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Schofield Barracks: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Schofield Barracks?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,856/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Schofield Barracks
- $2,856
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,970/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $114/mo short
Key facts for living at Schofield Barracks
| Host state | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 11.0% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 11.0% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 4.50% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 0.29% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $834,025 |
| Military housing area | HI408 — HONOLULU COUNTY, HI |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 85° / 72°F |
| Annual precipitation | 16.4 in |
| Official site | Schofield Barracks |
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PCS checklist for Schofield Barracks
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (HI408).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 96857).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Honolulu County is $2,642/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a HI driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Hawaii.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Schofield Barracks site.
PCS from Schofield Barracks
Only installations that share a tenant service with Schofield Barracks.
Schofield → APGSchofield Barracks to Aberdeen Proving GroundSchofield → CarlisleSchofield Barracks to Carlisle BarracksSchofield → BelvoirSchofield Barracks to Fort BelvoirSchofield → BenningSchofield Barracks to Fort BenningSchofield → BlissSchofield Barracks to Fort BlissSchofield → BraggSchofield Barracks to Fort BraggSchofield → CampbellSchofield Barracks to Fort CampbellSchofield → CarsonSchofield Barracks to Fort CarsonSchofield → DetrickSchofield Barracks to Fort DetrickSchofield → DrumSchofield Barracks to Fort DrumSchofield → GordonSchofield Barracks to Fort GordonSchofield → HamiltonSchofield Barracks to Fort HamiltonSchofield → HoodSchofield Barracks to Fort HoodSchofield → HuachucaSchofield Barracks to Fort HuachucaSchofield → IrwinSchofield Barracks to Fort IrwinSchofield → JacksonSchofield Barracks to Fort JacksonSchofield → KnoxSchofield Barracks to Fort KnoxSchofield → LeavenworthSchofield Barracks to Fort LeavenworthSchofield → LeeSchofield Barracks to Fort LeeSchofield → FLWSchofield Barracks to Fort Leonard WoodSchofield → McCoySchofield Barracks to Fort McCoySchofield → MeadeSchofield Barracks to Fort MeadeSchofield → PolkSchofield Barracks to Fort PolkSchofield → RileySchofield Barracks to Fort RileySchofield → RuckerSchofield Barracks to Fort RuckerSchofield → SillSchofield Barracks to Fort SillSchofield → StewartSchofield Barracks to Fort StewartSchofield → WainwrightSchofield Barracks to Fort WainwrightSchofield → JBERSchofield Barracks to Joint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonSchofield → JBLESchofield Barracks to Joint Base Langley-EustisSchofield → JBLMSchofield Barracks to Joint Base Lewis-McChordSchofield → JBMDLSchofield Barracks to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstSchofield → JBMHHSchofield Barracks to Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallSchofield → JBSASchofield Barracks to Joint Base San AntonioSchofield → RedstoneSchofield Barracks to Redstone ArsenalSchofield → West PointSchofield Barracks to USMA West Point
PCS to Schofield Barracks
APG → SchofieldAberdeen Proving Ground to Schofield BarracksCarlisle → SchofieldCarlisle Barracks to Schofield BarracksBelvoir → SchofieldFort Belvoir to Schofield BarracksBenning → SchofieldFort Benning to Schofield BarracksBliss → SchofieldFort Bliss to Schofield BarracksBragg → SchofieldFort Bragg to Schofield BarracksCampbell → SchofieldFort Campbell to Schofield BarracksCarson → SchofieldFort Carson to Schofield BarracksDetrick → SchofieldFort Detrick to Schofield BarracksDrum → SchofieldFort Drum to Schofield BarracksGordon → SchofieldFort Gordon to Schofield BarracksHamilton → SchofieldFort Hamilton to Schofield BarracksHood → SchofieldFort Hood to Schofield BarracksHuachuca → SchofieldFort Huachuca to Schofield BarracksIrwin → SchofieldFort Irwin to Schofield BarracksJackson → SchofieldFort Jackson to Schofield BarracksKnox → SchofieldFort Knox to Schofield BarracksLeavenworth → SchofieldFort Leavenworth to Schofield BarracksLee → SchofieldFort Lee to Schofield BarracksFLW → SchofieldFort Leonard Wood to Schofield BarracksMcCoy → SchofieldFort McCoy to Schofield BarracksMeade → SchofieldFort Meade to Schofield BarracksPolk → SchofieldFort Polk to Schofield BarracksRiley → SchofieldFort Riley to Schofield BarracksRucker → SchofieldFort Rucker to Schofield BarracksSill → SchofieldFort Sill to Schofield BarracksStewart → SchofieldFort Stewart to Schofield BarracksWainwright → SchofieldFort Wainwright to Schofield BarracksJBER → SchofieldJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Schofield BarracksJBLE → SchofieldJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Schofield BarracksJBLM → SchofieldJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Schofield BarracksJBMDL → SchofieldJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Schofield BarracksJBMHH → SchofieldJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to Schofield BarracksJBSA → SchofieldJoint Base San Antonio to Schofield BarracksRedstone → SchofieldRedstone Arsenal to Schofield BarracksWest Point → SchofieldUSMA West Point to Schofield Barracks
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 Schofield Barracks (HI408). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Honolulu County $2,642.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 96786 (Wahiawa) $2,970 / $4,130.
- 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 Wahiawa CDP, Hawaii ($806,200, $1,546/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Honolulu Intl (NWS) (USW00022521).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Hawaii 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 Hawaii. 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 Hawaii. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Hawaii motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 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 Hawaii. 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 Hawaii. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.