Most of Downey is in Los Angeles County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Downey with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,080 to $2,200 a month. At the middle rent, $2,165, a full-time job would need to pay $79.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90239 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90240 | Los Angeles County | $2,180/mo | $80.30/hr |
| 90241 | Los Angeles County | $2,200/mo | $81.16/hr |
| 90242 | Los Angeles County | $2,080/mo | $75.97/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Downey needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes, about $176,922 a year. That is the figure for Los Angeles County, where the typical studio rent is $2,290 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Downey with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,080 to $2,200 a month. At the middle rent of $2,165, the pay needed would be $79.65 an hour.
The minimum wage in Los Angeles County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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