Most of Truckee is in Nevada County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $47.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Truckee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,320 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent, $1,320, a full-time job would need to pay $43.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96160 | Nevada County | $1,320/mo | $43.75/hr |
| 96161 | Nevada County | $1,710/mo | $60.07/hr |
| 96162 | Nevada County | $1,320/mo | $43.75/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Truckee needs to pay at least $47.31 an hour before taxes, about $98,396 a year. That is the figure for Nevada County, where the typical studio rent is $1,405 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Truckee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,320 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent of $1,320, the pay needed would be $43.75 an hour.
The minimum wage in Nevada County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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