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Naval Base Kitsap: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Naval Base Kitsap?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,091/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Naval Base Kitsap
- $2,091
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,860/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $231/mo left over
Key facts for living at Naval Base Kitsap
| 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 | WA306 — BREMERTON, WA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 61° / 46°F |
| Annual precipitation | 39.3 in |
| Official site | Naval Base Kitsap |
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PCS checklist for Naval Base Kitsap
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (WA306).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 98314).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Kitsap County is $2,031/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 Naval Base Kitsap site.
PCS from Naval Base Kitsap
Only installations that share a tenant service with Naval Base Kitsap.
Kitsap → JBABNaval Base Kitsap to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingKitsap → AndrewsNaval Base Kitsap to Joint Base AndrewsKitsap → JB CharlestonNaval Base Kitsap to Joint Base CharlestonKitsap → JBMDLNaval Base Kitsap to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstKitsap → JBPHHNaval Base Kitsap to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamKitsap → NAS CorpusNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Corpus ChristiKitsap → FallonNaval Base Kitsap to NAS FallonKitsap → NAS JaxNaval Base Kitsap to NAS JacksonvilleKitsap → Key WestNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Key WestKitsap → LemooreNaval Base Kitsap to NAS LemooreKitsap → OceanaNaval Base Kitsap to NAS OceanaKitsap → Pax RiverNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Patuxent RiverKitsap → NASPNaval Base Kitsap to NAS PensacolaKitsap → WhidbeyNaval Base Kitsap to NAS Whidbey IslandKitsap → NBSDNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Base San DiegoKitsap → NBVCNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Base Ventura CountyKitsap → EverettNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station EverettKitsap → Great LakesNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station Great LakesKitsap → MayportNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station MayportKitsap → NewportNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station NewportKitsap → NorfolkNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station NorfolkKitsap → Kings BayNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayKitsap → New LondonNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to Naval Base Kitsap
JBAB → KitsapJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Naval Base KitsapAndrews → KitsapJoint Base Andrews to Naval Base KitsapJB Charleston → KitsapJoint Base Charleston to Naval Base KitsapJBMDL → KitsapJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Naval Base KitsapJBPHH → KitsapJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Naval Base KitsapNAS Corpus → KitsapNAS Corpus Christi to Naval Base KitsapFallon → KitsapNAS Fallon to Naval Base KitsapNAS Jax → KitsapNAS Jacksonville to Naval Base KitsapKey West → KitsapNAS Key West to Naval Base KitsapLemoore → KitsapNAS Lemoore to Naval Base KitsapOceana → KitsapNAS Oceana to Naval Base KitsapPax River → KitsapNAS Patuxent River to Naval Base KitsapNASP → KitsapNAS Pensacola to Naval Base KitsapWhidbey → KitsapNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Base KitsapNBSD → KitsapNaval Base San Diego to Naval Base KitsapNBVC → KitsapNaval Base Ventura County to Naval Base KitsapEverett → KitsapNaval Station Everett to Naval Base KitsapGreat Lakes → KitsapNaval Station Great Lakes to Naval Base KitsapMayport → KitsapNaval Station Mayport to Naval Base KitsapNewport → KitsapNaval Station Newport to Naval Base KitsapNorfolk → KitsapNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Base KitsapKings Bay → KitsapNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to Naval Base KitsapNew London → KitsapNaval Submarine Base New London to Naval Base Kitsap
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 Naval Base Kitsap (WA306). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Kitsap County $2,031.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 98337 (Bremerton) $1,860 / $2,420.
- 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 Bremerton city, Washington ($439,400, $1,641/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Seattle-Tacoma Intl (NWS) (USW00024233).
- 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.