BAH, VA loans and PCS moves for Marine families who choose to live in Southwest Riverside County.
A VA loan works the same in Riverside County as anywhere else. With full entitlement there is no VA loan limit, and you can often buy with zero down if the home appraises at the price. Most first-time users pay a 2.15% funding fee unless exempt, and lenders check debt-to-income and residual income for the West region.
Camp Pendleton families choose between privatized on-base housing, where rent equals your BAH, and living off base, where you keep the allowance. The 2026 Camp Pendleton BAH for an E-5 with dependents is $3,963 a month. In Temecula, Murrieta and Menifee, that covers the principal, interest and base tax on a loan of about $530,000.
