6 guides in Colorado: 3 Space Force, 2 Air Force and 1 Army installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $2,358 a month at 5 installations to $2,841 at Buckley Space Force Base, across 2 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.
6 guides · CO relief depends on time stationed outside the US · TRICARE West (TriWest) · E-5 with dependents: $2,358 to $2,841 BAH across 2 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Space Force Base | Aurora | Space Force | $2,841 BAH | Falls only $5 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station | Colorado Springs | Air Force | $2,358 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare |
| Fort Carson | Colorado Springs | Army | $2,358 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare |
| Peterson Space Force Base | Colorado Springs | Space Force | $2,358 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare |
| Schriever Space Force Base | Colorado Springs | Space Force | $2,358 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs | Air Force | $2,358 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at 5 installations, where it covers a 3-bedroom with $113 to spare, and least far at Buckley Space Force Base, where it falls only $5 short of a 3-bedroom. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at 5 of the 6 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station | $2,358 | $2,245 | $113 left |
| Fort Carson | $2,358 | $2,245 | $113 left |
| Peterson Space Force Base | $2,358 | $2,245 | $113 left |
| Schriever Space Force Base | $2,358 | $2,245 | $113 left |
| United States Air Force Academy | $2,358 | $2,245 | $113 left |
| Buckley Space Force Base | $2,841 | $2,846 | $5 short |
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.
Colorado. Colorado taxes a Colorado resident's active-duty pay. Members stationed outside the 50 states for at least 305 days of the tax year may elect to file as a nonresident, which removes the tax on military pay.
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 Colorado does not by itself change which state may tax you, and it does not create a filing obligation where you are stationed.
TRICARE West. Care at all 6 installations in Colorado falls under the TRICARE West region, administered by TriWest Healthcare Alliance — enrollment and claims run through 888-TRIWEST (874-9378).
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