Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is a joint base shared by the Air Force, Army and Navy in Wrightstown, New Jersey. For an E-5 with dependents, the housing allowance comes to $2,823 a month (25th-highest of 119 among the bases we track), $933 more than the $1,890 HUD fair-market rent for a 3-bedroom in ZIP 08562. Homes in Wrightstown have a median value of $256,300 (median rent $1,270), which makes it a mid-range market among the bases we cover (65th-highest of 114). Normal daily temperatures run from 44°F to 64°F on average, with 43 inches of precipitation a year.
Data: DTMO 2026 BAH for MHA NJ204, HUD rents for ZIP 08562, Census ACS for Wrightstown borough, NOAA normals at Mount Holly South Jersey Airport, NJ. Jump to sources · Methodology
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,421/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
$2,421
Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
$1,570/mo
BAH vs that rent
$851/mo left over
Key facts for living at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Key facts for living at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
E-5 with-dependents BAH is higher at Fort Hamilton ($5,070 vs $2,823).
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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 McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ204). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent.HUD FY2026 FMR — Burlington County $1,810.
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 Wrightstown borough, New Jersey ($256,300, $1,270/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for New Jersey 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.
Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks.New Jersey motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 60 days; title tax 6.62%). 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 New Jersey. 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 New Jersey. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.