Most of Prescott Valley is in Yavapai County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.03 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Prescott Valley with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,620 a month. At the middle rent, $1,180, a full-time job would need to pay $36.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86312 | Yavapai County | $1,080/mo | $32.96/hr |
| 86314 | Yavapai County | $1,180/mo | $36.40/hr |
| 86315 | Yavapai County | $1,620/mo | $52.61/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Prescott Valley needs to pay at least $31.03 an hour before taxes, about $64,549 a year. That is the figure for Yavapai County, where the typical studio rent is $1,020 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Prescott Valley with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,620 a month. At the middle rent of $1,180, the pay needed would be $36.40 an hour.
The minimum wage in Yavapai County is $15.15 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.0 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