Most of Dothan is in Houston County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.42 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Dothan with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $990 a month. At the middle rent, $780, a full-time job would need to pay $24.05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36301 | Houston County | $730/mo | $22.42/hr |
| 36302 | Houston County | $780/mo | $24.05/hr |
| 36303 | Houston County | $760/mo | $23.40/hr |
| 36304 | Houston County | $780/mo | $24.05/hr |
| 36305 | Houston County | $990/mo | $30.93/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Dothan needs to pay at least $22.42 an hour before taxes, about $46,627 a year. That is the figure for Houston County, where the typical studio rent is $730 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Dothan with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $990 a month. At the middle rent of $780, the pay needed would be $24.05 an hour.
The minimum wage in Houston County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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