Most of Longmont is in Boulder County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $53.46 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Longmont with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent, $1,495, a full-time job would need to pay $49.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80501 | Boulder County | $1,400/mo | $45.82/hr |
| 80502 | Boulder County | $1,520/mo | $50.40/hr |
| 80503 | Boulder County | $1,470/mo | $48.49/hr |
| 80504 | Boulder County | $1,540/mo | $51.17/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Longmont needs to pay at least $53.46 an hour before taxes, about $111,188 a year. That is the figure for Boulder County, where the typical studio rent is $1,600 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Longmont with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent of $1,495, the pay needed would be $49.45 an hour.
The minimum wage in Boulder County is $15.16 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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