Military BAHRATES

2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · MO160

Kansas City, MO BAH rates 2026

Kansas City, MO

MO160 · 2026 BAH

$1,986/mo

E-5 · with dependents

$23,832 a year · +3.1% vs 2025

Without dependents: $1,596/mo

Dependency status

In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Kansas City, MO military housing area receives $1,986 a month in BAH; without dependents, $1,596. An O-3 with dependents receives $2,310.

$1,845
Lowest grade
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,889
+3.7%
Avg change vs 2025
all 24 grades, with dependents
#172 of 299
E-5 rank
$132 below the median of housing areas
169
ZIP codes
mapped to MO160 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.

DTMO’s official BAH calculator, Department of Defense (opens in a new tab) ↗
GradeWith dependentsWithout dependentsvs 2025
(with)
E-1Private (PV1) (Army), Airman Basic (AF)
$1,845
$1,419
+2.8%
E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF)
$1,845
$1,419
+2.8%
E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF)
$1,845
$1,419
+2.8%
E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF)
$1,845
$1,419
+2.8%
E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF)
$1,986
$1,596
+3.1%
E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF)
$2,175
$1,713
+1.5%
E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,223
$1,848
+2.8%
E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,277
$2,031
+4.3%
E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,397
$2,076
+5.1%
W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1
$2,190
$1,806
+1.4%
W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2
$2,244
$2,028
+3.3%
W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3
$2,313
$2,085
+4.9%
W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4
$2,430
$2,178
+5.1%
W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5
$2,574
$2,232
+4.9%
O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,229
$1,983
+2.9%
O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,301
$2,064
+4.6%
O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,451
$2,163
+5.0%
O-1Second Lieutenant
$2,019
$1,701
+3.1%
O-2First Lieutenant
$2,172
$1,944
+1.5%
O-3Captain
$2,310
$2,103
+4.9%
O-4Major
$2,622
$2,217
+4.9%
O-5Lieutenant Colonel
$2,847
$2,241
+5.1%
O-6Colonel
$2,868
$2,289
+4.9%
O-7+O-7 and above
$2,889
$2,328
+5.0%

BAH since 2022

E-5 with dependents moved from $1,629 in 2022 to $1,986 in 2026 (+21.9%).

Monthly BAH in Kansas City, MO, 2022–2026

US dollars a month, with dependents, two common pay grades

E-5O-3
$1,400$1,600$1,800$2,000$2,200$2,40020222023202420252026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,629E-5 with dependents 2023: $1,905E-5 with dependents 2024: $1,836E-5 with dependents 2025: $1,926E-5 with dependents 2026: $1,986O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,854O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,232O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,091O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,202O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,310$2,310O-3 with dependents$1,986E-5 with dependents
$1,400$1,600$1,800$2,000$2,200$2,400202220242026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,629E-5 with dependents 2023: $1,905E-5 with dependents 2024: $1,836E-5 with dependents 2025: $1,926E-5 with dependents 2026: $1,986O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,854O-3 with dependents 2023: $2,232O-3 with dependents 2024: $2,091O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,202O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,310$2,310$1,986
Source: DTMO annual BAH rate files; rates in effect 1 January each year.
View as table: every grade, 2022–2026

With dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$1,557$1,701$1,698$1,794$1,845+18.5%
E-2$1,557$1,701$1,698$1,794$1,845+18.5%
E-3$1,557$1,701$1,698$1,794$1,845+18.5%
E-4$1,557$1,701$1,698$1,794$1,845+18.5%
E-5$1,629$1,905$1,836$1,926$1,986+21.9%
E-6$1,647$1,983$2,055$2,142$2,175+32.1%
E-7$1,719$2,070$2,076$2,163$2,223+29.3%
E-8$1,806$2,169$2,085$2,184$2,277+26.1%
E-9$1,887$2,298$2,130$2,280$2,397+27.0%
W-1$1,659$1,998$2,073$2,160$2,190+32.0%
W-2$1,755$2,115$2,082$2,172$2,244+27.9%
W-3$1,860$2,235$2,094$2,205$2,313+24.4%
W-4$1,899$2,328$2,151$2,313$2,430+28.0%
W-5$1,941$2,439$2,241$2,454$2,574+32.6%
O-1E$1,737$2,085$2,079$2,166$2,229+28.3%
O-2E$1,845$2,214$2,088$2,199$2,301+24.7%
O-3E$1,902$2,340$2,163$2,334$2,451+28.9%
O-1$1,638$1,923$1,869$1,959$2,019+23.3%
O-2$1,644$1,980$2,052$2,139$2,172+32.1%
O-3$1,854$2,232$2,091$2,202$2,310+24.6%
O-4$1,950$2,475$2,265$2,499$2,622+34.5%
O-5$2,016$2,646$2,400$2,709$2,847+41.2%
O-6$2,028$2,670$2,418$2,733$2,868+41.4%
O-7+$2,040$2,688$2,436$2,751$2,889+41.6%

Without dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$1,167$1,275$1,275$1,347$1,419+21.6%
E-2$1,167$1,275$1,275$1,347$1,419+21.6%
E-3$1,167$1,275$1,275$1,347$1,419+21.6%
E-4$1,167$1,275$1,275$1,347$1,419+21.6%
E-5$1,365$1,428$1,437$1,536$1,596+16.9%
E-6$1,485$1,512$1,569$1,671$1,713+15.4%
E-7$1,554$1,704$1,701$1,797$1,848+18.9%
E-8$1,641$1,926$1,884$1,974$2,031+23.8%
E-9$1,647$1,938$1,941$2,028$2,076+26.0%
W-1$1,542$1,638$1,662$1,761$1,806+17.1%
W-2$1,638$1,923$1,881$1,971$2,028+23.8%
W-3$1,650$1,941$1,950$2,037$2,085+26.4%
W-4$1,659$1,998$2,052$2,139$2,178+31.3%
W-5$1,737$2,091$2,064$2,166$2,232+28.5%
O-1E$1,629$1,899$1,833$1,923$1,983+21.7%
O-2E$1,644$1,935$1,929$2,016$2,064+25.5%
O-3E$1,656$1,971$2,046$2,133$2,163+30.6%
O-1$1,479$1,491$1,557$1,659$1,701+15.0%
O-2$1,608$1,836$1,791$1,884$1,944+20.9%
O-3$1,653$1,950$1,971$2,061$2,103+27.2%
O-4$1,719$2,070$2,055$2,154$2,217+29.0%
O-5$1,767$2,127$2,067$2,169$2,241+26.8%
O-6$1,845$2,220$2,070$2,181$2,289+24.1%
O-7+$1,863$2,250$2,088$2,220$2,328+25.0%

How Kansas City, MO compares

E-5 with dependents is #172 of 299 housing areas in the 50 states and DC. Each tick is one area.

