Most of Conway is in Faulkner County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.36 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Conway with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $950 a month. At the middle rent, $935, a full-time job would need to pay $28.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72032 | Faulkner County | $920/mo | $28.19/hr |
| 72033 | Faulkner County | $920/mo | $28.19/hr |
| 72034 | Faulkner County | $950/mo | $29.17/hr |
| 72035 | Faulkner County | $950/mo | $29.17/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Conway needs to pay at least $28.36 an hour before taxes, about $58,981 a year. That is the figure for Faulkner County, where the typical studio rent is $925 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Conway with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $950 a month. At the middle rent of $935, the pay needed would be $28.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Faulkner County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.6 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