1. Verify Your BAH
Use the official DoD lookup for the applicable year, permanent-duty-station ZIP code and pay grade. Read the rate for your dependency status and confirm your individual entitlement with finance.
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Connect your verified Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) with a practical home search near Fort Meade. Look up your official rate, estimate complete ownership costs, and explore current listings in Odenton, Severn, Gambrills and Crofton with local real estate agent Scott Smolen and The Smolen Team.
Use the official DoD lookup for the applicable year, permanent-duty-station ZIP code and pay grade. Read the rate for your dependency status and confirm your individual entitlement with finance.
Open Official BAH LookupEnter your verified monthly BAH in the optional comparison. Add financing assumptions, property taxes, insurance, HOA or condo fees, utilities and maintenance.
Calculate Monthly Home CostsUse the search form to set your price range and preferences. Save the resulting search for listing alerts as properties and prices change.
View Live Listings BelowWhat updates: listings below reflect the site's MLS feed. Official rates are accessed through the DoD lookup; this page does not automatically import BAH rates or label a listing affordable for a particular rank. Recheck your rate when your circumstances or the rate year change.
Find Basic Allowance for Housing rates by military pay grade using the official Department of Defense lookup. Select the current rate year, your permanent-duty-station ZIP code and pay grade, then compare the monthly rates with and without dependents.
Confirm that the lookup identifies your assigned duty location. Fort George G. Meade is Military Housing Area MD133. Your finance office can confirm your individual entitlement and any rate protection.
Look Up Official BAH by RankCompare BAH With Monthly Home CostsResource information checked: October 18, 2026. Rates are provided through the official lookup; this page does not import a rate table automatically.
Compare condos, townhomes and detached homes, association layers, amenity access and routes to your assigned gate.
Explore Piney Orchard homesCompare the specific street, home layout, association documents and your actual work route near Fort Meade.
Explore Seven Oaks homesFocus on shopping access and nearby homes. Check the actual walking route and crossing points for each address.
Explore the Marketplace areaA listing price alone cannot establish whether a home fits your allowance. Compare principal and interest, taxes, insurance, dues and living costs, and ask your lender to include any mortgage insurance, financing fees or program-specific costs. Keep closing funds and emergency reserves separate from the monthly estimate.
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BAH generally uses the permanent-duty-station location, along with pay grade and dependency status. Verify the correct location and your entitlement through the official tool and finance office.
No. These are current area listings. First verify your allowance and estimate a purchase budget, then set your search filters. Lender qualification and the home's actual expenses require separate review.
Reviewed October 17, 2026. Sources: DoD BAH overview and official rate lookup. Independent real estate service; no DoD endorsement.
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