E-5 with dependents, every military housing area, 2026

US dollars a month

Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Charlotte, NC: $2,169Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,556Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Highest $5,127Kansas City, MO$1,986
Ketchikan, AK: $2,868Sitka, AK: $3,210Juneau, AK: $3,354Kodiak Island, AK: $2,865Anchorage, AK: $2,874Fairbanks, AK: $2,436Anniston/Fort McClellan, AL: $1,185Fort Rucker, AL: $1,572Huntsville, AL: $1,797Mobile, AL: $1,887Montgomery, AL: $1,683Auburn, AL: $1,707Birmingham, AL: $2,439Little Rock, AR: $1,848Fort Chaffee/Fort Smith, AR: $1,263Fayetteville, AR: $1,782Phoenix, AZ: $2,289Fort Huachuca, AZ: $1,719Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ: $1,905Yuma, AZ: $1,695Oakland, CA: $3,759San Francisco, CA: $5,127China Lake, CA: $1,563Fresno, CA: $2,439Lemoore NAS, CA: $2,139Camp Pendleton, CA: $3,963Ventura, CA: $3,537Vandenberg SFB, CA: $3,333Marin/Sonoma, CA: $3,303Barstow/Fort Irwin, CA: $2,001San Bernardino, CA: $3,288Twentynine Palms MCB, CA: $1,980Beale AFB, CA: $2,967Sacramento, CA: $2,904Stockton, CA: $2,553Vallejo/Travis AFB, CA: $3,369Los Angeles, CA: $3,882San Diego, CA: $3,975Monterey, CA: $3,465Riverside, CA: $3,351Humboldt County, CA: $1,827Santa Clara County, CA: $4,659San Luis Obispo, CA: $3,198Bridgeport, CA: $2,085El Centro, CA: $1,986Edwards AFB/Palmdale, CA: $2,658Denver, CO: $2,841Colorado Springs, CO: $2,358Fort Collins, CO: $2,268Boulder, CO: $2,754New London, CT: $2,580Hartford, CT: $2,901New Haven/Fairfield, CT: $3,069Washington, DC Metro Area: $3,132Dover AFB/Rehoboth, DE: $2,277Eglin AFB, FL: $2,433Gainesville, FL: $2,040Jacksonville, FL: $2,181Patrick SFB, FL: $2,502Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL: $3,660Orlando, FL: $2,658Panama City, FL: $2,163Pensacola, FL: $1,863Tallahassee, FL: $1,824Tampa, FL: $2,709West Palm Beach, FL: $3,423Ocala, FL: $2,370Florida Keys, FL: $3,969Volusia County, FL: $2,286Fort Pierce, FL: $2,691Fort Myers Beach, FL: $2,694Atlanta, GA: $2,388Albany, GA: $1,371Fort Gordon, GA: $1,890Kings Bay/Brunswick, GA: $2,133Fort Benning, GA: $1,716Robins AFB, GA: $1,800Savannah, GA: $2,415Dahlonega, GA: $2,208Fort Stewart, GA: $2,310Moody AFB, GA: $1,524Maui County, HI: $4,329Honolulu County, HI: $3,663Hawaii County, HI: $3,594Kauai County, HI: $3,798Des Moines, IA: $1,770Boise, ID: $1,926Mountain Home AFB, ID: $1,605Champaign/Urbana, IL: $1,539Rock Island, IL: $1,908Peoria, IL: $1,572Great Lakes NAVTRACEN, IL: $2,427Scott AFB, IL: $1,542Chicago, IL: $3,438Springfield/Decatur, IL: $1,527Indianapolis, IN: $1,875Fort Wayne, IN: $1,947Terre Haute, IN: $1,494Bloomington, IN: $1,905Fort Riley, KS: $1,314Wichita/McConnell AFB, KS: $1,377Fort Leavenworth, KS: $1,815Topeka, KS: $1,626Fort Campbell, KY: $1,815Lexington, KY: $1,875Louisville, KY: $1,989Fort Knox, KY: $1,647Frankfort, KY: $1,410Paducah, KY: $1,365Alexandria, LA: $1,290Baton Rouge, LA: $1,875Fort Polk, LA: $1,218New Orleans, LA: $1,905Shreveport/Barksdale AFB, LA: $1,845Lafayette, LA: $1,584St. Mary and Terrebonne, LA: $1,620Lake Charles, LA: $1,356Monroe, LA: $1,194Nantucket, MA: $4,344Boston, MA: $4,791Worcester, MA: $2,919Fitchburg, MA: $3,093Cape Cod-Plymouth, MA: $3,924Essex Co., MA: $3,477Hampden County, MA: $2,388Martha's Vineyard, MA: $3,984Hanscom AFB, MA: $4,188Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD: $2,478Annapolis, MD: $2,928Baltimore, MD: $2,610Fort Detrick, MD: $2,682Fort G. G. Meade, MD: $2,901Indian Head NAVORDSTA, MD: $3,249Patuxent River, MD: $2,406Eastern Shore, MD: $2,121Oxford, MD: $2,445Brunswick, ME: $2,205Portland, ME: $3,252Coastal Maine, ME: $2,193Bangor, ME: $1,893Detroit, MI: $2,361Marquette, MI: $1,821Sault Ste. Marie, MI: $1,536Traverse City, MI: $2,070Grand Haven, MI: $2,181Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI: $1,959Lansing, MI: $1,806Grand Rapids, MI: $2,148Ann Arbor, MI: $2,559Saginaw, MI: $1,503Duluth, MN: $2,064Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: $2,541St. Louis, MO: $2,436Whiteman AFB, MO: $1,611Fort Leonard Wood, MO: $1,479Springfield, MO: $1,389Columbia/Jefferson City, MO: $1,377Gulfport, MS: $1,602Columbus AFB, MS: $1,398Jackson, MS: $1,920Meridian, MS: $1,290Hattiesburg, MS: $1,395Malmstrom SFB/Great Falls, MT: $1,608Helena, MT: $1,887Outer Banks, NC: $2,604Morehead/Cherry Pt. MCAS, NC: $1,851Camp Lejeune, NC: $1,584Charlotte, NC: $2,169Durham/Chapel Hill, NC: $2,118Elizabeth City, NC: $2,508Fort Bragg/Pope, NC: $1,806Seymour Johnson AFB, NC: $1,521Greensboro, NC: $1,809Raleigh, NC: $2,091Wilmington, NC: $2,040Asheville, NC: $2,214Bismarck, ND: $1,596Fargo, ND: $1,707Grand Forks, ND: $1,731Minot AFB, ND: $1,548Omaha/Offutt AFB, NE: $2,085Lincoln, NE: $1,788Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME: $3,321Manchester/Concord, NH: $3,177Atlantic City, NJ: $2,655Cape May, NJ: $2,754Fort Monmouth/Earle NWS, NJ: $3,549Perth Amboy, NJ: $3,393Northern New Jersey, NJ: $4,749Trenton, NJ: $3,465JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ: $2,823Holloman AFB/Alamogordo, NM: $1,590Albuquerque/Kirtland AFB, NM: $2,211Cannon AFB/Clovis, NM: $1,365White Sands MR/Las Cruces, NM: $1,701Santa Fe/Los Alamos, NM: $2,964Fallon NAS, NV: $1,596Nellis AFB/Las Vegas, NV: $2,070Reno/Carson City, NV: $2,391Ballston Spa/Albany, NY: $2,634Buffalo, NY: $2,214West Point, NY: $3,468Long Island, NY: $4,425New York City, NY: $5,070Rochester, NY: $2,214Rome/Griffiss AFB, NY: $2,109Syracuse, NY: $2,049Fort Drum/Watertown, NY: $1,665Westchester County, NY: $4,479Staten Island, NY: $3,735Akron, OH: $1,581Cincinnati, OH: $2,283Cleveland, OH: $1,998Columbus, OH: $1,875Wright-Patterson AFB, OH: $1,650Toledo, OH: $2,031Youngstown, OH: $1,191Altus AFB, OK: $1,254Vance AFB/Enid, OK: $1,200Fort Sill/Lawton, OK: $1,233Oklahoma City, OK: $1,644Tulsa, OK: $1,638Astoria, OR: $2,055Coos Bay, OR: $1,779Portland, OR: $2,379Salem, OR: $2,004Corvallis, OR: $2,388Eugene, OR: $2,187Carlisle Barracks, PA: $2,076Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ: $2,691Willow Grove, PA: $2,934Pittsburgh, PA: $2,283State College, PA: $1,791Erie, PA: $1,464Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA: $1,740Allentown/Bethlehem, PA: $2,373Newport, RI: $2,847Providence, RI: $3,195Beaufort/Parris Island, SC: $2,403Charleston, SC: $2,385Columbia/Fort Jackson, SC: $1,878Greenville, SC: $1,923Myrtle Beach, SC: $2,097Sumter/Shaw AFB, SC: $1,503Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD: $1,986Sioux Falls, SD: $1,554Chattanooga, TN: $1,986Knoxville, TN: $2,184Memphis, TN: $2,154Nashville, TN: $2,268Johnson City/Kingsport, TN: $1,548Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX: $1,872Austin, TX: $2,241Beaumont, TX: $1,518College Station, TX: $1,758Corpus Christi, TX: $1,788Dallas, TX: $2,469Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX: $1,470El Paso, TX: $1,809Brownsville, TX: $1,503Houston, TX: $2,193Lubbock, TX: $1,476Goodfellow AFB, TX: $1,578San Antonio, TX: $1,869Fort Hood, TX: $1,695Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX: $1,491Fort Worth, TX: $2,118Waco, TX: $1,755Ogden/Hill AFB, UT: $2,118Salt Lake City, UT: $2,130Provo, UT: $2,058Charlottesville, VA: $2,373Quantico/Woodbridge, VA: $2,955Hampton/Newport News, VA: $2,274Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA: $2,430Richmond/Fort Lee, VA: $2,358Warrenton, VA: $3,066Lexington, VA: $1,536Roanoke, VA: $1,911Dahlgren/Fort A.P. Hill, VA: $2,313Burlington, VT: $3,120Bremerton, WA: $2,364Everett, WA: $2,748Port Angeles, WA: $2,436Seattle, WA: $3,135Spokane, WA: $2,184Tacoma, WA (JBLM): $2,556Whidbey Island, WA: $2,073Yakima, WA: $1,923Madison, WI: $2,655Milwaukee, WI: $2,607Sparta/Fort McCoy, WI: $1,395Stevens Point, WI: $1,338Morgantown, WV: $1,641Huntington, WV: $1,533Charleston, WV: $1,404Eastern Panhandle, WV: $2,058Cheyenne, WY: $1,653Lowest $1,185Highest $5,127Kansas City, MO$1,986
Source: DTMO 2026 BAH rate files. E-5 rates in every area.

