Most of Elk Grove is in Sacramento County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $62.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Elk Grove with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,720 to $2,480 a month. At the middle rent, $2,045, a full-time job would need to pay $74.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95624 | Sacramento County | $1,920/mo | $69.04/hr |
| 95757 | Sacramento County | $2,480/mo | $93.28/hr |
| 95758 | Sacramento County | $2,170/mo | $79.86/hr |
| 95759 | Sacramento County | $1,720/mo | $60.49/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Elk Grove needs to pay at least $62.79 an hour before taxes, about $130,599 a year. That is the figure for Sacramento County, where the typical studio rent is $1,775 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Elk Grove with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,720 to $2,480 a month. At the middle rent of $2,045, the pay needed would be $74.45 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sacramento County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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