Most of Huntsville is in Madison County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.95 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 18 ZIP codes in Huntsville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent, $1,140, a full-time job would need to pay $36.02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35801 | Madison County | $1,210/mo | $38.64/hr |
| 35802 | Madison County | $1,080/mo | $33.88/hr |
| 35803 | Madison County | $1,190/mo | $37.89/hr |
| 35804 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35805 | Madison County | $930/mo | $28.97/hr |
| 35806 | Madison County | $1,300/mo | $42.00/hr |
| 35807 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35808 | Madison County | $1,680/mo | $56.22/hr |
| 35809 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35810 | Madison County | $1,040/mo | $32.57/hr |
| 35811 | Madison County | $1,070/mo | $33.55/hr |
| 35812 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35813 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35814 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35815 | Madison County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 35816 | Madison County | $930/mo | $28.97/hr |
| 35824 | Madison County | $1,280/mo | $41.25/hr |
| 35896 | Madison County | $1,150/mo | $36.39/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Huntsville needs to pay at least $36.95 an hour before taxes, about $76,861 a year. That is the figure for Madison County, where the typical studio rent is $1,165 a month.
Yes. Across the 18 ZIP codes in Huntsville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent of $1,140, the pay needed would be $36.02 an hour.
The minimum wage in Madison County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.1 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