Military BAHRATES

2026 Basic Allowance for Housing · TX278

Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX BAH rates 2026

Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX

TX278 · 2026 BAH

$1,470/mo

E-5 · with dependents

$17,640 a year · +5.6% vs 2025

Without dependents: $1,209/mo

Dependency status

In 2026, an E-5 with dependents stationed in the Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX military housing area receives $1,470 a month in BAH; without dependents, $1,209. An O-3 with dependents receives $2,121.

$1,371
Lowest grade
E-1 with dependents; O-7+ gets $2,859
+2.8%
Avg change vs 2025
all 24 grades, with dependents
#274 of 299
E-5 rank
$648 below the median of housing areas
7
ZIP codes
mapped to TX278 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)
$1,371
$1,110
+5.1%
E-2Private (PV2) (Army), Airman (AF)
$1,371
$1,110
+5.1%
E-3Private First Class (Army), Airman First Class (AF)
$1,371
$1,110
+5.1%
E-4Specialist / Corporal (Army), Senior Airman (AF)
$1,371
$1,110
+5.1%
E-5Sergeant (Army), Staff Sergeant (AF)
$1,470
$1,209
+5.6%
E-6Staff Sergeant (Army), Technical Sergeant (AF)
$1,704
$1,275
−1.4%
E-7Sergeant First Class (Army), Master Sergeant (AF)
$1,854
$1,392
+0.3%
E-8Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (Army), Senior Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,019
$1,521
+2.1%
E-9Sergeant Major (Army), Chief Master Sergeant (AF)
$2,238
$1,680
+3.3%
W-1Warrant Officer 1 / Warrant Officer 1
$1,722
$1,350
−1.5%
W-2Chief Warrant Officer 2
$1,923
$1,518
+1.1%
W-3Chief Warrant Officer 3
$2,127
$1,683
+3.2%
W-4Chief Warrant Officer 4
$2,280
$1,734
+3.3%
W-5Chief Warrant Officer 5
$2,466
$1,899
+3.4%
O-1EO-1 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$1,884
$1,467
+0.8%
O-2EO-2 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,097
$1,572
+2.8%
O-3EO-3 with 4+ yrs prior enlisted service
$2,307
$1,731
+3.4%
O-1Second Lieutenant
$1,506
$1,269
+4.6%
O-2First Lieutenant
$1,701
$1,440
−1.4%
O-3Captain
$2,121
$1,686
+3.1%
O-4Major
$2,526
$1,896
+3.3%
O-5Lieutenant Colonel
$2,820
$2,115
+3.8%
O-6Colonel
$2,841
$2,130
+3.6%
O-7+O-7 and above
$2,859
$2,145
+3.5%

BAH since 2022

E-5 with dependents moved from $1,212 in 2022 to $1,470 in 2026 (+21.3%).

