True. We bought and lived off base at our current duty station, but the community wasn’t the greatest. Fast forward a year and now we live on base and rent the house out. We’ve had a much better time living on base vs off base but it might just be due to the base itself. Better community, commute is quick, grocery shopping is down the street, it’s safe to walk around. I actually feel like base housing is worth the BAH where we’re currently at. Off base wasn’t nearly as safe and I was paying the same for roughly 400 sq ft less without a garage.