3 guides in Alabama: 2 Army and 1 Air Force installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $1,572 a month at Fort Rucker to $1,797 at Redstone Arsenal, across 3 housing areas, set against HUD's fair market rent for a 3-bedroom home near each.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
3 guides · AL taxes military pay for AL domiciliaries · TRICARE East (Humana) · E-5 with dependents: $1,572 to $1,797 BAH across 3 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Rucker | Daleville | Army | $1,572 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $297 to spare |
| Maxwell Air Force Base | Montgomery | Air Force | $1,683 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $207 to spare |
| Redstone Arsenal | Huntsville | Army | $1,797 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with only $62 to spare |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at Fort Rucker, where it covers a 3-bedroom with $297 to spare, and least far at Redstone Arsenal, where it covers a 3-bedroom with only $62 to spare. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at all 3 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Rucker | $1,572 | $1,275 | $297 left |
| Maxwell Air Force Base | $1,683 | $1,476 | $207 left |
| Redstone Arsenal | $1,797 | $1,735 | $62 left |
HUD's FY2027 fair market rent is the 40th-percentile gross rent for the area, utilities included, which is what BAH is meant to cover; it is a benchmark, not a listing. Source: HUD.
Alabama. Alabama taxes an Alabama resident's active-duty pay wherever it is earned. Allowances for quarters, subsistence, uniforms and travel are exempt, as is combat-zone pay, but base pay is not.
SCRA. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act your military pay is taxed by the state you are domiciled in, not by the one your duty station sits in. Being assigned to an installation in Alabama does not by itself change which state may tax you, and it does not create a filing obligation where you are stationed.
TRICARE East. Care at all 3 installations in Alabama falls under the TRICARE East region, administered by Humana Military — enrollment and claims run through 800-444-5445.
Maintained by PCS Calculator, an independent site run by an active-duty service member. BAH checked against DTMO's 2026 table on 19 August 2026; rents from HUD's FY2027 fair market rents, fetched 28 September 2026; state tax treatment of military pay checked 19 August 2026; TRICARE regions checked 27 August 2026. This page was last updated 4 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked