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Redstone Arsenal: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Redstone Arsenal?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,443/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Redstone Arsenal
- $1,443
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,340/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $103/mo left over
Key facts for living at Redstone Arsenal
| Host state | Alabama |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 5.0% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 5.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 9.46% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.37% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | Yes — 0.70% effective |
| Median home value | $238,703 |
| Military housing area | AL003 — HUNTSVILLE, AL |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 73° / 54°F |
| Annual precipitation | 50.4 in |
| Official site | Redstone Arsenal |
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PCS checklist for Redstone Arsenal
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (AL003).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 35898).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Madison County is $1,310/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a AL driver license within 30 days and title the car within 20 days. See Alabama.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Redstone Arsenal site.
PCS from Redstone Arsenal
Only installations that share a tenant service with Redstone Arsenal.
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PCS to Redstone Arsenal
APG → RedstoneAberdeen Proving Ground to Redstone ArsenalCarlisle → RedstoneCarlisle Barracks to Redstone ArsenalBelvoir → RedstoneFort Belvoir to Redstone ArsenalBenning → RedstoneFort Benning to Redstone ArsenalBliss → RedstoneFort Bliss to Redstone ArsenalBragg → RedstoneFort Bragg to Redstone ArsenalCampbell → RedstoneFort Campbell to Redstone ArsenalCarson → RedstoneFort Carson to Redstone ArsenalDetrick → RedstoneFort Detrick to Redstone ArsenalDrum → RedstoneFort Drum to Redstone ArsenalGordon → RedstoneFort Gordon to Redstone ArsenalHamilton → RedstoneFort Hamilton to Redstone ArsenalHood → RedstoneFort Hood to Redstone ArsenalHuachuca → RedstoneFort Huachuca to Redstone ArsenalIrwin → RedstoneFort Irwin to Redstone ArsenalJackson → RedstoneFort Jackson to Redstone ArsenalKnox → RedstoneFort Knox to Redstone ArsenalLeavenworth → RedstoneFort Leavenworth to Redstone ArsenalLee → RedstoneFort Lee to Redstone ArsenalFLW → RedstoneFort Leonard Wood to Redstone ArsenalMcCoy → RedstoneFort McCoy to Redstone ArsenalMeade → RedstoneFort Meade to Redstone ArsenalPolk → RedstoneFort Polk to Redstone ArsenalRiley → RedstoneFort Riley to Redstone ArsenalRucker → RedstoneFort Rucker to Redstone ArsenalSill → RedstoneFort Sill to Redstone ArsenalStewart → RedstoneFort Stewart to Redstone ArsenalWainwright → RedstoneFort Wainwright to Redstone ArsenalJBER → RedstoneJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Redstone ArsenalJBLE → RedstoneJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Redstone ArsenalJBLM → RedstoneJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Redstone ArsenalJBMDL → RedstoneJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Redstone ArsenalJBMHH → RedstoneJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Redstone ArsenalJBSA → RedstoneJoint Base San Antonio to Redstone ArsenalSchofield → RedstoneSchofield Barracks to Redstone ArsenalWest Point → RedstoneUSMA West Point to Redstone Arsenal
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 Redstone Arsenal (AL003). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Madison County $1,310.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 35807 (Huntsville) $1,340 / $1,730.
- 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 Huntsville city, Alabama ($293,600, $1,171/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Huntsville Intl (NWS) (USW00013874).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Alabama 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 Alabama. 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 Alabama. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Alabama motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 20 days; title tax 4.00%). 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 Alabama. 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 Alabama. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.