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Naval Station Norfolk: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Naval Station Norfolk?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,908/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Naval Station Norfolk
- $1,908
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,650/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $258/mo left over
Key facts for living at Naval Station Norfolk
| Host state | Virginia |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 5.75% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 5.75% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 5.77% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.78% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 3.97% effective |
| Median home value | $416,963 |
| Military housing area | VA298 — NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 70° / 53°F |
| Annual precipitation | 49.2 in |
| Official site | Naval Station Norfolk |
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PCS checklist for Naval Station Norfolk
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (VA298).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 23511).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Norfolk city is $1,713/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a VA driver license within 60 days and title the car within 30 days. See Virginia.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Naval Station Norfolk site.
PCS from Naval Station Norfolk
Only installations that share a tenant service with Naval Station Norfolk.
Norfolk → JBABNaval Station Norfolk to Joint Base Anacostia-BollingNorfolk → AndrewsNaval Station Norfolk to Joint Base AndrewsNorfolk → JB CharlestonNaval Station Norfolk to Joint Base CharlestonNorfolk → JBMDLNaval Station Norfolk to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstNorfolk → JBPHHNaval Station Norfolk to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamNorfolk → NAS CorpusNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Corpus ChristiNorfolk → FallonNaval Station Norfolk to NAS FallonNorfolk → NAS JaxNaval Station Norfolk to NAS JacksonvilleNorfolk → Key WestNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Key WestNorfolk → LemooreNaval Station Norfolk to NAS LemooreNorfolk → OceanaNaval Station Norfolk to NAS OceanaNorfolk → Pax RiverNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Patuxent RiverNorfolk → NASPNaval Station Norfolk to NAS PensacolaNorfolk → WhidbeyNaval Station Norfolk to NAS Whidbey IslandNorfolk → KitsapNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Base KitsapNorfolk → NBSDNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Base San DiegoNorfolk → NBVCNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Base Ventura CountyNorfolk → EverettNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Station EverettNorfolk → Great LakesNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Station Great LakesNorfolk → MayportNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Station MayportNorfolk → NewportNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Station NewportNorfolk → Kings BayNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Submarine Base Kings BayNorfolk → New LondonNaval Station Norfolk to Naval Submarine Base New London
PCS to Naval Station Norfolk
JBAB → NorfolkJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Naval Station NorfolkAndrews → NorfolkJoint Base Andrews to Naval Station NorfolkJB Charleston → NorfolkJoint Base Charleston to Naval Station NorfolkJBMDL → NorfolkJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Naval Station NorfolkJBPHH → NorfolkJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Naval Station NorfolkNAS Corpus → NorfolkNAS Corpus Christi to Naval Station NorfolkFallon → NorfolkNAS Fallon to Naval Station NorfolkNAS Jax → NorfolkNAS Jacksonville to Naval Station NorfolkKey West → NorfolkNAS Key West to Naval Station NorfolkLemoore → NorfolkNAS Lemoore to Naval Station NorfolkOceana → NorfolkNAS Oceana to Naval Station NorfolkPax River → NorfolkNAS Patuxent River to Naval Station NorfolkNASP → NorfolkNAS Pensacola to Naval Station NorfolkWhidbey → NorfolkNAS Whidbey Island to Naval Station NorfolkKitsap → NorfolkNaval Base Kitsap to Naval Station NorfolkNBSD → NorfolkNaval Base San Diego to Naval Station NorfolkNBVC → NorfolkNaval Base Ventura County to Naval Station NorfolkEverett → NorfolkNaval Station Everett to Naval Station NorfolkGreat Lakes → NorfolkNaval Station Great Lakes to Naval Station NorfolkMayport → NorfolkNaval Station Mayport to Naval Station NorfolkNewport → NorfolkNaval Station Newport to Naval Station NorfolkKings Bay → NorfolkNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay to Naval Station NorfolkNew London → NorfolkNaval Submarine Base New London to Naval Station Norfolk
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 Norfolk (VA298). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Norfolk city $1,713.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 23505 (Norfolk) $1,650 / $2,290.
- 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 Norfolk city, Virginia ($289,900, $1,321/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Norfolk Intl (NWS) (USW00013737).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Virginia 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 Virginia. 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 Virginia. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Virginia motor-vehicle agency (license 60 days, title 30 days; title tax 5.30%). 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 Virginia. 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 Virginia. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.