Military BAHRATES

2026 BAH · Texas

Texas BAH rates 2026

Texas has 17 military housing areas. E-5 BAH with dependents ranges from $1,470 in Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX to $2,469 in Dallas, TX.

Housing areaE-1 withE-5 withE-5 withoutO-3 withvs 2025
Dallas, TX$2,220$2,469$1,851$2,847−2.3%
Austin, TX$2,046$2,241$1,731$3,447−5.5%
Houston, TX$1,974$2,193$1,665$2,700+9.5%
Fort Worth, TX$1,938$2,118$1,656$2,460+0.7%
Abilene/Dyess AFB, TX$1,761$1,872$1,545$2,859+5.9%
San Antonio, TX$1,728$1,869$1,500$2,127−2.5%
El Paso, TX$1,665$1,809$1,437$2,202+5.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$1,644$1,788$1,413$2,475+2.5%
College Station, TX$1,662$1,758$1,485$2,685+11.1%
Waco, TX$1,617$1,755$1,440$2,379+1.7%
Fort Hood, TX$1,662$1,695$1,530$2,340+6.2%
Goodfellow AFB, TX$1,455$1,578$1,230$2,193+5.6%
Beaumont, TX$1,488$1,518$1,377$1,956+6.3%
Brownsville, TX$1,413$1,503$1,248$2,169−5.0%
Wichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX$1,392$1,491$1,182$2,325+3.7%
Lubbock, TX$1,416$1,476$1,272$1,983+0.9%
Laughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,371$1,470$1,209$2,121+2.8%

Bases

E-5 monthly BAH, 2026.

InstallationServiceHousing areaE-5 withE-5 without
Dyess AFBAir ForceAbilene/Dyess AFB, TX$1,872$1,545
Fort BlissArmyEl Paso, TX$1,809$1,437
Fort HoodArmyFort Hood, TX$1,695$1,530
Goodfellow AFBAir ForceGoodfellow AFB, TX$1,578$1,230
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam HoustonJointSan Antonio, TX$1,869$1,500
Joint Base San Antonio-LacklandJointSan Antonio, TX$1,869$1,500
Joint Base San Antonio-RandolphJointSan Antonio, TX$1,869$1,500
Laughlin AFBAir ForceLaughlin AFB/Del Rio, TX$1,470$1,209
NAS Corpus ChristiNavyCorpus Christi, TX$1,788$1,413
NAS KingsvilleNavyCorpus Christi, TX$1,788$1,413
Sheppard AFBAir ForceWichita Falls/Sheppard AFB, TX$1,491$1,182

Rural Texas: county cost groups

1,105 Texas ZIP codes fall outside the housing areas above and get a county cost group rate.

GroupZIPs in TXE-5 withE-5 without
County Cost Group 740118$1,590$1,290
County Cost Group 700114$1,497$1,212
County Cost Group 76077$1,686$1,368
County Cost Group 71075$1,515$1,227
County Cost Group 77069$1,752$1,425
County Cost Group 69067$1,482$1,200
County Cost Group 75062$1,638$1,332
County Cost Group 87051$2,652$2,172
County Cost Group 73048$1,557$1,263
County Cost Group 72047$1,536$1,245
County Cost Group 80043$1,962$1,599
County Cost Group 68037$1,470$1,191
County Cost Group 65034$1,443$1,167
County Cost Group 78031$1,815$1,476
County Cost Group 81030$2,064$1,683
County Cost Group 84028$2,322$1,896
County Cost Group 64026$1,434$1,161
County Cost Group 59024$1,392$1,128
County Cost Group 63020$1,425$1,155
County Cost Group 67020$1,461$1,185
County Cost Group 62018$1,419$1,149
County Cost Group 66017$1,449$1,176
County Cost Group 61012$1,410$1,143
County Cost Group 82011$2,160$1,764
County Cost Group 5809$1,380$1,119
County Cost Group 8609$2,487$2,037
County Cost Group 6008$1,404$1,137

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.