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County Cost Group 690 BAH rates 2026

In County Cost Group 690 (574 ZIP codes), 2026 BAH runs from $1,104 a month (E-1 without dependents) to $2,412 (O-7 and above with dependents). An E-5 with dependents gets $1,482 a month, not taxed.

Dependents

Housing area ZZ690. O-8 to O-10 are paid the O-7 rate.

County Cost Group 690 · E-5 · with dependents

$1,482 a month

$17,784 a year, not taxed.

County Cost Group 690: monthly BAH by grade, 2026
Grade With dependents Without dependents
E-1 $1,374 $1,104
E-2 $1,374 $1,104
E-3 $1,374 $1,104
E-4 $1,374 $1,104
E-5 $1,482 $1,200
E-6 $1,785 $1,338
E-7 $1,854 $1,392
E-8 $1,932 $1,548
E-9 $2,046 $1,632
W-1 $1,803 $1,353
W-2 $1,887 $1,545
W-3 $1,983 $1,644
W-4 $2,070 $1,794
W-5 $2,181 $1,872
O-1E $1,866 $1,479
O-2E $1,968 $1,611
O-3E $2,088 $1,776
O-1 $1,527 $1,263
O-2 $1,782 $1,452
O-3 $1,980 $1,671
O-4 $2,214 $1,851
O-5 $2,382 $1,893
O-6 $2,400 $1,962
O-7 and above $2,412 $1,992

What is take-home pay with BAH in County Cost Group 690?

Monthly pay for four people stationed here in 2026. BAH and BAS are not taxed; federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare come off basic pay. County cost groups are not tied to one state in DTMO’s list, so these examples leave out state tax: it depends on your state of legal residence.

Take-home pay examples in County Cost Group 690, a month
E-4, over 3 years, no dependents (single)E-4, over 3 years, with dependents (married)O-3, over 4 years, no dependents (single)O-3, over 4 years, with dependents (married)
Basic pay$3,482.40$3,482.40$7,382.70$7,382.70
BAH$1,104.00$1,374.00$1,671.00$1,980.00
BAS$476.95$476.95$328.48$328.48
Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare−$502.62−$346.31−$1,453.14−$1,087.37
State income taxnot includednot includednot includednot included
Take-home a month$4,560.73$4,987.04$7,929.04$8,603.81

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Which ZIP codes are in County Cost Group 690?

DTMO’s 2026 list maps 574 ZIP codes to this county cost group (ZZ690). BAH is set by the ZIP code of your duty station.

Show all 574 ZIP codes

129xx: 12922, 12927, 12949, 12965, 12967, 12973

136xx: 13613, 13614, 13617, 13621, 13623, 13625, 13630, 13633, 13635, 13639, 13642, 13645, 13646, 13647, 13649, 13652, 13654, 13658, 13660, 13662, 13664, 13666, 13667, 13668, 13669, 13670, 13672, 13676, 13677, 13678, 13680, 13681, 13683, 13684, 13687, 13690, 13694, 13695, 13696, 13697, 13699

158xx: 15828

162xx: 16217, 16239

163xx: 16321, 16322, 16353, 16370

179xx: 17901, 17921, 17922, 17923, 17925, 17929, 17930, 17931, 17932, 17933, 17934, 17935, 17936, 17938, 17941, 17943, 17944, 17945, 17946, 17948, 17949, 17951, 17952, 17953, 17954, 17957, 17959, 17960, 17961, 17963, 17964, 17965, 17966, 17967, 17968, 17970, 17972, 17974, 17976, 17979, 17980, 17981, 17982, 17983, 17985

182xx: 18211, 18214, 18218, 18220, 18231, 18237, 18241, 18242, 18245, 18248, 18252

195xx: 19549

215xx: 21501, 21502, 21503, 21504, 21505, 21521, 21524, 21528, 21529, 21530, 21532, 21539, 21540, 21542, 21543, 21545, 21555, 21556, 21557, 21560, 21562

217xx: 21766

250xx: 25019, 25030, 25043, 25063, 25088

251xx: 25111, 25113, 25125, 25133, 25141, 25164

252xx: 25211, 25285

266xx: 26617

302xx: 30204, 30257

304xx: 30401, 30425, 30448, 30454, 30464, 30471

306xx: 30624, 30634, 30635

308xx: 30807, 30819, 30821, 30828

310xx: 31002, 31006, 31009, 31019, 31021, 31022, 31027, 31039, 31040, 31045, 31065, 31075, 31076, 31081

315xx: 31501, 31502, 31503, 31550, 31552, 31564

370xx: 37083

371xx: 37150

398xx: 39813, 39827, 39828, 39829, 39846, 39862, 39866, 39897

438xx: 43803, 43804, 43805, 43811, 43812, 43824, 43828, 43832, 43836, 43837, 43840, 43843, 43844, 43845

442xx: 44214, 44217, 44230, 44270, 44276, 44287

446xx: 44606, 44612, 44618, 44621, 44622, 44624, 44627, 44629, 44636, 44645, 44653, 44656, 44659, 44663, 44667, 44671, 44676, 44677, 44678, 44679, 44680, 44681, 44682, 44683, 44691, 44697

448xx: 44813, 44822, 44843, 44862, 44875, 44878

449xx: 44901, 44902, 44903, 44904, 44905, 44906, 44907

456xx: 45614, 45620, 45623, 45629, 45630, 45631, 45636, 45643, 45648, 45652, 45653, 45657, 45658, 45662, 45663, 45671, 45674, 45677, 45682, 45685, 45686, 45694, 45699

