Original research · dated, sourced, citable

The PCS Oahu data desk

Every number on this site traces back here: named, dated data products refreshed on a published cadence. Free to cite with attribution; free to embed.

Flagship · refreshed each BAH cycle

The BAH Reality Report

Honolulu County BAH anchors vs dated rent bands across 11 pockets — where the allowance clears the market and where the gap opens. Current edition refreshed August 1, 2026.

August 2026 edition (archived)

Prior editions stay online permanently so citations never break.

Family · each PATCH study

The Second Paycheck Report

Sourced Oahu licensed-childcare costs vs a bring-your-own-wage crossover. JSON + CSV.

Tool · quarterly

The Commute Reality Grid

Every pocket against every installation, in drive-minutes. JSON.

The cadence

BAH Reality Reporteach December BAH cycle + mid-year band moves

Pocket rent bands (sitewide)monthly, March–August; quarterly off-season

Market medians (buy-side pages)with each Honolulu Board of REALTORS® cycle we compile

School & childcare rosters (family layer)each semester — January & August

Commute Reality Gridquarterly

Second Paycheck Reportwith each PATCH market-rate study

The refresh date on every rates block sitewide is enforced at build time — if a page shows a date, the number was reviewed on that date. Last refreshed: August 1, 2026

In development

Two additions are planned as the dataset deepens: a Military Rental Index (pocket-level asking-rent movement, PCS-season vs off-season) and a BAH Purchasing Power series (what the with-dependents anchor buys or rents, tracked edition over edition). Join the list below and you'll get each new product's first edition before it publishes. Methodology questions and custom cuts for writers: see the citation block.

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