10 towns within about an hour of the main post area: drive time, rent, home values and the school district for each.
The green or red number is an E-5 with dependents' 2026 BAH ($1,905) minus that town's median 2-bedroom rent. Check your own pay grade.
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$693 a month
Sunnyside Unified District: 22 schools, 14,144 students, 19.5 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$842 a month
Tucson Unified District: 90 schools, 40,929 students, 14.4 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH short after the median rent: -$152 a month
Vail Unified District: 23 schools, 14,831 students, 18.1 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$1,240 a month
Sunnyside Unified District: 22 schools, 14,144 students, 19.5 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$756 a month
Tucson Unified District: 90 schools, 40,929 students, 14.4 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$967 a month
Flowing Wells Unified District: 11 schools, 5,287 students, 17.3 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$268 a month
Catalina Foothills Unified District: 8 schools, 5,164 students, 17.2 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median rent: +$558 a month
Tanque Verde Unified District: 4 schools, 2,211 students, 16.5 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median rent: +$55 a month
Tucson Unified District: 90 schools, 40,929 students, 14.4 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$243 a month
Amphitheater Unified District: 22 schools, 11,835 students, 15.2 students per teacher. District facts
Updated October 12, 2026. How we get our numbers.
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Tucson, AZ is about 5 minutes from the main post area (1.6 road miles) without traffic.
Summit, AZ, where the Census median rent is $655 a month (rent plus utilities, 2020-2024 average). New leases usually cost more than the median, so check current listings too.
For an E-5 with dependents the 2026 DoD BAH is $1,905 a month. That is at or above the Census median 2-bedroom rent in 7 of the 7 towns here with a Census figure for that size, with the most left over in Summit, AZ.
Sunnyside Unified District, with 22 schools and 14,144 students (19.5 students per teacher), from the NCES Common Core of Data. Always confirm the school for a specific address with the district.