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NAS Key West: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at NAS Key West?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$3,459/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- NAS Key West
- $3,459
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,500/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $959/mo left over
Key facts for living at NAS Key West
| Host state | Florida |
|---|---|
| State income tax | None on wages |
| Top state income-tax rate | 0.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 6.98% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.78% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $378,667 |
| Military housing area | FL069 — FLORIDA KEYS, FL |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 84° / 74°F |
| Annual precipitation | 40.4 in |
| Official site | NAS Key West |
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PCS checklist for NAS Key West
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (FL069).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 33040).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Monroe County is $2,504/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a FL driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Florida.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official NAS Key West site.
PCS from NAS Key West
Only installations that share a tenant service with NAS Key West.
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PCS to NAS Key West
JBAB → Key WestJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to NAS Key WestAndrews → Key WestJoint Base Andrews to NAS Key WestJB Charleston → Key WestJoint Base Charleston to NAS Key WestJBMDL → Key WestJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to NAS Key WestJBPHH → Key WestJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to NAS Key WestNAS Corpus → Key WestNAS Corpus Christi to NAS Key WestFallon → Key WestNAS Fallon to NAS Key WestNAS Jax → Key WestNAS Jacksonville to NAS Key WestLemoore → Key WestNAS Lemoore to NAS Key WestOceana → Key WestNAS Oceana to NAS Key WestPax River → Key WestNAS Patuxent River to NAS Key WestNASP → Key WestNAS Pensacola to NAS Key WestWhidbey → Key WestNAS Whidbey Island to NAS Key WestKitsap → Key WestNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Key WestNBSD → Key WestNaval Base San Diego to NAS Key WestNBVC → Key WestNaval Base Ventura County to NAS Key WestEverett → Key WestNaval Station Everett to NAS Key WestGreat Lakes → Key WestNaval Station Great Lakes to NAS Key WestMayport → Key WestNaval Station Mayport to NAS Key WestNewport → Key WestNaval Station Newport to NAS Key WestNorfolk → Key WestNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Key WestKings Bay → Key WestNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to NAS Key WestNew London → Key WestNaval Submarine Base New London to NAS Key West
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 NAS Key West (FL069). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Monroe County $2,504.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 33041 (Key West) $2,500 / $3,300.
- 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 Key West city, Florida ($852,400, $2,220/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Key West Intl (NWS) (USW00012836).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Florida 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 Florida. 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 Florida. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Florida motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 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 Florida. 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 Florida. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.