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Naval Base San Diego: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Naval Base San Diego?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$3,147/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Naval Base San Diego
- $3,147
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,420/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $727/mo left over
Key facts for living at Naval Base San Diego
| 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 | CA038 — SAN DIEGO, CA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 71° / 58°F |
| Annual precipitation | 9.8 in |
| Official site | Naval Base San Diego |
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PCS checklist for Naval Base San Diego
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (CA038).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 92136).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in San Diego County is $3,001/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 Naval Base San Diego site.
PCS from Naval Base San Diego
Only installations that share a tenant service with Naval Base San Diego.
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PCS to Naval Base San Diego
JBAB → NBSDJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Naval Base San DiegoAndrews → NBSDJoint Base Andrews to Naval Base San DiegoJB Charleston → NBSDJoint Base Charleston to Naval Base San DiegoJBMDL → NBSDJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Naval Base San DiegoJBPHH → NBSDJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Naval Base San DiegoNAS Corpus → NBSDNAS Corpus Christi to Naval Base San DiegoFallon → NBSDNAS Fallon to Naval Base San DiegoNAS Jax → NBSDNAS Jacksonville to Naval Base San DiegoKey West → NBSDNAS Key West to Naval Base San DiegoLemoore → NBSDNAS Lemoore to Naval Base San DiegoOceana → NBSDNAS Oceana to Naval Base San DiegoPax River → NBSDNAS Patuxent River to Naval Base San DiegoNASP → NBSDNAS Pensacola to Naval Base San DiegoWhidbey → NBSDNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Base San DiegoKitsap → NBSDNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Base San DiegoNBVC → NBSDNaval Base Ventura County to Naval Base San DiegoEverett → NBSDNaval Station Everett to Naval Base San DiegoGreat Lakes → NBSDNaval Station Great Lakes to Naval Base San DiegoMayport → NBSDNaval Station Mayport to Naval Base San DiegoNewport → NBSDNaval Station Newport to Naval Base San DiegoNorfolk → NBSDNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Base San DiegoKings Bay → NBSDNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to Naval Base San DiegoNew London → NBSDNaval Submarine Base New London to Naval Base San Diego
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 San Diego (CA038). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — San Diego County $3,001.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 92113 (San Diego) $2,420 / $3,220.
- 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 San Diego city, California ($906,700, $2,313/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — San Diego Intl (NWS) (USW00023188).
- 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.