Fort Drum BAH Rates 2026

MHA: FORT DRUM/WATERTOWN, NY

Calculate your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for Fort Drum. Rates are based on the FORT DRUM/WATERTOWN, NY Military Housing Area.

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All Fort Drum BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$1,569	$1,356
E-2	$1,569	$1,356
E-3	$1,569	$1,356
E-4	$1,569	$1,356
E-5	$1,665	$1,422
E-6	$1,893	$1,476
E-7	$2,103	$1,578
E-8	$2,331	$1,749
E-9	$2,526	$1,896
Warrant Officer
W-1	$1,914	$1,548
W-2	$2,196	$1,713
W-3	$2,478	$1,899
W-4	$2,544	$1,938
W-5	$2,631	$2,154
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,145	$1,662
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,436	$1,827
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,559	$1,920
Officer
O-1	$1,701	$1,470
O-2	$1,890	$1,638
O-3	$2,469	$1,902
O-4	$2,655	$2,115
O-5	$2,784	$2,244
O-6	$2,805	$2,457
O-7	$2,823	$2,496

Official 2026 BAH rates for the FORT DRUM/WATERTOWN, NY Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Fort Drum

Welcome to Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division. Fort Drum, in New York’s beautiful North Country, provides full-spectrum training and fort operations support to all of the service branches, 11 states, and parts of Canada. Each year, Fort Drum offers this training and support to more than 26,500 Reserve and National Guard members as well as personnel from other federal, state, and local agencies. Fort Drum encompasses about 107,265 acres. The post’s workforce includes more than 15,000 military service members and approximately 3,700 civilian personnel. Approximately 15,000 family members live on post or in the local area and more than 3,000 military retirees live in the local area. Continue reading for our in-depth guide on Fort Drum so you can get to know your new post and its su...

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