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Fort Leonard Wood: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Fort Leonard Wood?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,290/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Fort Leonard Wood
- $1,290
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,040/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $250/mo left over
Key facts for living at Fort Leonard Wood
| Host state | Missouri |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 4.7% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 4.7% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 8.44% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.89% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 2.55% effective |
| Median home value | $267,791 |
| Military housing area | MO163 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 67° / 45°F |
| Annual precipitation | 36.5 in |
| Official site | Fort Leonard Wood |
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PCS checklist for Fort Leonard Wood
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (MO163).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 65473).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Pulaski County is $1,062/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a MO driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Missouri.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Fort Leonard Wood site.
PCS from Fort Leonard Wood
Only installations that share a tenant service with Fort Leonard Wood.
FLW → APGFort Leonard Wood to Aberdeen Proving GroundFLW → CarlisleFort Leonard Wood to Carlisle BarracksFLW → BelvoirFort Leonard Wood to Fort BelvoirFLW → BenningFort Leonard Wood to Fort BenningFLW → BlissFort Leonard Wood to Fort BlissFLW → BraggFort Leonard Wood to Fort BraggFLW → CampbellFort Leonard Wood to Fort CampbellFLW → CarsonFort Leonard Wood to Fort CarsonFLW → DetrickFort Leonard Wood to Fort DetrickFLW → DrumFort Leonard Wood to Fort DrumFLW → GordonFort Leonard Wood to Fort GordonFLW → HamiltonFort Leonard Wood to Fort HamiltonFLW → HoodFort Leonard Wood to Fort HoodFLW → HuachucaFort Leonard Wood to Fort HuachucaFLW → IrwinFort Leonard Wood to Fort IrwinFLW → JacksonFort Leonard Wood to Fort JacksonFLW → KnoxFort Leonard Wood to Fort KnoxFLW → LeavenworthFort Leonard Wood to Fort LeavenworthFLW → LeeFort Leonard Wood to Fort LeeFLW → McCoyFort Leonard Wood to Fort McCoyFLW → MeadeFort Leonard Wood to Fort MeadeFLW → PolkFort Leonard Wood to Fort PolkFLW → RileyFort Leonard Wood to Fort RileyFLW → RuckerFort Leonard Wood to Fort RuckerFLW → SillFort Leonard Wood to Fort SillFLW → StewartFort Leonard Wood to Fort StewartFLW → WainwrightFort Leonard Wood to Fort WainwrightFLW → JBERFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonFLW → JBLEFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base Langley-EustisFLW → JBLMFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base Lewis-McChordFLW → JBMDLFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstFLW → JBMHHFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallFLW → JBSAFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base San AntonioFLW → RedstoneFort Leonard Wood to Redstone ArsenalFLW → SchofieldFort Leonard Wood to Schofield BarracksFLW → West PointFort Leonard Wood to USMA West Point
PCS to Fort Leonard Wood
APG → FLWAberdeen Proving Ground to Fort Leonard WoodCarlisle → FLWCarlisle Barracks to Fort Leonard WoodBelvoir → FLWFort Belvoir to Fort Leonard WoodBenning → FLWFort Benning to Fort Leonard WoodBliss → FLWFort Bliss to Fort Leonard WoodBragg → FLWFort Bragg to Fort Leonard WoodCampbell → FLWFort Campbell to Fort Leonard WoodCarson → FLWFort Carson to Fort Leonard WoodDetrick → FLWFort Detrick to Fort Leonard WoodDrum → FLWFort Drum to Fort Leonard WoodGordon → FLWFort Gordon to Fort Leonard WoodHamilton → FLWFort Hamilton to Fort Leonard WoodHood → FLWFort Hood to Fort Leonard WoodHuachuca → FLWFort Huachuca to Fort Leonard WoodIrwin → FLWFort Irwin to Fort Leonard WoodJackson → FLWFort Jackson to Fort Leonard WoodKnox → FLWFort Knox to Fort Leonard WoodLeavenworth → FLWFort Leavenworth to Fort Leonard WoodLee → FLWFort Lee to Fort Leonard WoodMcCoy → FLWFort McCoy to Fort Leonard WoodMeade → FLWFort Meade to Fort Leonard WoodPolk → FLWFort Polk to Fort Leonard WoodRiley → FLWFort Riley to Fort Leonard WoodRucker → FLWFort Rucker to Fort Leonard WoodSill → FLWFort Sill to Fort Leonard WoodStewart → FLWFort Stewart to Fort Leonard WoodWainwright → FLWFort Wainwright to Fort Leonard WoodJBER → FLWJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Fort Leonard WoodJBLE → FLWJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Fort Leonard WoodJBLM → FLWJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort Leonard WoodJBMDL → FLWJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Fort Leonard WoodJBMHH → FLWJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Fort Leonard WoodJBSA → FLWJoint Base San Antonio to Fort Leonard WoodRedstone → FLWRedstone Arsenal to Fort Leonard WoodSchofield → FLWSchofield Barracks to Fort Leonard WoodWest Point → FLWUSMA West Point to Fort Leonard Wood
Sources
Housing figures below are for the installation (MHA, HUD rent, climate). Host-state tax rates are statewide averages — not a tax return. County add-ons can differ, and wage tax on military pay follows legal residence, not the duty station.
- BAH (with and without dependents). DTMO CY2026 BAH tables for Fort Leonard Wood (MO163). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Pulaski County $1,062.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 65584 (St. Robert) $1,040 / $1,450.
- Off-base city home value and rent. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year 2020–2024 tables B25077 (median value of owner-occupied homes) and B25064 (median gross rent) for St. Robert city, Missouri ($225,300, $1,087/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Springfield, MO (NWS) (USW00013996).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Missouri from the Tax Foundation 2026 individual income-tax tables. On this page they describe the host state, not automatically the tax on a military LES (legal residence can stay put). BAH is untaxed.
- Combined sales tax near the installation. Tax Foundation January 2026 state-and-local sales-tax averages for Missouri. Used as an off-base shopping stand-in; city and county add-ons vary.
- Effective property tax if you buy off-base. Tax Foundation 2026 property taxes by state for Missouri. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Missouri motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 4.22%). These are host-state motor-vehicle rules, not BAH.
- Vehicle personal-property tax on the host-state snapshot. WalletHub 2026 vehicle property-tax table for Missouri. This is a statewide car-tax flag, not real-estate tax and not BAH.
- Statewide median home value on the host-state snapshot. Experian / Zillow March 2026 state medians for Missouri. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.