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 Fort Devens runs about $569,661.

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All Fort Devens BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$4,344	$3,258
E-2	$4,344	$3,258
E-3	$4,344	$3,258
E-4	$4,344	$3,258
E-5	$4,791	$3,615
E-6	$4,812	$3,948
E-7	$4,938	$4,365
E-8	$5,079	$4,803
E-9	$5,379	$4,809
Warrant Officer
W-1	$4,827	$4,191
W-2	$4,995	$4,800
W-3	$5,169	$4,812
W-4	$5,457	$4,833
W-5	$5,805	$4,968
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$4,962	$4,788
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$5,142	$4,806
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$5,511	$4,818
Officer
O-1	$4,803	$3,894
O-2	$4,809	$4,644
O-3	$5,163	$4,815
O-4	$5,928	$4,941
O-5	$6,483	$5,019
O-6	$6,540	$5,148
O-7	$6,594	$5,241

Official 2026 BAH rates for the BOSTON, MA Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Fort Devens

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