Most of Turlock is in Stanislaus County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $41.04 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Turlock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,180 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent, $1,270, a full-time job would need to pay $41.66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95380 | Stanislaus County | $1,180/mo | $37.97/hr |
| 95381 | Stanislaus County | $1,270/mo | $41.66/hr |
| 95382 | Stanislaus County | $1,430/mo | $48.35/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Turlock needs to pay at least $41.04 an hour before taxes, about $85,373 a year. That is the figure for Stanislaus County, where the typical studio rent is $1,255 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Turlock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,180 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent of $1,270, the pay needed would be $41.66 an hour.
The minimum wage in Stanislaus County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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