Most of Rancho Cordova 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 3 ZIP codes in Rancho Cordova with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,720 to $2,450 a month. At the middle rent, $1,720, a full-time job would need to pay $60.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95670 | Sacramento County | $1,720/mo | $60.49/hr |
| 95741 | Sacramento County | $1,720/mo | $60.49/hr |
| 95742 | Sacramento County | $2,450/mo | $91.99/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Rancho Cordova 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 3 ZIP codes in Rancho Cordova with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,720 to $2,450 a month. At the middle rent of $1,720, the pay needed would be $60.49 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