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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: BAH and local costs
What is my BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?
This calculator uses 2026 DTMO (Defense Travel Management Office) rates for selected pay grade and dependent status.
$1,341/mo
Monthly BAH at E-5 pay grade without dependents.
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- $1,341
- Typical 2-bedroom rent nearby
- $1,400/mo
- BAH vs that rent
- $59/mo short
Key facts for living at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
| Host state | Ohio |
|---|---|
| State income tax | Top listed rate 2.75% |
| Top state income-tax rate | 2.75% |
| Average sales tax (state + local) | 7.29% |
| Average property tax (real estate) | 1.36% |
| Personal property tax (vehicles) | No |
| Median home value | $247,931 |
| Military housing area | OH231 — WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH |
| Climate (annual high / low) | 59° / 42°F |
| Annual precipitation | 29.9 in |
| Official site | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
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PCS checklist for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- Update DEERS and your page-2 / dependency status before BAH starts at the new MHA (OH231).
- Look up your exact BAH for rank and dependents on the DTMO BAH lookup (ZIP 45433).
- Off-base 2-bedroom HUD FMR in Greene County is $1,273/mo. On-base housing is separate.
- Get a OH driver license within 30 days and title the car within 30 days. See Ohio.
- Confirm reporting instructions on the official Wright-Patterson Air Force Base site.
PCS from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Only installations that share a tenant service with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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PCS to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Altus → Wright-PattAltus Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseBarksdale → Wright-PattBarksdale Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseBeale → Wright-PattBeale Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseBuckley → Wright-PattBuckley Space Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseCannon → Wright-PattCannon Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseColumbus AFB → Wright-PattColumbus Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseDavis-Monthan → Wright-PattDavis-Monthan Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseDover → Wright-PattDover Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseDyess → Wright-PattDyess Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseEdwards → Wright-PattEdwards Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseEglin → Wright-PattEglin Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseEllsworth → Wright-PattEllsworth Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseFE Warren → Wright-PattFE Warren Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseFairchild → Wright-PattFairchild Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseGoodfellow → Wright-PattGoodfellow Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseGrand Forks → Wright-PattGrand Forks Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseHanscom → Wright-PattHanscom Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseHill → Wright-PattHill Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseHolloman → Wright-PattHolloman Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseHurlburt → Wright-PattHurlburt Field to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBAB → Wright-PattJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseAndrews → Wright-PattJoint Base Andrews to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJB Charleston → Wright-PattJoint Base Charleston to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBER → Wright-PattJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBLE → Wright-PattJoint Base Langley-Eustis to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBLM → Wright-PattJoint Base Lewis-McChord to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBMDL → Wright-PattJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBPHH → Wright-PattJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseJBSA → Wright-PattJoint Base San Antonio to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseKeesler → Wright-PattKeesler Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseKirtland → Wright-PattKirtland Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseLaughlin → Wright-PattLaughlin Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseLittle Rock → Wright-PattLittle Rock Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseLuke → Wright-PattLuke Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMacDill → Wright-PattMacDill Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMalmstrom → Wright-PattMalmstrom Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMaxwell → Wright-PattMaxwell Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMcConnell → Wright-PattMcConnell Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMinot → Wright-PattMinot Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMoody → Wright-PattMoody Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseMountain Home → Wright-PattMountain Home Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseNellis → Wright-PattNellis Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseOffutt → Wright-PattOffutt Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BasePatrick → Wright-PattPatrick Space Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BasePeterson → Wright-PattPeterson Space Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseRobins → Wright-PattRobins Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseSchriever → Wright-PattSchriever Space Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseScott → Wright-PattScott Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseSeymour Johnson → Wright-PattSeymour Johnson Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseShaw → Wright-PattShaw Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseSheppard → Wright-PattSheppard Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseTinker → Wright-PattTinker Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseTravis → Wright-PattTravis Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseTyndall → Wright-PattTyndall Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseVandenberg → Wright-PattVandenberg Space Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseWhiteman → Wright-PattWhiteman Air Force Base to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (OH231). Confirm current rates on the DTMO BAH lookup.
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. HUD FY2026 FMR — Greene County $1,273.
- Off-base ZIP rent (HUD Small Area FMR). FY2026 ZIP 2- and 3-bedroom 40th-percentile rents from the HUD Small Area FMR tables: 45424 (Dayton) $1,400 / $1,820.
- 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 Dayton city, Ohio ($100,600, $918/mo). Owner-reported values, not transaction prices.
- Climate normals (1991–2020). NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals — Dayton Intl (NWS) (USW00014822).
- Host-state wage tax. Statewide listed rates for Ohio 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 Ohio. 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 Ohio. On-base housing is not in this figure.
- Vehicle title tax and new-resident clocks. Ohio motor-vehicle agency (license 30 days, title 30 days; title tax 5.75%). 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 Ohio. 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 Ohio. Backdrop for off-base purchase prices; on-base housing and BAH are separate.