Most of Florence is in Lauderdale County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.87 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Florence with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $820 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $24.38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35630 | Lauderdale County | $790/mo | $24.38/hr |
| 35631 | Lauderdale County | $750/mo | $23.07/hr |
| 35632 | Lauderdale County | $790/mo | $24.38/hr |
| 35633 | Lauderdale County | $750/mo | $23.07/hr |
| 35634 | Lauderdale County | $820/mo | $25.36/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Florence needs to pay at least $24.87 an hour before taxes, about $51,736 a year. That is the figure for Lauderdale County, where the typical studio rent is $805 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Florence with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $820 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $24.38 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lauderdale County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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