PA 23
- Tioga County, PA 20
- Wyoming County, NY 19
- Mercer County, PA 19
- McKinley County, NM 19
- Houghton County, MI 17
- Adams County, IL 16
- Lincoln County, NM 15
- Mower County, MN 14
and 86 more counties.
Questions
- What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at County Cost Group 710?
- $1,515 a month with dependents and $1,227 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA ZZ710.
- How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at County Cost Group 710?
- E-4: $1,404 with dependents, $1,128 without. E-6: $1,818 with dependents, $1,362 without.
- Did BAH go up at County Cost Group 710 in 2026?
- With-dependents rates changed by −1.3% on average across the 24 pay grades compared with 2025. If a published rate falls, individual rate protection keeps members who stay at the same duty station, grade and dependency status at their previous rate.
- Does BAH depend on where I live or where I am stationed?
- On your permanent duty station's ZIP code, not where you choose to live. Members are free to live anywhere; the rate is fixed by the duty location, pay grade and whether you have dependents.
- When will 2027 BAH rates for County Cost Group 710 be published?
- DTMO normally releases next year's rates in December, effective 1 January. See 2027 BAH rates.
Sources
- Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
- DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.
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