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MCAS Yuma: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at MCAS Yuma?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,338/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- MCAS Yuma
- $1,338
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,420/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $82/mo short
Key facts for living at MCAS Yuma
| Host state | Arizona |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Flat 2.5% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 2.5% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 8.52% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.48% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 1.68% effective |
| Median home value | $425,807 |
| Military housing area | AZ016 — YUMA, AZ |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 87° / 64°F |
| Annual precipitation | 7.2 in |
| Official site | MCAS Yuma |
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PCS checklist for MCAS Yuma
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (AZ016).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 85369).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Yuma County is $1,382/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a AZ driver license within 10 days and title the car within 15 days. See Arizona.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official MCAS Yuma site.
PCS from MCAS Yuma
Only installations that share a tenant service with MCAS Yuma.
Yuma → LejeuneMCAS Yuma to Camp LejeuneYuma → PendletonMCAS Yuma to Camp PendletonYuma → JBMHHMCAS Yuma to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallYuma → 29 PalmsMCAS Yuma to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsYuma → MCAS BeaufortMCAS Yuma to MCAS BeaufortYuma → Cherry PointMCAS Yuma to MCAS Cherry PointYuma → MiramarMCAS Yuma to MCAS MiramarYuma → MCB HawaiiMCAS Yuma to MCB HawaiiYuma → QuanticoMCAS Yuma to MCB QuanticoYuma → Parris IslandMCAS Yuma to MCRD Parris IslandYuma → MCRD San DiegoMCAS Yuma to MCRD San Diego
PCS to MCAS Yuma
Lejeune → YumaCamp Lejeune to MCAS YumaPendleton → YumaCamp Pendleton to MCAS YumaJBMHH → YumaJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to MCAS Yuma29 Palms → YumaMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCAS YumaMCAS Beaufort → YumaMCAS Beaufort to MCAS YumaCherry Point → YumaMCAS Cherry Point to MCAS YumaMiramar → YumaMCAS Miramar to MCAS YumaMCB Hawaii → YumaMCB Hawaii to MCAS YumaQuantico → YumaMCB Quantico to MCAS YumaParris Island → YumaMCRD Parris Island to MCAS YumaMCRD San Diego → YumaMCRD San Diego to MCAS Yuma
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 MCAS Yuma (AZ016). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Yuma County $1,382.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 85364 (Yuma) $1,420 / $1,940.
- 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 Yuma city, Arizona ($230,000, $1,114/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Phoenix Sky Harbor (NWS) (USW00023183).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Arizona 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 Arizona. 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 Arizona. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Arizona motor-vehicle agency (license 10 days, title 15 days; title tax 5.60%). 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 Arizona. 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 Arizona. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.