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 ($1,788) minus that town's median 2-bedroom rent. Check your own pay grade.
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$461 a month
Flour Bluff Independent School District: 7 schools, 5,665 students, 15.6 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$528 a month
Gregory-Portland Independent School District: 6 schools, 4,963 students, 14.6 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$947 a month
Gregory-Portland Independent School District: 6 schools, 4,963 students, 14.6 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH short after the median 2-bedroom rent: -$360 a month
Port Aransas Independent School District: 3 schools, 527 students, 10.5 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$978 a month
Robstown Independent School District: 5 schools, 2,508 students, 16.2 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median rent: +$1,008 a month
Odem-Edroy Independent School District: 4 schools, 913 students, 13 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$763 a month
Taft Independent School District: 3 schools, 836 students, 13.3 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$397 a month
Ingleside Independent School District: 4 schools, 2,010 students, 15.3 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$361 a month
Aransas Pass Independent School District: 4 schools, 1,731 students, 15.5 students per teacher. District facts
E-5 BAH left over after the median 2-bedroom rent: +$828 a month
Sinton Independent School District: 5 schools, 2,023 students, 13.1 students per teacher. District facts
Updated October 12, 2026. How we get our numbers.
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Corpus Christi, TX is about 26 minutes from the main post area (17.3 road miles) without traffic.
Odem, TX, where the Census median rent is $780 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 $1,788 a month. That is at or above the Census median 2-bedroom rent in 8 of the 9 towns here with a Census figure for that size, with the most left over in Robstown, TX.
Flour Bluff Independent School District, with 7 schools and 5,665 students (15.6 students per teacher), from the NCES Common Core of Data. Always confirm the school for a specific address with the district.