COST OF LIVING:
Fort Meade is in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor, and is within a very high cost of living area. Service members and families relocating to this area should keep this in mind when planning for the move here. The financial assistance program at your current installation can provide you with tips on moving to a high cost of living area. Contact the Fort Meade Financial Assistance Program for more information.
SET-ASIDE HOUSING PROGRAM:
The Set-Aside program was established with various area rental agencies to charge military members a rent commensurate with their BAH. In return, the military member agrees to have rent deducted directly from pay through an allotment. This program is designed to help defray the very high housing costs in the Fort Meade area.
Who is eligible for BAH?
A member assigned to permanent duty within the 50 United States, who is not furnished government housing, is eligible for a Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), based on the member's dependency status at the permanent duty station ZIP Code. A member stationed overseas (except in Hawai’i and Alaska), including U.S. protectorates, who is not furnished government housing, is eligible for an Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) based on the member's dependency status. If a member is serving an UNACCOMPANIED overseas tour, the member is eligible for BAH at the ‘with dependents’ rate, based on the dependent's U.S. residence ZIP Code, plus FSH at the OCONUS PDS, if the member is not furnished government housing overseas.
See the chart below for rates for the Washington DC Metro area.
Andrews AFB 2007 BAH Rate Chart
| Grade |
Rate |
Grade |
Rate |
| WITHOUT |
DEPENDENTS |
WITH |
DEPENDENTS |
| E-1 |
$ 1234.00 |
E-1 |
$1657.00 |
| E-2 |
$ 1234.00
|
E-2 |
$ 1657.00
|
| E-3 |
$ 1234.00
|
E-3 |
$ 1657.00
|
| E-4 |
$ 1234.00
|
E-4 |
$ 1657.00
|
| E-5 |
$ 1429.00
|
E-5 |
$ 1789.00
|
| E-6 |
$ 1542.00
|
E-6 |
$ 2058.00
|
| E-7 |
$ 1666.00
|
E-7 |
$ 2126.00
|
| E-8 |
$ 1842.00
|
E-8 |
$ 2201.00
|
| E-9 |
$ 1925.00
|
E-9 |
$ 2322.00
|
| O-1E |
$ 1789.00
|
O-1E |
$ 2141.00
|
| O-2E |
$ 1907.00
|
O-2E |
$ 2234.00
|
| O-3E |
$ 2058.00
|
O-3E |
$ 2368.00
|
| O-1 |
$ 1524.00
|
O-1 |
$ 1820.00
|
| O-2 |
$ 1743.00
|
O-2 |
$ 2052.00
|
| O-3 |
$ 1961.00
|
O-3 |
$ 2245.00
|
| O-4 |
$ 2133.00
|
O-4 |
$ 2518.00
|
| O-5 |
$ 2179.00
|
O-5 |
$ 2179.00
|
| O-6 |
$ 2248.00
|
O-6 |
$ 2731.00
|
| O-7 |
$ 2293.00
|
O-7 |
$ 2763.00
|
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