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Parris Island
MCRD Parris Island: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at MCRD Parris Island?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,103/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- MCRD Parris Island
- $2,103
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,650/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $453/mo left over
Key facts for living at MCRD Parris Island
| Host state | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 6.0% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 6.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 7.49% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.49% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 2.33% effective |
| Median home value | $307,843 |
| Military housing area | SC258 — BEAUFORT/PARRIS ISLAND, SC |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 72° / 51°F |
| Annual precipitation | 43.6 in |
| Official site | MCRD Parris Island |
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PCS checklist for MCRD Parris Island
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (SC258).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 29905).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Beaufort County is $1,816/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a SC driver license within 90 days and title the car within 45 days. See South Carolina.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official MCRD Parris Island site.
PCS from MCRD Parris Island
Only installations that share a tenant service with MCRD Parris Island.
Parris Island → LejeuneMCRD Parris Island to Camp LejeuneParris Island → PendletonMCRD Parris Island to Camp PendletonParris Island → JBMHHMCRD Parris Island to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallParris Island → 29 PalmsMCRD Parris Island to MCAGCC Twentynine PalmsParris Island → MCAS BeaufortMCRD Parris Island to MCAS BeaufortParris Island → Cherry PointMCRD Parris Island to MCAS Cherry PointParris Island → MiramarMCRD Parris Island to MCAS MiramarParris Island → YumaMCRD Parris Island to MCAS YumaParris Island → MCB HawaiiMCRD Parris Island to MCB HawaiiParris Island → QuanticoMCRD Parris Island to MCB QuanticoParris Island → MCRD San DiegoMCRD Parris Island to MCRD San Diego
PCS to MCRD Parris Island
Lejeune → Parris IslandCamp Lejeune to MCRD Parris IslandPendleton → Parris IslandCamp Pendleton to MCRD Parris IslandJBMHH → Parris IslandJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to MCRD Parris Island29 Palms → Parris IslandMCAGCC Twentynine Palms to MCRD Parris IslandMCAS Beaufort → Parris IslandMCAS Beaufort to MCRD Parris IslandCherry Point → Parris IslandMCAS Cherry Point to MCRD Parris IslandMiramar → Parris IslandMCAS Miramar to MCRD Parris IslandYuma → Parris IslandMCAS Yuma to MCRD Parris IslandMCB Hawaii → Parris IslandMCB Hawaii to MCRD Parris IslandQuantico → Parris IslandMCB Quantico to MCRD Parris IslandMCRD San Diego → Parris IslandMCRD San Diego to MCRD Parris Island
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 MCRD Parris Island (SC258). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Beaufort County $1,816.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 29904 (Beaufort) $1,650 / $1,980.
- 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 Beaufort city, South Carolina ($345,400, $1,212/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Charleston Intl (NWS) (USW00013881).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for South Carolina 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 South Carolina. 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 South Carolina. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. South Carolina motor-vehicle agency (license 90 days, title 45 days; title tax 6.00%). 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 South Carolina. 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 South Carolina. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.