2026 BAH · Colorado

Colorado BAH rates 2026

Colorado has 4 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $2,268 in Fort Collins, CO to $2,841 in Denver, CO.

Housing area	E-1 with	E-5 with	E-5 without	O-3 with	vs 2025
Denver, CO	$2,556	$2,841	$2,148	$3,207	−0.4%
Boulder, CO	$2,565	$2,754	$2,238	$3,711	+5.1%
Colorado Springs, CO	$2,160	$2,358	$1,860	$2,595	+1.2%
Fort Collins, CO	$2,061	$2,268	$1,812	$2,805	+4.0%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

Installation	Service	Housing area	E-5 with	E-5 without
Fort Carson	Army	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,358	$1,860
Peterson SFB	Space Force	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,358	$1,860
Schriever SFB	Space Force	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,358	$1,860
U.S. Air Force Academy	Air Force	Colorado Springs, CO	$2,358	$1,860

299 Colorado ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

Group	ZIPs in CO	E-5 with	E-5 without
County Cost Group 880	31	$2,850	$2,337
County Cost Group 740	29	$1,590	$1,290
County Cost Group 770	26	$1,752	$1,425
County Cost Group 780	25	$1,815	$1,476
County Cost Group 730	22	$1,557	$1,263
County Cost Group 890	22	$3,156	$2,589
County Cost Group 810	20	$2,064	$1,683
County Cost Group 790	18	$1,890	$1,542
County Cost Group 700	17	$1,497	$1,212
County Cost Group 670	14	$1,461	$1,185
County Cost Group 760	12	$1,686	$1,368
County Cost Group 820	11	$2,160	$1,764
County Cost Group 680	10	$1,470	$1,191
County Cost Group 720	10	$1,536	$1,245
County Cost Group 710	8	$1,515	$1,227
County Cost Group 840	6	$2,322	$1,896
County Cost Group 850	5	$2,409	$1,968
County Cost Group 610	3	$1,410	$1,143
County Cost Group 750	3	$1,638	$1,332
County Cost Group 800	3	$1,962	$1,599
County Cost Group 690	2	$1,482	$1,200
County Cost Group 830	2	$2,250	$1,839

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.