467xx: 46703, 46737, 46742, 46747, 46776, 46779

471xx: 47116, 47118, 47123, 47137, 47140, 47145, 47174, 47175

472xx: 47225, 47240, 47263, 47272, 47283

474xx: 47432, 47452, 47454, 47469

484xx: 48411, 48420, 48423, 48430, 48433, 48436, 48437, 48438, 48439, 48449, 48451, 48457, 48458, 48463, 48473, 48480

485xx: 48501, 48502, 48503, 48504, 48505, 48506, 48507, 48509, 48519, 48529, 48531, 48532, 48550, 48551, 48552, 48553, 48554, 48555, 48556, 48557

497xx: 49709, 49746, 49756

498xx: 49806, 49807, 49816, 49818, 49822, 49825, 49826, 49829, 49835, 49837, 49839, 49862, 49864, 49872, 49878, 49880, 49884, 49891, 49894, 49895

499xx: 49910, 49912, 49925, 49929, 49948, 49953, 49960, 49967, 49971

550xx: 55051

557xx: 55748, 55760, 55787

559xx: 55922, 55923, 55935, 55939, 55949, 55954, 55961, 55962, 55965, 55971, 55975, 55990

560xx: 56048, 56072, 56083, 56091, 56093

561xx: 56152, 56166, 56180

562xx: 56212, 56214, 56218, 56224, 56232, 56255, 56256, 56257, 56263, 56266, 56283, 56287, 56292, 56293, 56294

563xx: 56314, 56317, 56318, 56324, 56328, 56336, 56338, 56344, 56345, 56347, 56350, 56358, 56361, 56364, 56373, 56382, 56384, 56389

564xx: 56431, 56437, 56438, 56440, 56443, 56446, 56453, 56466, 56469, 56475

565xx: 56515, 56518, 56524, 56527, 56528, 56533, 56534, 56537, 56538, 56551, 56567, 56571, 56572, 56573, 56576, 56586, 56587, 56588

583xx: 58310, 58316, 58329, 58353, 58366, 58367, 58369

688xx: 68817, 68844, 68852, 68853, 68871

691xx: 69101, 69103, 69123, 69132, 69143, 69151, 69165, 69169, 69170

734xx: 73449

747xx: 74701, 74702, 74720, 74721, 74723, 74726, 74729, 74730, 74731, 74733, 74741, 74747, 74753

757xx: 75759, 75764, 75766, 75772, 75780, 75784, 75785

759xx: 75925, 75936, 75938, 75942, 75976, 75979, 75990

768xx: 76824, 76828, 76832, 76834, 76841, 76845, 76848, 76859, 76871, 76873, 76877, 76878, 76882, 76884, 76888

776xx: 77616, 77624, 77660, 77664

779xx: 77950, 77990

783xx: 78340, 78353, 78355, 78377, 78393

785xx: 78536, 78545, 78547, 78548, 78582, 78584, 78585, 78588, 78591

788xx: 78829, 78839, 78872

790xx: 79014, 79021, 79027, 79032, 79041, 79042, 79043, 79052, 79063, 79072, 79073, 79085, 79088

792xx: 79250

793xx: 79311

795xx: 79519, 79538

816xx: 81641, 81648

822xx: 82212, 82217, 82218, 82219, 82221, 82223, 82240, 82243, 82244

847xx: 84712, 84716, 84718, 84726, 84735, 84736, 84759, 84764, 84776

How does County Cost Group 690 BAH compare?

For an E-5 with dependents, County Cost Group 690 pays $1,482 a month: number 292 of 338 housing areas, and $579 below the middle of all areas ($2,061). The other county cost groups:

Every housing area: BAH rates by location.

What does this leave out?

  • BAH II, partial BAH and BAH-Differential, and rate protection (a member keeps a higher earlier rate while stationed in the same place).
  • Special pays, deductions such as TSP and SGLI, and anything outside the 50 states (the Overseas Housing Allowance).
  • In the take-home examples: state tax, local taxes and changes during the year.

What else can I work out?

Questions about BAH in County Cost Group 690

What is E-5 BAH in County Cost Group 690 for 2026?

$1,482 a month with dependents and $1,200 without ($17,784 and $14,400 a year). That ranks 292 of the 338 housing areas for an E-5 with dependents; the middle of all areas is $2,061.

What is O-3 BAH in County Cost Group 690?

An O-3 gets $1,980 a month with dependents and $1,671 without in 2026. A W-2 gets $1,887 and $1,545.

How much BAH does an E-1 get in County Cost Group 690?

$1,374 a month with dependents and $1,104 without. E-1 to E-4 get the same rates here.

Which ZIP codes use County Cost Group 690 BAH rates?

574 ZIP codes in DTMO’s 2026 list map to this housing area (ZZ690): 12922, 12927, 12949, 12965, 12967 and 569 more. BAH follows the ZIP code of your duty station, not where you live.

Is BAH in County Cost Group 690 taxed?

No: BAH and BAS are not taxable income, so tax comes off basic pay only. For example, an E-4 with over 3 years and no dependents gets $5,063.35 a month here with allowances and takes home about $4,560.73. County cost groups are not tied to one state in DTMO’s list, so these examples leave out state tax: it depends on your state of legal residence.

When will County Cost Group 690 BAH change?

The 2026 rates apply until December 31, 2026. The Defense Department normally announces the 2027 rates in mid-December, to start on January 1, 2027.