Most of Santa Rosa is in Sonoma County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $70.99 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Santa Rosa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,820 to $2,210 a month. At the middle rent, $2,010, a full-time job would need to pay $72.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95401 | Sonoma County | $2,040/mo | $74.24/hr |
| 95402 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
| 95403 | Sonoma County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 95404 | Sonoma County | $1,950/mo | $70.34/hr |
| 95405 | Sonoma County | $2,170/mo | $79.86/hr |
| 95406 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
| 95407 | Sonoma County | $1,820/mo | $64.71/hr |
| 95409 | Sonoma County | $2,210/mo | $81.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Santa Rosa needs to pay at least $70.99 an hour before taxes, about $147,658 a year. That is the figure for Sonoma County, where the typical studio rent is $1,965 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Santa Rosa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,820 to $2,210 a month. At the middle rent of $2,010, the pay needed would be $72.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sonoma County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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