At Home

At Home
Prior to entering into any rental lease or purchase agreement, visit the housing office at 481 Fifth St. Customer service hours are weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Call DSN 461-2150 or commercial (325) 696-2150. Advance housing applications can be faxed to DSN 461-3445. See your current housing office for more information. Although you may plan to live on base, you will probably spend some time in off-base quarters first. Reservations for temporary accommodations at the base can be made in advance by calling the lodging facility front desk at (325) 696-2681. The housing office maintains a list of apartments and houses for rent. Leases are usually for a minimum of six months. Be sure to read Texas landlord/tenant laws before entering into a lease. The housing office will brief you. You may have your lease reviewed by the base legal office or the housing office before signing. A military clause will not allow you to break your lease to move into base housing. It is only useful if you get PCS orders and need to break your lease.

Off-base Housing
Approximately two-thirds of Dyess families live off base. The base is within the city limits of Abilene and the majority of families live within nine miles of their work areas. The commute time from anywhere in the city is less than 20 minutes. The housing office provides information concerning off-base housing with computerized rental and sales listings, including the number of bedrooms, price range and location of properties for sale or rent. The information can be tailored to meet your needs. The availability of housing on the local economy is good and the average costs of apartments and houses in the local community vary. A one bedroom, unfurnished apartment averages $399 to $599, a two-bedroom unfurnished apartment averages $499 to $799, and a three bedroom unit averages $550 to $900. The price range for unfurnished homes is: one bedroom, $395 to $400, two bedroom$375 to $600, three bedroom $500 to $950, and four bedroom, $650 to $1,400. Sale prices for one- to four-bedroom homes, condominiums and townhouses can range from $50,000 to $500,000.

Family Housing
Dyess offers housing units on base for junior airmen through senior officers. Waiting times vary from one to 18 months. On-base housing is divided into three housing areas: east, west and south. In all three areas, there is a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units consisting of duplex and single family houses. There are several different floor plans. The government provides refrigerators and stoves. All units have central air conditioning and heat. A military member can submit an advance application for base housing. The member will be placed on a waiting list the first day of the month prior to the month designated for arrival. If the application is not received by the housing Sight, the applicant is placed on the respective wait list on the date he or she walks in. If the member does not report on the month stated on the advance application, the date is adjusted to the walk in date. Children of opposite sex are given separate bedrooms at age six. Children of the same sex are given separate bedrooms at age ten. Members with the rank of colonel or brigadier general are authorized no less than four bedrooms regardless of the number of family members. Individuals with the rank of major or lieutenant colonel are authorized no less than three bedrooms regardless of the number of family members. Enlisted members with the rank of master sergeant through chief master sergeant are authorized no less than three bedrooms regardless of the number of family members. We follow all assignment rules contained in AFI 32-6001. Occupants must reside in base family housing for at least six months, unless unexpected situations arise (e.g. family separation, short notice permanent-change-of station orders). Housing officials use date of application, date of rank and length of service to place applicants on their respective wait list.
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