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Hampton Roads moves start with which base, then which housing area
Orders to Hampton Roads can point to a pier in Norfolk, a flight line in Virginia Beach, a shipyard in Portsmouth, or an Air Force wing in Hampton. The region splits across two 2026 housing areas: VA298 (NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH, VA) on the south side of the water and VA297 (HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS, VA) on the Peninsula. The rate printed on your LES follows the duty ZIP, so the first question is the installation, not the city.
Source: DoD BAH 2026, sorted_zipmha26.txt and mhanames26.txt, checked 2026-10-09.
| Installation | Listed address | 2026 housing area |
|---|---|---|
| Naval Station Norfolk | 1530 Gilbert Street, Norfolk 23511 | VA298 |
| NAS Oceana | 1750 Tomcat Blvd., Virginia Beach 23460 | VA298 |
| JEB Little Creek-Fort Story | 1815 Seabee Dr, Virginia Beach 23459 | VA298 |
| Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Bldg 1500, Portsmouth 23709 | VA298 |
| JB Langley-Eustis (Langley) | 11 Nealy Ave, Hampton 23665 | VA297 |
Source: MilitaryINSTALLATIONS (Military OneSource): Naval Station Norfolk, checked 2026-10-09; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Naval Air Station Oceana, checked 2026-10-09; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, checked 2026-10-09; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Naval Support Activity Portsmouth (Norfolk Naval Shipyard), checked 2026-10-09; MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, checked 2026-10-09; DoD BAH 2026, sorted_zipmha26.txt and mhanames26.txt, checked 2026-10-09.
What an E-6 with dependents draws on each side
For 2026, an E-6 with dependents reporting to a VA298 ZIP receives $2,559 a month. The same grade at Langley receives $2,421. Seven grades for both areas, with and without dependents, are on the 2026 BAH page.
Source: DoD BAH 2026, rate files bahw26.dat and bahwo26.dat (May 13, 2026 revision), checked 2026-10-09.
Six cities, six tax rates
Every city here sets its own real estate rate. For fiscal 2027 they run from $0.97 per $100 of assessed value in Virginia Beach to $1.23 in Norfolk. Chesapeake is the only one of the seven Hampton Roads cities in the comparison that charges no monthly solid waste fee. The neighborhood index puts the rates side by side.
Source: City of Chesapeake, FY 2027 Local Tax Comparisons (PDF dated Aug 2026), checked 2026-10-09.
Sources and dates
- DoD BAH 2026, sorted_zipmha26.txt and mhanames26.txt, opened 2026-10-09.
- MilitaryINSTALLATIONS (Military OneSource): Naval Station Norfolk, opened 2026-10-09.
- MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Naval Air Station Oceana, opened 2026-10-09.
- MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, opened 2026-10-09.
- MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Naval Support Activity Portsmouth (Norfolk Naval Shipyard), opened 2026-10-09.
- MilitaryINSTALLATIONS: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, opened 2026-10-09.
- DoD BAH 2026, rate files bahw26.dat and bahwo26.dat (May 13, 2026 revision), opened 2026-10-09.
- City of Chesapeake, FY 2027 Local Tax Comparisons (PDF dated Aug 2026), opened 2026-10-09.