BAH calculator, 2026 rates
The official Basic Allowance for Housing tables, published by the Defense Travel Management Office and effective January 1, 2026. Enter a ZIP code, pick a pay grade, and get the published monthly rate.
E-5 with dependents at the school's ZIP code is the basis for the Post-9/11 GI Bill housing allowance, which has its own effective-date rules.
Why veterans use this: the Post-9/11 GI Bill monthly housing allowance is based on the BAH for an E-5 with dependents at the school's ZIP code, scaled by your eligibility percentage. That's the default selection above.
The fine print: individual rate protection can mean an actual BAH differs from the current table, and GI Bill housing has its own effective-date rules. The official amount is always what DFAS or the VA states and pays. For the official DoD calculator, see travel.dod.mil.
The app does this offline, plus a GI Bill term estimate
MusterVault has these same tables built in, working with no internet at all, plus a day-prorated GI Bill housing estimate for your school term and your eligibility percentage. Part of one encrypted dashboard for your whole claim file.
Informational only: published DoD tables applied to inputs you enter; lookups aren't stored. MusterVault is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.