Most of Davis is in Yolo County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $53.58 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Davis with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,660 to $2,060 a month. At the middle rent, $1,950, a full-time job would need to pay $70.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95616 | Yolo County | $1,950/mo | $70.34/hr |
| 95617 | Yolo County | $1,660/mo | $57.98/hr |
| 95618 | Yolo County | $2,060/mo | $75.10/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Davis needs to pay at least $53.58 an hour before taxes, about $111,450 a year. That is the figure for Yolo County, where the typical studio rent is $1,555 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Davis with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,660 to $2,060 a month. At the middle rent of $1,950, the pay needed would be $70.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Yolo County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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