For Yokota AB residents question about housing conditions.?

Question

I have a friend who is married to a GI and have 3 children , they are being assign to Yokota AB and want to know how are housing conditions for a family like them. Oh, her hubby is an enlisted I think Technical sergeant. Any advice for her.

Answer 1

depending on the ages/genders of the kids and whether they have pets, they could either a get a 3 BR apartment( Tower) or a 3 or 4 BR free standing home/Townhouse.

OCONUS, housing sticks to the rules about bedroom allotments: under 6 share a room regardless of gender, under 12 same gender share and 12 and up get their own room. no pets are allowed in the Yokota Towers( Cats are allowed in Yokosuka-Navy). However, there are plenty of Towers available and far fewer townhouses available, so the waiting list for those will be much longer. there are very few 4 BR units period, and they are shared with all paygrades.

I, personally, think the Tower apartments are nicer than the TH, even though the TH have yards. larger rooms, laid out better, but with small kids, having the yard might be better for her sanity.