California Housing Allowance for 2020
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is a reimbursement paid to active military personnel living with the U.S. but not living in government furnished housing such as barracks.
Your monthly BAH pay is based on your location, rank and dependency status. The country is divided into 381 Military Housing Areas (MHAs). MHAs are named after the closest military base or major city. These differing locality rates allow for granular calculation of average cost of renting in your area.
California Housing Allowance for 2020| San Francisco | O-1E with dependents receives $4,359.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Santa Clara County | O-1E with dependents receives $3,813.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Oakland | O-1E with dependents receives $3,186.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Marin/sonoma | O-1E with dependents receives $3,132.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Los Angeles | O-1E with dependents receives $2,772.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| San Diego | O-1E with dependents receives $2,694.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Ventura | O-1E with dependents receives $2,583.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Vallejo/travis Afb | O-1E with dependents receives $2,493.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Monterey | O-1E with dependents receives $2,385.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| San Bernardino | O-1E with dependents receives $2,130.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Sacramento | O-1E with dependents receives $2,115.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Riverside | O-1E with dependents receives $2,097.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Beale Afb | O-1E with dependents receives $1,998.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| San Luis Obispo | O-1E with dependents receives $1,962.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Bieber, Lassen County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,854.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Stockton | O-1E with dependents receives $1,842.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Amador City, Amador County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,836.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Redding, Shasta County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,812.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Belden, Plumas County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,737.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Clearlake, Lake County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,716.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Markleeville, Alpine County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,692.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Corning, Tehama County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,623.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Burnt Ranch, Trinity County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,599.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Arbuckle, Colusa County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,578.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Fish Camp, Mariposa County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,554.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Fresno | O-1E with dependents receives $1,476.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Lemoore Nas | O-1E with dependents receives $1,380.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Adin, Modoc County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,347.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Humboldt County | O-1E with dependents receives $1,305.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| El Centro | O-1E with dependents receives $1,251.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
| Bridgeport | O-1E with dependents receives $1,158.00/mo. Housing Allowance. | [More] |
Primary Military Housing Areas within California are San Francisco, Belmont, Alameda, Bodega, Los Angeles, Alpine, Newbury Park, Benicia, Hollister and Arvin.
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Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates are set annually by the Department of Defense. Rates are updated each January.
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