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NAS Lemoore: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at NAS Lemoore?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,680/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- NAS Lemoore
- $1,680
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,790/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $110/mo short
Key facts for living at NAS Lemoore
| 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 | CA023 — LEMOORE NAS, CA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 76° / 54°F |
| Annual precipitation | 11.0 in |
| Official site | NAS Lemoore |
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PCS checklist for NAS Lemoore
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (CA023).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 93246).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Kings County is $1,469/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 NAS Lemoore site.
PCS from NAS Lemoore
Only installations that share a tenant service with NAS Lemoore.
Lemoore → JBABNAS Lemoore to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingLemoore → AndrewsNAS Lemoore to Joint Base AndrewsLemoore → JB CharlestonNAS Lemoore to Joint Base CharlestonLemoore → JBMDLNAS Lemoore to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstLemoore → JBPHHNAS Lemoore to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamLemoore → NAS CorpusNAS Lemoore to NAS Corpus ChristiLemoore → FallonNAS Lemoore to NAS FallonLemoore → NAS JaxNAS Lemoore to NAS JacksonvilleLemoore → Key WestNAS Lemoore to NAS Key WestLemoore → OceanaNAS Lemoore to NAS OceanaLemoore → Pax RiverNAS Lemoore to NAS Patuxent RiverLemoore → NASPNAS Lemoore to NAS PensacolaLemoore → WhidbeyNAS Lemoore to NAS Whidbey IslandLemoore → KitsapNAS Lemoore to Naval Base KitsapLemoore → NBSDNAS Lemoore to Naval Base San DiegoLemoore → NBVCNAS Lemoore to Naval Base Ventura CountyLemoore → EverettNAS Lemoore to Naval Station EverettLemoore → Great LakesNAS Lemoore to Naval Station Great LakesLemoore → MayportNAS Lemoore to Naval Station MayportLemoore → NewportNAS Lemoore to Naval Station NewportLemoore → NorfolkNAS Lemoore to Naval Station NorfolkLemoore → Kings BayNAS Lemoore to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayLemoore → New LondonNAS Lemoore to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to NAS Lemoore
JBAB → LemooreJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to NAS LemooreAndrews → LemooreJoint Base Andrews to NAS LemooreJB Charleston → LemooreJoint Base Charleston to NAS LemooreJBMDL → LemooreJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to NAS LemooreJBPHH → LemooreJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to NAS LemooreNAS Corpus → LemooreNAS Corpus Christi to NAS LemooreFallon → LemooreNAS Fallon to NAS LemooreNAS Jax → LemooreNAS Jacksonville to NAS LemooreKey West → LemooreNAS Key West to NAS LemooreOceana → LemooreNAS Oceana to NAS LemoorePax River → LemooreNAS Patuxent River to NAS LemooreNASP → LemooreNAS Pensacola to NAS LemooreWhidbey → LemooreNAS Whidbey Island to NAS LemooreKitsap → LemooreNaval Base Kitsap to NAS LemooreNBSD → LemooreNaval Base San Diego to NAS LemooreNBVC → LemooreNaval Base Ventura County to NAS LemooreEverett → LemooreNaval Station Everett to NAS LemooreGreat Lakes → LemooreNaval Station Great Lakes to NAS LemooreMayport → LemooreNaval Station Mayport to NAS LemooreNewport → LemooreNaval Station Newport to NAS LemooreNorfolk → LemooreNaval Station Norfolk to NAS LemooreKings Bay → LemooreNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to NAS LemooreNew London → LemooreNaval Submarine Base New London to NAS Lemoore
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 Lemoore (CA023). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Kings County $1,469.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 93245 (Lemoore) $1,790 / $2,490.
- 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 Lemoore city, California ($328,300, $1,555/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Fresno Yosemite (NWS) (USW00093193).
- 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.