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NAS Patuxent River: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at NAS Patuxent River?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,040/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- NAS Patuxent River
- $2,040
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,770/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $270/mo left over
Key facts for living at NAS Patuxent River
| Host state | Maryland |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 6.5% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 6.5% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 6.00% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.92% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $434,258 |
| Military housing area | MD135 — PATUXENT RIVER, MD |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 67° / 46°F |
| Annual precipitation | 45.0 in |
| Official site | NAS Patuxent River |
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PCS checklist for NAS Patuxent River
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (MD135).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 20670).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in St. Mary's County is $1,833/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a MD driver license within 60 days and title the car within 60 days. See Maryland.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official NAS Patuxent River site.
PCS from NAS Patuxent River
Only installations that share a tenant service with NAS Patuxent River.
Pax River → JBABNAS Patuxent River to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingPax River → AndrewsNAS Patuxent River to Joint Base AndrewsPax River → JB CharlestonNAS Patuxent River to Joint Base CharlestonPax River → JBMDLNAS Patuxent River to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstPax River → JBPHHNAS Patuxent River to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamPax River → NAS CorpusNAS Patuxent River to NAS Corpus ChristiPax River → FallonNAS Patuxent River to NAS FallonPax River → NAS JaxNAS Patuxent River to NAS JacksonvillePax River → Key WestNAS Patuxent River to NAS Key WestPax River → LemooreNAS Patuxent River to NAS LemoorePax River → OceanaNAS Patuxent River to NAS OceanaPax River → NASPNAS Patuxent River to NAS PensacolaPax River → WhidbeyNAS Patuxent River to NAS Whidbey IslandPax River → KitsapNAS Patuxent River to Naval Base KitsapPax River → NBSDNAS Patuxent River to Naval Base San DiegoPax River → NBVCNAS Patuxent River to Naval Base Ventura CountyPax River → EverettNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station EverettPax River → Great LakesNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station Great LakesPax River → MayportNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station MayportPax River → NewportNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station NewportPax River → NorfolkNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station NorfolkPax River → Kings BayNAS Patuxent River to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayPax River → New LondonNAS Patuxent River to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to NAS Patuxent River
JBAB → Pax RiverJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to NAS Patuxent RiverAndrews → Pax RiverJoint Base Andrews to NAS Patuxent RiverJB Charleston → Pax RiverJoint Base Charleston to NAS Patuxent RiverJBMDL → Pax RiverJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to NAS Patuxent RiverJBPHH → Pax RiverJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to NAS Patuxent RiverNAS Corpus → Pax RiverNAS Corpus Christi to NAS Patuxent RiverFallon → Pax RiverNAS Fallon to NAS Patuxent RiverNAS Jax → Pax RiverNAS Jacksonville to NAS Patuxent RiverKey West → Pax RiverNAS Key West to NAS Patuxent RiverLemoore → Pax RiverNAS Lemoore to NAS Patuxent RiverOceana → Pax RiverNAS Oceana to NAS Patuxent RiverNASP → Pax RiverNAS Pensacola to NAS Patuxent RiverWhidbey → Pax RiverNAS Whidbey Island to NAS Patuxent RiverKitsap → Pax RiverNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Patuxent RiverNBSD → Pax RiverNaval Base San Diego to NAS Patuxent RiverNBVC → Pax RiverNaval Base Ventura County to NAS Patuxent RiverEverett → Pax RiverNaval Station Everett to NAS Patuxent RiverGreat Lakes → Pax RiverNaval Station Great Lakes to NAS Patuxent RiverMayport → Pax RiverNaval Station Mayport to NAS Patuxent RiverNewport → Pax RiverNaval Station Newport to NAS Patuxent RiverNorfolk → Pax RiverNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Patuxent RiverKings Bay → Pax RiverNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to NAS Patuxent RiverNew London → Pax RiverNaval Submarine Base New London to NAS Patuxent River
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 Patuxent River (MD135). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — St. Mary's County $1,833.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 20653 (Lexington Park) $1,770 / $2,190.
- 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 Lexington Park CDP, Maryland ($309,700, $1,755/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Baltimore-Washington Intl (NWS) (USW00093721).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Maryland 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 Maryland. 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 Maryland. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Maryland motor-vehicle agency (license 60 days, title 60 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 Maryland. 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 Maryland. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.