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Joint Base Lewis-McChord: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,121/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- $2,121
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,860/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $261/mo left over
Key facts for living at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
| Host state | Washington |
|---|---|
| State income tax | None on wages |
| Top state income-tax rate | 0.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 9.51% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.75% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $609,756 |
| Military housing area | WA311 — TACOMA, WA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 64° / 46°F |
| Annual precipitation | 36.9 in |
| Official site | Joint Base Lewis-McChord |
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PCS checklist for Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (WA311).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 98433).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Pierce County is $1,971/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a WA driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Washington.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Joint Base Lewis-McChord site.
PCS from Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Only installations that share a tenant service with Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
JBLM → APGJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Aberdeen Proving GroundJBLM → AltusJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Altus Air Force BaseJBLM → BarksdaleJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Barksdale Air Force BaseJBLM → BealeJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Beale Air Force BaseJBLM → BuckleyJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Buckley Space Force BaseJBLM → CannonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Cannon Air Force BaseJBLM → CarlisleJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Carlisle BarracksJBLM → Columbus AFBJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Columbus Air Force BaseJBLM → Davis-MonthanJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Davis-Monthan Air Force BaseJBLM → DoverJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Dover Air Force BaseJBLM → DyessJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Dyess Air Force BaseJBLM → EdwardsJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Edwards Air Force BaseJBLM → EglinJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Eglin Air Force BaseJBLM → EllsworthJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Ellsworth Air Force BaseJBLM → FE WarrenJoint Base Lewis-McChord to FE Warren Air Force BaseJBLM → FairchildJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fairchild Air Force BaseJBLM → BelvoirJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort BelvoirJBLM → BenningJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort BenningJBLM → BlissJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort BlissJBLM → BraggJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort BraggJBLM → CampbellJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort CampbellJBLM → CarsonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort CarsonJBLM → DetrickJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort DetrickJBLM → DrumJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort DrumJBLM → GordonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort GordonJBLM → HamiltonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort HamiltonJBLM → HoodJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort HoodJBLM → HuachucaJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort HuachucaJBLM → IrwinJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort IrwinJBLM → JacksonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort JacksonJBLM → KnoxJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort KnoxJBLM → LeavenworthJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort LeavenworthJBLM → LeeJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort LeeJBLM → FLWJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort Leonard WoodJBLM → McCoyJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort McCoyJBLM → MeadeJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort MeadeJBLM → PolkJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort PolkJBLM → RileyJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort RileyJBLM → RuckerJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort RuckerJBLM → SillJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort SillJBLM → StewartJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort StewartJBLM → WainwrightJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Fort WainwrightJBLM → GoodfellowJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Goodfellow Air Force BaseJBLM → Grand ForksJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Grand Forks Air Force BaseJBLM → HanscomJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Hanscom Air Force BaseJBLM → HillJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Hill Air Force BaseJBLM → HollomanJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Holloman Air Force BaseJBLM → HurlburtJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Hurlburt FieldJBLM → JBABJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingJBLM → AndrewsJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base AndrewsJBLM → JB CharlestonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base CharlestonJBLM → JBERJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonJBLM → JBLEJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base Langley-EustisJBLM → JBMDLJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstJBLM → JBMHHJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallJBLM → JBPHHJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamJBLM → JBSAJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Joint Base San AntonioJBLM → KeeslerJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Keesler Air Force BaseJBLM → KirtlandJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Kirtland Air Force BaseJBLM → LaughlinJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Laughlin Air Force BaseJBLM → Little RockJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Little Rock Air Force BaseJBLM → LukeJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Luke Air Force BaseJBLM → MacDillJoint Base Lewis-McChord to MacDill Air Force BaseJBLM → MalmstromJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Malmstrom Air Force BaseJBLM → MaxwellJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Maxwell Air Force BaseJBLM → McConnellJoint Base Lewis-McChord to McConnell Air Force BaseJBLM → MinotJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Minot Air Force BaseJBLM → MoodyJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Moody Air Force BaseJBLM → Mountain HomeJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Mountain Home Air Force BaseJBLM → NellisJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Nellis Air Force BaseJBLM → OffuttJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Offutt Air Force BaseJBLM → PatrickJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Patrick Space Force BaseJBLM → PetersonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Peterson Space Force BaseJBLM → RedstoneJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Redstone ArsenalJBLM → RobinsJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Robins Air Force BaseJBLM → SchofieldJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Schofield BarracksJBLM → SchrieverJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Schriever Space Force BaseJBLM → ScottJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Scott Air Force BaseJBLM → Seymour JohnsonJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Seymour Johnson Air Force BaseJBLM → ShawJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Shaw Air Force BaseJBLM → SheppardJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Sheppard Air Force BaseJBLM → TinkerJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Tinker Air Force BaseJBLM → TravisJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Travis Air Force BaseJBLM → TyndallJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Tyndall Air Force BaseJBLM → West PointJoint Base Lewis-McChord to USMA West PointJBLM → VandenbergJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Vandenberg Space Force BaseJBLM → WhitemanJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Whiteman Air Force BaseJBLM → Wright-PattJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