About this housing area

Rent vs. utilities

DTMO's average split of the 2026 rate in this area.

Rent 84%Utilities 16%

For an E-5 with dependents that is roughly $1,668 rent and $318 utilities a month.

Counties covered

Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to MO160 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.

  • Jackson County, MO 56
  • Johnson County, KS 32
  • Clay County, MO 18
  • Wyandotte County, KS 12
  • Cass County, MO 11
  • Leavenworth County, KS 1
  • Miami County, KS 1
All 169 ZIP codes in this housing area

64002 64012 64013 64014 64015 64016 64024 64029 64030 64034 64048 64050 64051 64052 64053 64054 64055 64056 64057 64058 64060 64063 64064 64065 64066 64068 64069 64070 64072 64073 64075 64078 64080 64081 64082 64083 64086 64088 64089 64090 64101 64102 64105 64106 64108 64109 64110 64111 64112 64113 64114 64116 64117 64118 64119 64120 64121 64123 64124 64125 64126 64127 64128 64129 64130 64131 64132 64133 64134 64136 64137 64138 64139 64141 64144 64145 64146 64147 64148 64149 64155 64156 64157 64158 64161 64162 64165 64166 64167 64170 64171 64179 64180 64184 64187 64188 64191 64196 64197 64198 64199 64701 64725 64734 64743 64746 64747 64999 66012 66018 66021 66030 66031 66051 66061 66062 66063 66083 66085 66101 66102 66103 66104 66105 66106 66109 66110 66111 66112 66113 66115 66117 66118 66119 66160 66201 66202 66203 66204 66205 66206 66207 66208 66209 66210 66211 66212 66213 66214 66215 66216 66217 66218 66219 66220 66221 66222 66223 66224 66225 66226 66227 66250 66251 66276 66282 66283 66285 66286

Questions

What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Kansas City, MO?
$1,986 a month with dependents and $1,596 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA MO160.
How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Kansas City, MO?
E-4: $1,845 with dependents, $1,419 without. E-6: $2,175 with dependents, $1,713 without.
Did BAH go up at Kansas City, MO in 2026?
With-dependents rates changed by +3.7% 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 Kansas City, MO be published?
DTMO normally releases next year's rates in December, effective 1 January. See 2027 BAH rates.

Sources

  1. Defense Travel Management Office, BAH rates, all locations and all pay grades, 2026 (ASCII files), BAH Rate Lookup. Downloaded 2026-10-08.
  2. DTMO, 2025 and earlier rate files (same page), used for year-over-year change.

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