Most of Danbury is in Western Connecticut Planning Region, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $65.15 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Danbury with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,870 a month. At the middle rent, $1,690, a full-time job would need to pay $58.19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06810 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,690/mo | $58.19/hr |
| 06811 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,560/mo | $53.06/hr |
| 06813 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,870/mo | $65.36/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Danbury needs to pay at least $65.15 an hour before taxes, about $135,513 a year. That is the figure for Western Connecticut Planning Region, where the typical studio rent is $1,865 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Danbury with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,870 a month. At the middle rent of $1,690, the pay needed would be $58.19 an hour.
The minimum wage in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $16.94 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.8 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