Most of La Quinta is in Riverside County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $57.35 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in La Quinta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,660 a month. At the middle rent, $1,660, a full-time job would need to pay $57.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92247 | Riverside County | $1,660/mo | $57.98/hr |
| 92248 | Riverside County | $1,660/mo | $57.98/hr |
| 92253 | Riverside County | $1,630/mo | $56.72/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in La Quinta needs to pay at least $57.35 an hour before taxes, about $119,283 a year. That is the figure for Riverside County, where the typical studio rent is $1,645 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in La Quinta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,660 a month. At the middle rent of $1,660, the pay needed would be $57.98 an hour.
The minimum wage in Riverside County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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