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USMA West Point: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at USMA West Point?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$2,859/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- USMA West Point
- $2,859
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $2,970/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $111/mo short
Key facts for living at USMA West Point
| Host state | New York |
|---|---|
| State income tax | 4%–10.9% state; NYC adds local tax |
| Top state income-tax rate | 10.9% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 8.54% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 1.30% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $513,450 |
| Military housing area | NY217 — WEST POINT, NY |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 55° / 38°F |
| Annual precipitation | 42.0 in |
| Official site | USMA West Point |
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PCS checklist for USMA West Point
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (NY217).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 10996).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Orange County is $1,979/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a NY driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See New York.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official USMA West Point site.
PCS from USMA West Point
Only installations that share a tenant service with USMA West Point.
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PCS to USMA West Point
APG → West PointAberdeen Proving Ground to USMA West PointCarlisle → West PointCarlisle Barracks to USMA West PointBelvoir → West PointFort Belvoir to USMA West PointBenning → West PointFort Benning to USMA West PointBliss → West PointFort Bliss to USMA West PointBragg → West PointFort Bragg to USMA West PointCampbell → West PointFort Campbell to USMA West PointCarson → West PointFort Carson to USMA West PointDetrick → West PointFort Detrick to USMA West PointDrum → West PointFort Drum to USMA West PointGordon → West PointFort Gordon to USMA West PointHamilton → West PointFort Hamilton to USMA West PointHood → West PointFort Hood to USMA West PointHuachuca → West PointFort Huachuca to USMA West PointIrwin → West PointFort Irwin to USMA West PointJackson → West PointFort Jackson to USMA West PointKnox → West PointFort Knox to USMA West PointLeavenworth → West PointFort Leavenworth to USMA West PointLee → West PointFort Lee to USMA West PointFLW → West PointFort Leonard Wood to USMA West PointMcCoy → West PointFort McCoy to USMA West PointMeade → West PointFort Meade to USMA West PointPolk → West PointFort Polk to USMA West PointRiley → West PointFort Riley to USMA West PointRucker → West PointFort Rucker to USMA West PointSill → West PointFort Sill to USMA West PointStewart → West PointFort Stewart to USMA West PointWainwright → West PointFort Wainwright to USMA West PointJBER → West PointJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to USMA West PointJBLE → West PointJoint Base Langley-Eustis to USMA West PointJBLM → West PointJoint Base Lewis-McChord to USMA West PointJBMDL → West PointJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to USMA West PointJBMHH → West PointJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to USMA West PointJBSA → West PointJoint Base San Antonio to USMA West PointRedstone → West PointRedstone Arsenal to USMA West PointSchofield → West PointSchofield Barracks to USMA West Point
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 USMA West Point (NY217). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Orange County $1,979.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 10996 (West Point) $2,970 / $3,770.
- Off-base city home value and rent. U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year 2020–2024 tables B25077 (median value of owner-occupied homes) and B25064 (median gross rent) for West Point CDP, New York ($-666,666,666, $3,501/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Poughkeepsie (NWS) (USW00004725).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for New York 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 New York. 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 New York. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. New York motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 8.00%). 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 New York. 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 New York. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.