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PCS to JBSA-Camp Bullis: where to live and what it costs

JBSA-Camp Bullis is the training and range annex northwest of the city, supporting Fort Sam Houston’s medical mission. Its location opens up the far north side and Hill Country — appealing to families who want newer homes, top schools, and a little more space.

Camp Bullis is the field-training annex of Joint Base San Antonio — 28,000 acres of ranges and maneuver land in the Hill Country foothills that support Fort Sam Houston’s medical mission, security forces training, and units from every service. Few people are permanently stationed at Bullis itself, but many families whose duty splits between Bullis and Fort Sam — or who simply want the far north side — anchor their home search here. The reward is the most desirable growth corridor in the metro: top-rated schools, newer construction, and the Hill Country at your back door.

This guide is maintained by LAH, a veteran-owned practice led by an Air Force veteran and certified Military Relocation Professional helping Camp Bullis families buy, sell, and rent across this side of the metro.

This corridor is school-district royalty. North East ISD serves the Stone Oak and Encino areas with some of its strongest campuses, including Johnson High School. North of the county line, Comal ISD picks up the Bulverde corridor with newer, fast-growing schools.

West along I-10, Boerne ISD — consistently among the highest-rated districts in Texas — covers Fair Oaks Ranch and Boerne, and is a primary reason families choose the longer commute. Wherever you land, we verify the exact attendance zone before you offer.

At the 2026 JBSA rates, an O-3 with dependents receives $2,127 per month, an O-4 $2,307, and an E-7 $2,112. The far north side is the premium corridor in the metro, so BAH alone typically anchors the entry points — the low-to-mid $300Ks in 78259 and the Bulverde corridor — while The Dominion and Fair Oaks Ranch are usually paired with additional income.

Texas property taxes (often 2-2.5 percent of assessed value) hit hardest in higher-value areas, and several communities here also carry HOA fees. We build the complete monthly picture — PITI plus HOA — against your BAH before you set a price band.

Full rate table for every pay grade: 2026 BAH rates for San Antonio. Using your loan benefit: VA loans in San Antonio.

Buy or rent for this assignment?

Families who buy in this corridor rarely regret it — it has been the most consistently appreciating quadrant of the metro for two decades, and homes here rent instantly if orders take you elsewhere. For short training assignments at Bullis, renting in Stone Oak keeps you flexible; for anything longer, ownership here doubles as a genuinely strong investment.