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 Redstone Arsenal runs about $296,153.

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All Redstone Arsenal BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$1,668	$1,284
E-2	$1,668	$1,284
E-3	$1,668	$1,284
E-4	$1,668	$1,284
E-5	$1,797	$1,443
E-6	$2,079	$1,557
E-7	$2,133	$1,671
E-8	$2,187	$1,860
E-9	$2,286	$1,935
Warrant Officer
W-1	$2,097	$1,635
W-2	$2,154	$1,857
W-3	$2,229	$1,947
W-4	$2,307	$2,085
W-5	$2,415	$2,142
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,139	$1,794
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,214	$1,917
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$2,325	$2,070
Officer
O-1	$1,839	$1,536
O-2	$2,076	$1,758
O-3	$2,226	$1,974
O-4	$2,445	$2,127
O-5	$2,607	$2,154
O-6	$2,625	$2,205
O-7	$2,640	$2,241

Official 2026 BAH rates for the HUNTSVILLE, AL Military Housing Area, effective January 1, 2026.

About Redstone Arsenal

Welcome to Redstone Arsenal, the Army's center for missile and rocket programs. Located in northern Alabama, Redstone Arsenal's 38,248 acres are home to a number of space and missile organizations. Redstone Arsenal's population includes approximately 850 active-duty personnel; 35,500 Department of Defense civilian personnel and contractors; and 15,000 retirees and their family members. The post is home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center; the Missile Defense Agency; the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center; U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command; U.S. Army Materiel Command; the Redstone Test Center; U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; U.S. Army Security Assistance...

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