Most of Castle Rock is in Douglas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $68.10 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Castle Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,770 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent, $1,880, a full-time job would need to pay $64.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80104 | Douglas County | $1,770/mo | $59.94/hr |
| 80108 | Douglas County | $1,880/mo | $64.16/hr |
| 80109 | Douglas County | $2,140/mo | $74.39/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Castle Rock needs to pay at least $68.10 an hour before taxes, about $141,641 a year. That is the figure for Douglas County, where the typical studio rent is $1,980 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Castle Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,770 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent of $1,880, the pay needed would be $64.16 an hour.
The minimum wage in Douglas County is $15.16 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.5 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