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Fort Wainwright: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Fort Wainwright?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,827/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Fort Wainwright
- $1,827
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,510/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $317/mo left over
Key facts for living at Fort Wainwright
| Host state | Alaska |
|---|---|
| State income tax | None on wages |
| Top state income-tax rate | 0.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 1.82% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.94% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $391,973 |
| Military housing area | AK405 — FAIRBANKS, AK |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 38° / 18°F |
| Annual precipitation | 11.7 in |
| Official site | Fort Wainwright |
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PCS checklist for Fort Wainwright
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (AK405).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 99703).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $1,676/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a AK driver license within 90 days and title the car within 10 days. See Alaska.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Fort Wainwright site.
PCS from Fort Wainwright
Only installations that share a tenant service with Fort Wainwright.
Wainwright → APGFort Wainwright to Aberdeen Proving GroundWainwright → CarlisleFort Wainwright to Carlisle BarracksWainwright → BelvoirFort Wainwright to Fort BelvoirWainwright → BenningFort Wainwright to Fort BenningWainwright → BlissFort Wainwright to Fort BlissWainwright → BraggFort Wainwright to Fort BraggWainwright → CampbellFort Wainwright to Fort CampbellWainwright → CarsonFort Wainwright to Fort CarsonWainwright → DetrickFort Wainwright to Fort DetrickWainwright → DrumFort Wainwright to Fort DrumWainwright → GordonFort Wainwright to Fort GordonWainwright → HamiltonFort Wainwright to Fort HamiltonWainwright → HoodFort Wainwright to Fort HoodWainwright → HuachucaFort Wainwright to Fort HuachucaWainwright → IrwinFort Wainwright to Fort IrwinWainwright → JacksonFort Wainwright to Fort JacksonWainwright → KnoxFort Wainwright to Fort KnoxWainwright → LeavenworthFort Wainwright to Fort LeavenworthWainwright → LeeFort Wainwright to Fort LeeWainwright → FLWFort Wainwright to Fort Leonard WoodWainwright → McCoyFort Wainwright to Fort McCoyWainwright → MeadeFort Wainwright to Fort MeadeWainwright → PolkFort Wainwright to Fort PolkWainwright → RileyFort Wainwright to Fort RileyWainwright → RuckerFort Wainwright to Fort RuckerWainwright → SillFort Wainwright to Fort SillWainwright → StewartFort Wainwright to Fort StewartWainwright → JBERFort Wainwright to Joint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonWainwright → JBLEFort Wainwright to Joint Base Langley-EustisWainwright → JBLMFort Wainwright to Joint Base Lewis-McChordWainwright → JBMDLFort Wainwright to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstWainwright → JBMHHFort Wainwright to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallWainwright → JBSAFort Wainwright to Joint Base San AntonioWainwright → RedstoneFort Wainwright to Redstone ArsenalWainwright → SchofieldFort Wainwright to Schofield BarracksWainwright → West PointFort Wainwright to USMA West Point
PCS to Fort Wainwright
APG → WainwrightAberdeen Proving Ground to Fort WainwrightCarlisle → WainwrightCarlisle Barracks to Fort WainwrightBelvoir → WainwrightFort Belvoir to Fort WainwrightBenning → WainwrightFort Benning to Fort WainwrightBliss → WainwrightFort Bliss to Fort WainwrightBragg → WainwrightFort Bragg to Fort WainwrightCampbell → WainwrightFort Campbell to Fort WainwrightCarson → WainwrightFort Carson to Fort WainwrightDetrick → WainwrightFort Detrick to Fort WainwrightDrum → WainwrightFort Drum to Fort WainwrightGordon → WainwrightFort Gordon to Fort WainwrightHamilton → WainwrightFort Hamilton to Fort WainwrightHood → WainwrightFort Hood to Fort WainwrightHuachuca → WainwrightFort Huachuca to Fort WainwrightIrwin → WainwrightFort Irwin to Fort WainwrightJackson → WainwrightFort Jackson to Fort WainwrightKnox → WainwrightFort Knox to Fort WainwrightLeavenworth → WainwrightFort Leavenworth to Fort WainwrightLee → WainwrightFort Lee to Fort WainwrightFLW → WainwrightFort Leonard Wood to Fort WainwrightMcCoy → WainwrightFort McCoy to Fort WainwrightMeade → WainwrightFort Meade to Fort WainwrightPolk → WainwrightFort Polk to Fort WainwrightRiley → WainwrightFort Riley to Fort WainwrightRucker → WainwrightFort Rucker to Fort WainwrightSill → WainwrightFort Sill to Fort WainwrightStewart → WainwrightFort Stewart to Fort WainwrightJBER → WainwrightJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Fort WainwrightJBLE → WainwrightJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Fort WainwrightJBLM → WainwrightJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort WainwrightJBMDL → WainwrightJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Fort WainwrightJBMHH → WainwrightJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Fort WainwrightJBSA → WainwrightJoint Base San Antonio to Fort WainwrightRedstone → WainwrightRedstone Arsenal to Fort WainwrightSchofield → WainwrightSchofield Barracks to Fort WainwrightWest Point → WainwrightUSMA West Point to Fort Wainwright
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 Wainwright (AK405). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Fairbanks North Star Borough $1,676.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 99701 (Fairbanks) $1,510 / $2,110.
- 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 Fairbanks city, Alaska ($268,400, $1,496/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Fairbanks Intl (NWS) (USW00026411).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Alaska 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 Alaska. 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 Alaska. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Alaska motor-vehicle agency (license 90 days, title 10 days; title tax 0.00%). 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 Alaska. 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 Alaska. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.