2026 BAH · South Dakota

South Dakota BAH rates 2026

South Dakota has 2 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $1,554 in Sioux Falls, SD to $1,986 in Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD.

Housing area	E-1 with	E-5 with	E-5 without	O-3 with	vs 2025
Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD	$1,800	$1,986	$1,545	$2,475	+2.6%
Sioux Falls, SD	$1,428	$1,554	$1,224	$2,106	+1.1%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

Installation	Service	Housing area	E-5 with	E-5 without
Ellsworth AFB	Air Force	Rapid City/Ellsworth AFB, SD	$1,986	$1,545

Rural South Dakota: county cost groups

317 South Dakota ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

Group	ZIPs in SD	E-5 with	E-5 without
County Cost Group 580	39	$1,380	$1,119
County Cost Group 600	39	$1,404	$1,137
County Cost Group 630	34	$1,425	$1,155
County Cost Group 650	31	$1,443	$1,167
County Cost Group 570	21	$1,371	$1,107
County Cost Group 640	16	$1,434	$1,161
County Cost Group 550	13	$1,353	$1,092
County Cost Group 560	13	$1,362	$1,101
County Cost Group 770	13	$1,752	$1,425
County Cost Group 610	12	$1,410	$1,143
County Cost Group 660	9	$1,449	$1,176
County Cost Group 670	8	$1,461	$1,185
County Cost Group 700	8	$1,497	$1,212
County Cost Group 730	8	$1,557	$1,263
County Cost Group 540	7	$1,344	$1,086
County Cost Group 680	7	$1,470	$1,191
County Cost Group 710	6	$1,515	$1,227
County Cost Group 720	6	$1,536	$1,245
County Cost Group 590	5	$1,392	$1,128
County Cost Group 740	5	$1,590	$1,290
County Cost Group 750	5	$1,638	$1,332
County Cost Group 760	5	$1,686	$1,368
County Cost Group 780	5	$1,815	$1,476
County Cost Group 510	2	$1,329	$1,074

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.