Military Bases in Michigan: 2 Guides, 2026 BAH vs Rent

2 guides in Michigan: 1 Air Force and 1 Army installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH is $2,361 a month at both, which share one housing area, set against HUD's fair market rent for a 3-bedroom home near each.

Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.

Installations in Michigan

2 guides · Military pay exempt from MI income tax · TRICARE East (Humana) · E-5 with dependents: $2,361 BAH in one housing area

Michigan installations at E-5 with dependents
InstallationCityBranchAllowance at E-5 with dependentsAgainst local rent
Detroit ArsenalWarrenArmy$2,361 BAHCovers a 3-bedroom with $584 to spare
Selfridge Air National Guard BaseHarrison TownshipAir Force$2,361 BAHCovers a 3-bedroom with $584 to spare

Where BAH goes furthest in Michigan

At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH is the same $2,361 at every installation in Michigan, against the same $1,777 rent for a 3-bedroom, so it goes as far at each: it covers a 3-bedroom with $584 to spare.

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.

State tax and TRICARE in Michigan

Michigan. Michigan fully exempts active-duty military pay from state income tax.

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 Michigan 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 both installations in Michigan falls under the TRICARE East region, administered by Humana Military — enrollment and claims run through 800-444-5445.

Sources and updates

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

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