Housing shortage at Fort Drum????

Question

I have been trying to read up on the area and I am really concerned about the housing shortage. Most of the complaints I have read are from a year ago at least. I really need to live on post because we have a big dog (weimaraner) and we usually can not rent off post. Does anyone know about how long the wait for housing would be for a 2 bedroom, e-5?

Answer 1

For an e-5 that needs a 2 bedroom the wait is never longer then 4 weeks,now if you want a 3 bedroom the waiting list is very very long, alot of e-5's get offered housing the same day they sign up. Now as for their housing, you have a chance of getting an upstairs apartment with no yard...their 2 bedroom housing is garden style apartments, a bottom floor apartment, then the upstairs apartment. We had a 2 bedroom apartment and it sucked , I was the mayor of our housing area, my husband is an e6,our bah was 1300. our friend is an e5 and their BAH was 1100 a month, and the apartments on post arent worth that much, plus utilities now that has gone private. I would try calling these apartments they are all brand new, and very close to post plus they allow pets and their rent for a 2 bedroom is only 885...

http://www.eagleridgevillage.com/

we just pcs ed from drum in May so I know what im talking about...thank god we hated it there LOL it was the worse post we ever been to and my husband has been in the Army 15 years...Good Luck if you need any more help or have any questions just email me at [e-mail]