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Naval Station Newport: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Naval Station Newport?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,361/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Naval Station Newport
- $2,361
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,380/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $19/mo short
Key facts for living at Naval Station Newport
| Host state | Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 5.99% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 5.99% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 7.00% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 1.19% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $508,519 |
| Military housing area | RI256 — NEWPORT, RI |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 59° / 44°F |
| Annual precipitation | 42.2 in |
| Official site | Naval Station Newport |
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PCS checklist for Naval Station Newport
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (RI256).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 02841).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Newport County is $1,729/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a RI driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Rhode Island.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Naval Station Newport site.
PCS from Naval Station Newport
Only installations that share a tenant service with Naval Station Newport.
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PCS to Naval Station Newport
JBAB → NewportJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Naval Station NewportAndrews → NewportJoint Base Andrews to Naval Station NewportJB Charleston → NewportJoint Base Charleston to Naval Station NewportJBMDL → NewportJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Naval Station NewportJBPHH → NewportJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Naval Station NewportNAS Corpus → NewportNAS Corpus Christi to Naval Station NewportFallon → NewportNAS Fallon to Naval Station NewportNAS Jax → NewportNAS Jacksonville to Naval Station NewportKey West → NewportNAS Key West to Naval Station NewportLemoore → NewportNAS Lemoore to Naval Station NewportOceana → NewportNAS Oceana to Naval Station NewportPax River → NewportNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station NewportNASP → NewportNAS Pensacola to Naval Station NewportWhidbey → NewportNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station NewportKitsap → NewportNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station NewportNBSD → NewportNaval Base San Diego to Naval Station NewportNBVC → NewportNaval Base Ventura County to Naval Station NewportEverett → NewportNaval Station Everett to Naval Station NewportGreat Lakes → NewportNaval Station Great Lakes to Naval Station NewportMayport → NewportNaval Station Mayport to Naval Station NewportNorfolk → NewportNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Station NewportKings Bay → NewportNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to Naval Station NewportNew London → NewportNaval Submarine Base New London to Naval Station Newport
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 Station Newport (RI256). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Newport County $1,729.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 02840 (Newport) $2,380 / $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 Newport city, Rhode Island ($746,900, $1,698/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — T.F. Green Providence (NWS) (USW00014787).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Rhode Island motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 7.00%). 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 Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.