Monthly BAH in Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX, 2022–2026

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

E-5O-3
$1,000$1,250$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,25020222023202420252026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,212E-5 with dependents 2023: $1,248E-5 with dependents 2024: $1,302E-5 with dependents 2025: $1,392E-5 with dependents 2026: $1,470O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,695O-3 with dependents 2023: $1,836O-3 with dependents 2024: $1,962O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,058O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,121$2,121O-3 with dependents$1,470E-5 with dependents
$1,000$1,250$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250202220242026E-5 with dependents 2022: $1,212E-5 with dependents 2023: $1,248E-5 with dependents 2024: $1,302E-5 with dependents 2025: $1,392E-5 with dependents 2026: $1,470O-3 with dependents 2022: $1,695O-3 with dependents 2023: $1,836O-3 with dependents 2024: $1,962O-3 with dependents 2025: $2,058O-3 with dependents 2026: $2,121$2,121$1,470
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$1,140$1,140$1,179$1,305$1,371+20.3%
E-2$1,140$1,140$1,179$1,305$1,371+20.3%
E-3$1,140$1,140$1,179$1,305$1,371+20.3%
E-4$1,140$1,140$1,179$1,305$1,371+20.3%
E-5$1,212$1,248$1,302$1,392$1,470+21.3%
E-6$1,446$1,539$1,725$1,728$1,704+17.8%
E-7$1,536$1,647$1,812$1,848$1,854+20.7%
E-8$1,635$1,764$1,905$1,977$2,019+23.5%
E-9$1,776$1,902$2,043$2,166$2,238+26.0%
W-1$1,461$1,557$1,746$1,749$1,722+17.9%
W-2$1,578$1,698$1,854$1,902$1,923+21.9%
W-3$1,698$1,839$1,965$2,061$2,127+25.3%
W-4$1,806$1,932$2,076$2,208$2,280+26.2%
W-5$1,929$2,040$2,211$2,385$2,466+27.8%
O-1E$1,557$1,665$1,827$1,869$1,884+21.0%
O-2E$1,680$1,818$1,947$2,040$2,097+24.8%
O-3E$1,818$1,944$2,094$2,232$2,307+26.9%
O-1$1,245$1,290$1,359$1,440$1,506+21.0%
O-2$1,443$1,536$1,722$1,725$1,701+17.9%
O-3$1,695$1,836$1,962$2,058$2,121+25.1%
O-4$1,971$2,076$2,256$2,445$2,526+28.2%
O-5$2,166$2,244$2,463$2,718$2,820+30.2%
O-6$2,181$2,262$2,481$2,742$2,841+30.3%
O-7+$2,196$2,277$2,499$2,763$2,859+30.2%

Without dependents

Grade20222023202420252026Change
E-1$855$855$885$978$1,110+29.8%
E-2$855$855$885$978$1,110+29.8%
E-3$855$855$885$978$1,110+29.8%
E-4$855$855$885$978$1,110+29.8%
E-5$951$945$978$1,122$1,209+27.1%
E-6$1,083$1,152$1,293$1,293$1,275+17.7%
E-7$1,152$1,236$1,359$1,386$1,392+20.8%
E-8$1,266$1,323$1,428$1,482$1,521+20.1%
E-9$1,332$1,428$1,533$1,626$1,680+26.1%
W-1$1,125$1,170$1,311$1,311$1,350+20.0%
W-2$1,263$1,308$1,392$1,461$1,518+20.2%
W-3$1,335$1,431$1,536$1,629$1,683+26.1%
W-4$1,464$1,563$1,746$1,752$1,734+18.4%
W-5$1,557$1,671$1,833$1,878$1,899+22.0%
O-1E$1,212$1,248$1,371$1,401$1,467+21.0%
O-2E$1,314$1,374$1,485$1,536$1,572+19.6%
O-3E$1,440$1,530$1,719$1,719$1,731+20.2%
O-1$1,062$1,026$1,050$1,215$1,269+19.5%
O-2$1,191$1,239$1,362$1,389$1,440+20.9%
O-3$1,359$1,434$1,569$1,632$1,686+24.1%
O-4$1,536$1,647$1,812$1,851$1,896+23.4%
O-5$1,626$1,716$1,863$2,040$2,115+30.1%
O-6$1,683$1,824$1,944$2,058$2,130+26.6%
O-7+$1,698$1,848$1,974$2,079$2,145+26.3%

How Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX compares

E-5 with dependents is #274 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: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. 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: $2,469El 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 $1,185Median $2,118Highest $5,127Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,470
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: $2,541Kansas City, MO: $1,986St. 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: $2,469El 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 $5,127Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,470
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 80%Utilities 20%

For an E-5 with dependents that is roughly $1,176 rent and $294 utilities a month.

Counties covered

Counties of the ZIP codes DTMO maps to TX278 (largest overlap per ZIP, Census 2020 ZCTA file), with ZIP counts.

  • Val Verde County, TX 6
All 7 ZIP codes in this housing area

78837 78840 78841 78842 78843 78847 78871

Questions

What is the 2026 BAH for an E-5 at Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX?
$1,470 a month with dependents and $1,209 without dependents, according to DTMO's 2026 rate files for MHA TX278.
How much is E-4 and E-6 BAH at Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX?
E-4: $1,371 with dependents, $1,110 without. E-6: $1,704 with dependents, $1,275 without.
Did BAH go up at Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX in 2026?
With-dependents rates changed by +2.8% 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 Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX 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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