Most of Casa Grande is in Pinal County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.03 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Casa Grande with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,330 a month. At the middle rent, $1,170, a full-time job would need to pay $36.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85122 | Pinal County | $1,150/mo | $35.30/hr |
| 85130 | Pinal County | $1,330/mo | $41.92/hr |
| 85193 | Pinal County | $1,080/mo | $32.96/hr |
| 85194 | Pinal County | $1,190/mo | $36.77/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Casa Grande needs to pay at least $36.03 an hour before taxes, about $74,941 a year. That is the figure for Pinal County, where the typical studio rent is $1,170 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Casa Grande with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,330 a month. At the middle rent of $1,170, the pay needed would be $36.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pinal County is $15.15 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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