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NAS Oceana: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at NAS Oceana?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,908/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- NAS Oceana
- $1,908
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,960/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $52/mo short
Key facts for living at NAS Oceana
| Host state | Virginia |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 5.75% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 5.75% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 5.77% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.78% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 3.97% effective |
| Median home value | $416,963 |
| Military housing area | VA298 — NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 70° / 53°F |
| Annual precipitation | 49.2 in |
| Official site | NAS Oceana |
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PCS checklist for NAS Oceana
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (VA298).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 23460).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Virginia Beach city is $1,713/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a VA driver license within 60 days and title the car within 30 days. See Virginia.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official NAS Oceana site.
PCS from NAS Oceana
Only installations that share a tenant service with NAS Oceana.
Oceana → JBABNAS Oceana to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingOceana → AndrewsNAS Oceana to Joint Base AndrewsOceana → JB CharlestonNAS Oceana to Joint Base CharlestonOceana → JBMDLNAS Oceana to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstOceana → JBPHHNAS Oceana to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamOceana → NAS CorpusNAS Oceana to NAS Corpus ChristiOceana → FallonNAS Oceana to NAS FallonOceana → NAS JaxNAS Oceana to NAS JacksonvilleOceana → Key WestNAS Oceana to NAS Key WestOceana → LemooreNAS Oceana to NAS LemooreOceana → Pax RiverNAS Oceana to NAS Patuxent RiverOceana → NASPNAS Oceana to NAS PensacolaOceana → WhidbeyNAS Oceana to NAS Whidbey IslandOceana → KitsapNAS Oceana to Naval Base KitsapOceana → NBSDNAS Oceana to Naval Base San DiegoOceana → NBVCNAS Oceana to Naval Base Ventura CountyOceana → EverettNAS Oceana to Naval Station EverettOceana → Great LakesNAS Oceana to Naval Station Great LakesOceana → MayportNAS Oceana to Naval Station MayportOceana → NewportNAS Oceana to Naval Station NewportOceana → NorfolkNAS Oceana to Naval Station NorfolkOceana → Kings BayNAS Oceana to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayOceana → New LondonNAS Oceana to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to NAS Oceana
JBAB → OceanaJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to NAS OceanaAndrews → OceanaJoint Base Andrews to NAS OceanaJB Charleston → OceanaJoint Base Charleston to NAS OceanaJBMDL → OceanaJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to NAS OceanaJBPHH → OceanaJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to NAS OceanaNAS Corpus → OceanaNAS Corpus Christi to NAS OceanaFallon → OceanaNAS Fallon to NAS OceanaNAS Jax → OceanaNAS Jacksonville to NAS OceanaKey West → OceanaNAS Key West to NAS OceanaLemoore → OceanaNAS Lemoore to NAS OceanaPax River → OceanaNAS Patuxent River to NAS OceanaNASP → OceanaNAS Pensacola to NAS OceanaWhidbey → OceanaNAS Whidbey Island to NAS OceanaKitsap → OceanaNaval Base Kitsap to NAS OceanaNBSD → OceanaNaval Base San Diego to NAS OceanaNBVC → OceanaNaval Base Ventura County to NAS OceanaEverett → OceanaNaval Station Everett to NAS OceanaGreat Lakes → OceanaNaval Station Great Lakes to NAS OceanaMayport → OceanaNaval Station Mayport to NAS OceanaNewport → OceanaNaval Station Newport to NAS OceanaNorfolk → OceanaNaval Station Norfolk to NAS OceanaKings Bay → OceanaNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to NAS OceanaNew London → OceanaNaval Submarine Base New London to NAS Oceana
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 Oceana (VA298). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Virginia Beach city $1,713.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 23463 (Virginia Beach) $1,960 / $2,720.
- 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 Virginia Beach city, Virginia ($382,500, $1,714/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Norfolk Intl (NWS) (USW00013737).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Virginia 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 Virginia. 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 Virginia. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Virginia motor-vehicle agency (license 60 days, title 30 days; title tax 5.30%). 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 Virginia. 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 Virginia. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.