Most of Anniston is in Calhoun County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.02 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Anniston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $870 a month. At the middle rent, $815, a full-time job would need to pay $25.20 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36201 | Calhoun County | $730/mo | $22.42/hr |
| 36202 | Calhoun County | $800/mo | $24.71/hr |
| 36204 | Calhoun County | $800/mo | $24.71/hr |
| 36205 | Calhoun County | $850/mo | $26.35/hr |
| 36206 | Calhoun County | $830/mo | $25.69/hr |
| 36207 | Calhoun County | $870/mo | $27.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Anniston needs to pay at least $26.02 an hour before taxes, about $54,121 a year. That is the figure for Calhoun County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Anniston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $870 a month. At the middle rent of $815, the pay needed would be $25.20 an hour.
The minimum wage in Calhoun County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads