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 Westover ARB runs about $338,620.

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All Westover ARB BAH Rates by Pay Grade

Pay Grade	With Dependents	Without Dependents
Enlisted
E-1	$2,268	$1,752
E-2	$2,268	$1,752
E-3	$2,268	$1,752
E-4	$2,268	$1,752
E-5	$2,388	$2,007
E-6	$2,850	$2,154
E-7	$3,063	$2,298
E-8	$3,288	$2,484
E-9	$3,522	$2,643
Warrant Officer
W-1	$2,874	$2,241
W-2	$3,153	$2,481
W-3	$3,435	$2,646
W-4	$3,555	$2,898
W-5	$3,702	$3,114
Officer (Prior Enlisted)
O-1E (Prior Enlisted)	$3,105	$2,385
O-2E (Prior Enlisted)	$3,393	$2,589
O-3E (Prior Enlisted)	$3,576	$2,844
Officer
O-1	$2,451	$2,145
O-2	$2,847	$2,352
O-3	$3,426	$2,682
O-4	$3,747	$3,075
O-5	$3,978	$3,201
O-6	$4,011	$3,414
O-7	$4,038	$3,474

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

About Westover ARB

Welcome to Westover Air Reserve Base, home of the nation’s largest Air Reserve base and longest runway in Massachusetts! The base covers about 2,500 acres and employs over 5,000 military and civilian personnel, contractors and tenants. Westover has been in operation since 1940; serving as a bomber training base and a port of embarkation/debarkation during World War II, as a staging point for the Berlin Airlift, Headquarters of the Military Airlift Command system through 1955, and then as a major base of operations for the Strategic Airlift Command until 1974. Since then, Westover has been an Air Force Reserve base. Continue reading for an in-depth guide to help aid you in your transition to living and working on Westover Air Reserve Base. 1. Where Is Westover Air Reserve Base? 2. Google Ma...

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