PCS to Joint Base Lewis-McChord
APG → JBLMAberdeen Proving Ground to Joint Base Lewis-McChordAltus → JBLMAltus Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBarksdale → JBLMBarksdale Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBeale → JBLMBeale Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBuckley → JBLMBuckley Space Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordCannon → JBLMCannon Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordCarlisle → JBLMCarlisle Barracks to Joint Base Lewis-McChordColumbus AFB → JBLMColumbus Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordDavis-Monthan → JBLMDavis-Monthan Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordDover → JBLMDover Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordDyess → JBLMDyess Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordEdwards → JBLMEdwards Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordEglin → JBLMEglin Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordEllsworth → JBLMEllsworth Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordFE Warren → JBLMFE Warren Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordFairchild → JBLMFairchild Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBelvoir → JBLMFort Belvoir to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBenning → JBLMFort Benning to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBliss → JBLMFort Bliss to Joint Base Lewis-McChordBragg → JBLMFort Bragg to Joint Base Lewis-McChordCampbell → JBLMFort Campbell to Joint Base Lewis-McChordCarson → JBLMFort Carson to Joint Base Lewis-McChordDetrick → JBLMFort Detrick to Joint Base Lewis-McChordDrum → JBLMFort Drum to Joint Base Lewis-McChordGordon → JBLMFort Gordon to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHamilton → JBLMFort Hamilton to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHood → JBLMFort Hood to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHuachuca → JBLMFort Huachuca to Joint Base Lewis-McChordIrwin → JBLMFort Irwin to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJackson → JBLMFort Jackson to Joint Base Lewis-McChordKnox → JBLMFort Knox to Joint Base Lewis-McChordLeavenworth → JBLMFort Leavenworth to Joint Base Lewis-McChordLee → JBLMFort Lee to Joint Base Lewis-McChordFLW → JBLMFort Leonard Wood to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMcCoy → JBLMFort McCoy to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMeade → JBLMFort Meade to Joint Base Lewis-McChordPolk → JBLMFort Polk to Joint Base Lewis-McChordRiley → JBLMFort Riley to Joint Base Lewis-McChordRucker → JBLMFort Rucker to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSill → JBLMFort Sill to Joint Base Lewis-McChordStewart → JBLMFort Stewart to Joint Base Lewis-McChordWainwright → JBLMFort Wainwright to Joint Base Lewis-McChordGoodfellow → JBLMGoodfellow Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordGrand Forks → JBLMGrand Forks Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHanscom → JBLMHanscom Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHill → JBLMHill Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHolloman → JBLMHolloman Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordHurlburt → JBLMHurlburt Field to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBAB → JBLMJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Joint Base Lewis-McChordAndrews → JBLMJoint Base Andrews to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJB Charleston → JBLMJoint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBER → JBLMJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBLE → JBLMJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBMDL → JBLMJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBMHH → JBLMJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBPHH → JBLMJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Joint Base Lewis-McChordJBSA → JBLMJoint Base San Antonio to Joint Base Lewis-McChordKeesler → JBLMKeesler Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordKirtland → JBLMKirtland Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordLaughlin → JBLMLaughlin Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordLittle Rock → JBLMLittle Rock Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordLuke → JBLMLuke Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMacDill → JBLMMacDill Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMalmstrom → JBLMMalmstrom Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMaxwell → JBLMMaxwell Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMcConnell → JBLMMcConnell Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMinot → JBLMMinot Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMoody → JBLMMoody Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordMountain Home → JBLMMountain Home Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordNellis → JBLMNellis Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordOffutt → JBLMOffutt Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordPatrick → JBLMPatrick Space Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordPeterson → JBLMPeterson Space Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordRedstone → JBLMRedstone Arsenal to Joint Base Lewis-McChordRobins → JBLMRobins Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSchofield → JBLMSchofield Barracks to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSchriever → JBLMSchriever Space Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordScott → JBLMScott Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSeymour Johnson → JBLMSeymour Johnson Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordShaw → JBLMShaw Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSheppard → JBLMSheppard Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordTinker → JBLMTinker Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordTravis → JBLMTravis Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordTyndall → JBLMTyndall Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordWest Point → JBLMUSMA West Point to Joint Base Lewis-McChordVandenberg → JBLMVandenberg Space Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordWhiteman → JBLMWhiteman Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChordWright-Patt → JBLMWright-Patterson Air Force Base to Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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 Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA311). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Pierce County $1,971.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 98444 (Tacoma) $1,860 / $2,600.
- 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 Tacoma city, Washington ($479,600, $1,676/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — McChord Field (NWS) (USW00024229).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Washington 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 Washington. 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 Washington. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Washington motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 6.50%). 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 Washington. 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 Washington. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.