4 guides in Pennsylvania: 3 Army and 1 Air Force installations. At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH runs from $1,740 a month at Tobyhanna Army Depot to $2,934 at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, 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.
4 guides · PA exempts pay earned while serving outside Pennsylvania · TRICARE East (Humana) · E-5 with dependents: $1,740 to $2,934 BAH across 3 housing areas
| Installation | City | Branch | Allowance at E-5 with dependents | Against local rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Barracks | Carlisle | Army | $2,076 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with only $21 to spare |
| Letterkenny Army Depot | Chambersburg | Army | $2,076 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $306 to spare |
| Tobyhanna Army Depot | Tobyhanna | Army | $1,740 BAH | Falls $375 short of a 3-bedroom |
| Willow Grove Air Reserve Station | Horsham | Air Force | $2,934 BAH | Covers a 3-bedroom with $718 to spare |
At E-5 with dependents, 2026 BAH goes furthest at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, where it covers a 3-bedroom with $718 to spare, and least far at Tobyhanna Army Depot, where it falls $375 short of a 3-bedroom. It covers HUD's 3-bedroom rent at 3 of the 4 installations.
| Installation | 2026 BAH | HUD 3-bedroom rent | After rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Grove Air Reserve Station | $2,934 | $2,216 | $718 left |
| Letterkenny Army Depot | $2,076 | $1,770 | $306 left |
| Carlisle Barracks | $2,076 | $2,055 | $21 left |
| Tobyhanna Army Depot | $1,740 | $2,115 | $375 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.
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania taxes a Pennsylvania resident's active-duty pay for service inside Pennsylvania. Pay for federal active duty outside Pennsylvania is not taxable, and the Department of Revenue asks for the orders that show it. Members domiciled in another state are not taxed on their 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 Pennsylvania 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 4 installations in Pennsylvania 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 5 November 2026. How every figure on this site is checked