Most of Durango is in La Plata County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $42.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Durango with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent, $1,340, a full-time job would need to pay $43.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81301 | La Plata County | $1,370/mo | $44.68/hr |
| 81302 | La Plata County | $1,340/mo | $43.53/hr |
| 81303 | La Plata County | $1,310/mo | $42.39/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Durango needs to pay at least $42.39 an hour before taxes, about $88,169 a year. That is the figure for La Plata County, where the typical studio rent is $1,310 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Durango with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent of $1,340, the pay needed would be $43.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in La Plata County is $15.16 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