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Fort Drum gets two reactions from people who haven't been there: "Where is that?" and "I heard the winters are brutal." Both are valid starting points. Fort Drum sits in the far north of New York State, about 70 miles from the Canadian border, home to the Army's 10th Mountain Division. The winters are not exaggerated. But the military community here is tight-knit in a way that's harder to find at larger, more transient installations — and the housing market is genuinely manageable.

This post covers the 2026 BAH rates, the main off-post communities where 10th Mountain families live, and what the North Country is actually like day to day.

Fort Drum BAH in 2026

Fort Drum BAH is based on the Fort Drum/Watertown, NY Military Housing Area. Rates…

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Get orders to Fort Drum and the first reaction is usually one of two things — "where is that?" or "I heard it snows 200 inches a year." Both are fair. Fort Drum sits in the far north of New York State, about 70 miles from the Canadian border, home to the Army's 10th Mountain Division — one of the most frequently deployed divisions in the Army. The winters are genuinely no joke. But what most people don't expect going in is how affordable the cost of living is, how tight-knit the military community becomes, and how much the Adirondacks and Thousand Islands region has to offer once you adjust to the climate. Here's what you need to know about housing before you arrive.

On-Post Housing at Fort Drum

On-post housing at Fort Drum is managed by Fort Drum…

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