Best Bases for Single Soldiers 2026

Best for single troops — low cost, things to do, walkable cities. Ranked from all 146 US military installations.

Top 30 — Best Bases for Single Soldiers
1
Vance Air Force Base
Air ForceEnid, Oklahoma · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,044/mo
E-5 BAH
2
Altus Air Force Base
Air ForceAltus, Oklahoma · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,098/mo
E-5 BAH
3
Laughlin Air Force Base
Air ForceDel Rio, Texas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,098/mo
E-5 BAH
4
Dugway Proving Ground
ArmyDugway, Utah · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
5
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air ForceWichita Falls, Texas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,206/mo
E-5 BAH
6
Cannon Air Force Base
Air ForceClovis, New Mexico · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,134/mo
E-5 BAH
7
White Sands Missile Range
ArmyWhite Sands, New Mexico · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,044/mo
E-5 BAH
8
Holloman Air Force Base
Air ForceAlamogordo, New Mexico · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
9
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Air ForceSan Angelo, Texas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
10
Yuma Proving Ground
ArmyYuma, Arizona · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,044/mo
E-5 BAH
11
MCLB Barstow
Marine CorpsBarstow, California · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,152/mo
E-5 BAH
12
Whiteman Air Force Base
Air ForceKnob Noster, Missouri · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
13
Grand Forks Air Force Base
Air ForceGrand Forks, North Dakota · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
14
MCB Albany
Marine CorpsAlbany, Georgia · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,134/mo
E-5 BAH
15
Redstone Arsenal
ArmyHuntsville, Alabama · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,368/mo
E-5 BAH
16
Fort Johnson
ArmyLeesville, Louisiana · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
17
NAS Meridian
NavyMeridian, Mississippi · 3 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
18
Fort Leonard Wood
ArmyWaynesville, Missouri · 3 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,170/mo
E-5 BAH
19
Minot Air Force Base
Air ForceMinot, North Dakota · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
20
Fort Novosel
ArmyDaleville, Alabama · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,278/mo
E-5 BAH
21
Little Rock Air Force Base
Air ForceJacksonville, Arkansas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
22
Dyess Air Force Base
Air ForceAbilene, Texas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
23
Fort Riley
ArmyJunction City, Kansas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
24
Fort Sill
ArmyLawton, Oklahoma · 3 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
25
Fort Liberty
ArmyFayetteville, North Carolina · 3 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,566/mo
E-5 BAH
26
Shaw Air Force Base
Air ForceSumter, South Carolina · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
27
Moody Air Force Base
Air ForceValdosta, Georgia · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
28
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Air ForceBox Elder, South Dakota · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
29
NAS Corpus Christi
NavyCorpus Christi, Texas · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
30
Barksdale Air Force Base
Air ForceBossier City, Louisiana · 4 attractions · cheaper CoL
$1,368/mo
E-5 BAH
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