With a VA loan — no down payment, no PMI — your monthly BAH can go toward a mortgage instead of a landlord's pocket. The median home near P3 runs about $398,493.

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All P3 BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$3,096	$2,409
E-2	$3,096	$2,409
E-3	$3,096	$2,409
E-4	$3,096	$2,409
E-5	$3,132	$2,832
E-6	$3,759	$3,057
E-7	$3,855	$3,099
E-8	$3,957	$3,261
E-9	$4,128	$3,447
Warrant Officer
W-1	$3,780	$3,096
W-2	$3,894	$3,258
W-3	$4,023	$3,471
W-4	$4,167	$3,777
W-5	$4,350	$3,876
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$3,870	$3,129
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,002	$3,405
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,197	$3,753
Officer
O-1	$3,213	$3,054
O-2	$3,753	$3,126
O-3	$4,020	$3,531
O-4	$4,410	$3,855
O-5	$4,692	$3,909
O-6	$4,731	$3,999
O-7	$4,770	$4,071

Official 2026 BAH rates for the WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About P3

Story by James Brooks on 08/16/2019 Vicenza, ITALY (August 16, 2019) Local housing survey results from the 2019 Armywide housing were shared today during the quarterly housing town hall meeting in the chapel on Caserma Ederle. Garrison Commander Col. Daniel J. Vogel and Command Sergeant Major Billy Vetten presented the results and answered questions. More than 475 residents in Vicenza and Camp Darby received surveys and 128 responded. Italy survey participation rates were higher this year than last. In addition, community members in Italy responded in higher percentages than residents from other Army garrisons in Europe. "During my turnover last month before I took command, I learned that in less than 30 days, the leadership teams here visited more than 3000 homes and barracks rooms to ide...

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