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NAS Whidbey Island: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at NAS Whidbey Island?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,905/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- NAS Whidbey Island
- $1,905
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,620/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $285/mo left over
Key facts for living at NAS Whidbey Island
| Host state | Washington |
|---|---|
| State income tax | None on wages |
| Top state income-tax rate | 0.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 9.51% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.75% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $609,756 |
| Military housing area | WA312 — WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 59° / 45°F |
| Annual precipitation | 19.9 in |
| Official site | NAS Whidbey Island |
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PCS checklist for NAS Whidbey Island
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (WA312).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 98278).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Island County is $1,671/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a WA driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Washington.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official NAS Whidbey Island site.
PCS from NAS Whidbey Island
Only installations that share a tenant service with NAS Whidbey Island.
Whidbey → JBABNAS Whidbey Island to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingWhidbey → AndrewsNAS Whidbey Island to Joint Base AndrewsWhidbey → JB CharlestonNAS Whidbey Island to Joint Base CharlestonWhidbey → JBMDLNAS Whidbey Island to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstWhidbey → JBPHHNAS Whidbey Island to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamWhidbey → NAS CorpusNAS Whidbey Island to NAS Corpus ChristiWhidbey → FallonNAS Whidbey Island to NAS FallonWhidbey → NAS JaxNAS Whidbey Island to NAS JacksonvilleWhidbey → Key WestNAS Whidbey Island to NAS Key WestWhidbey → LemooreNAS Whidbey Island to NAS LemooreWhidbey → OceanaNAS Whidbey Island to NAS OceanaWhidbey → Pax RiverNAS Whidbey Island to NAS Patuxent RiverWhidbey → NASPNAS Whidbey Island to NAS PensacolaWhidbey → KitsapNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Base KitsapWhidbey → NBSDNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Base San DiegoWhidbey → NBVCNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Base Ventura CountyWhidbey → EverettNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station EverettWhidbey → Great LakesNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station Great LakesWhidbey → MayportNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station MayportWhidbey → NewportNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station NewportWhidbey → NorfolkNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station NorfolkWhidbey → Kings BayNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayWhidbey → New LondonNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to NAS Whidbey Island
JBAB → WhidbeyJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to NAS Whidbey IslandAndrews → WhidbeyJoint Base Andrews to NAS Whidbey IslandJB Charleston → WhidbeyJoint Base Charleston to NAS Whidbey IslandJBMDL → WhidbeyJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to NAS Whidbey IslandJBPHH → WhidbeyJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to NAS Whidbey IslandNAS Corpus → WhidbeyNAS Corpus Christi to NAS Whidbey IslandFallon → WhidbeyNAS Fallon to NAS Whidbey IslandNAS Jax → WhidbeyNAS Jacksonville to NAS Whidbey IslandKey West → WhidbeyNAS Key West to NAS Whidbey IslandLemoore → WhidbeyNAS Lemoore to NAS Whidbey IslandOceana → WhidbeyNAS Oceana to NAS Whidbey IslandPax River → WhidbeyNAS Patuxent River to NAS Whidbey IslandNASP → WhidbeyNAS Pensacola to NAS Whidbey IslandKitsap → WhidbeyNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Whidbey IslandNBSD → WhidbeyNaval Base San Diego to NAS Whidbey IslandNBVC → WhidbeyNaval Base Ventura County to NAS Whidbey IslandEverett → WhidbeyNaval Station Everett to NAS Whidbey IslandGreat Lakes → WhidbeyNaval Station Great Lakes to NAS Whidbey IslandMayport → WhidbeyNaval Station Mayport to NAS Whidbey IslandNewport → WhidbeyNaval Station Newport to NAS Whidbey IslandNorfolk → WhidbeyNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Whidbey IslandKings Bay → WhidbeyNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to NAS Whidbey IslandNew London → WhidbeyNaval Submarine Base New London to NAS Whidbey 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 NAS Whidbey Island (WA312). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Island County $1,671.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 98277 (Oak Harbor) $1,620 / $2,250.
- 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 Oak Harbor city, Washington ($461,200, $1,645/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Whidbey Island NAS (NWS) (USW00024255).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Washington 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 Washington. 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 Washington. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Washington motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 6.50%). 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 Washington. 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 Washington. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.