Cost of Living: The cost of living in the Colorado
Springs area can be perceived as high, especially if arriving here from a low
cost-of-living area. The highest out of pocket expense for most
soldiers is housing. The majority of soldiers assigned to Fort Carson
live in the surrounding community, with only about 25% of families living
on-post.
Refer to the table below for the published 2005 Basic Allowance
for Housing (BAH) rates for Fort Carson.
2005 BAH Rates
| Rank |
Monthly Rate w/Dep |
Monthly Rate w/o Dep |
| E1 |
$885.00 |
$598.00 |
| E2 |
$885.00 |
$598.00 |
| E3 |
$885.00 |
$598.00 |
| E4 |
$885.00 |
$598.00 |
| E5 |
$988.00 |
$681.00 |
| E6 |
$1,112.00 |
$741.00 |
| E7 |
$1,139.00 |
$865.00 |
| E8 |
$1,169.00 |
$1,012.00 |
| E9 |
$1,236.00 |
$1,051.00 |
| W1 |
$1,112.00 |
$805.00 |
| W2 |
$1,152.00 |
$1,012.00 |
| W3 |
$1,188.00 |
$1,055.00 |
| W4 |
$1,254.00 |
$1,119.00 |
| W5 |
$1,331.00 |
$1,146.00 |
| 01E |
$1,141.00 |
$988.00 |
| 02E |
$1,183.00 |
$1,042.00 |
| 03E |
$1,266.00 |
$1,112.00 |
| 01 |
$1,002.00 |
$723.00 |
| 02 |
$1,109.00 |
$942.00 |
| 03 |
$1,187.00 |
$1,067.00 |
| 04 |
$1,363.00 |
$1,142.00 |
| 05 |
$1,487.00 |
$1,160.00 |
| 06 |
$1,499.00 |
$1.188.00 |
| 07+ |
$1,517.00 |
$1,212.00 |