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MCAGCC Twentynine Palms: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,782/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
- $1,782
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,080/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $298/mo short
Key facts for living at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
| Host state | California |
|---|---|
| State income tax | 1%–12.3%, plus 1% over $1M (13.3% top) |
| Top state income-tax rate | 13.3% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 8.99% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.70% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 0.65% effective |
| Median home value | $778,217 |
| Military housing area | CA032 — TWENTY NINE PALMS MCB, CA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 80° / 60°F |
| Annual precipitation | 4.2 in |
| Official site | MCAGCC Twentynine Palms |
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PCS checklist for MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (CA032).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 92278).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in San Bernardino County is $2,201/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a CA driver license within 10 days and title the car within 20 days. See California.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official MCAGCC Twentynine Palms site.
PCS from MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
Only installations that share a tenant service with MCAGCC Twentynine Palms.
29 Palms → LejeuneMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to Camp Lejeune29 Palms → PendletonMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to Camp Pendleton29 Palms → JBMHHMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall29 Palms → MCAS BeaufortMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCAS Beaufort29 Palms → Cherry PointMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCAS Cherry Point29 Palms → MiramarMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCAS Miramar29 Palms → YumaMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCAS Yuma29 Palms → MCB HawaiiMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCB Hawaii29 Palms → QuanticoMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCB Quantico29 Palms → Parris IslandMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCRD Parris Island29 Palms → MCRD San DiegoMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCRD San Diego
PCS to MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
Lejeune → 29 PalmsCamp Lejeune to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsPendleton → 29 PalmsCamp Pendleton to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsJBMHH → 29 PalmsJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsMCAS Beaufort → 29 PalmsMCAS Beaufort to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsCherry Point → 29 PalmsMCAS Cherry Point to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsMiramar → 29 PalmsMCAS Miramar to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsYuma → 29 PalmsMCAS Yuma to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsMCB Hawaii → 29 PalmsMCB Hawaii to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsQuantico → 29 PalmsMCB Quantico to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsParris Island → 29 PalmsMCRD Parris Island to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsMCRD San Diego → 29 PalmsMCRD San Diego to MCAGCC Twentynine Palms
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 MCAGCC Twentynine Palms (CA032). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — San Bernardino County $2,201.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 92277 (Twentynine Palms) $2,080 / $2,780.
- 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 Twentynine Palms city, California ($268,200, $1,352/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Las Vegas McCarran (NWS) (USW00023169).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for California 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 California. 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 California. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. California motor-vehicle agency (license 10 days, title 20 days; title tax 7.25%). 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 California. 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 California. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.