Most of Spring Valley is in San Diego County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Spring Valley with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,880 to $2,280 a month. At the middle rent, $2,190, a full-time job would need to pay $80.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91976 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
| 91977 | San Diego County | $1,880/mo | $67.31/hr |
| 91978 | San Diego County | $2,280/mo | $84.63/hr |
| 91979 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Spring Valley needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes, about $167,918 a year. That is the figure for San Diego County, where the typical studio rent is $2,190 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Spring Valley with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,880 to $2,280 a month. At the middle rent of $2,190, the pay needed would be $80.73 an hour.
The minimum wage in San Diego County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.8 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