Most of East Hartford is in Capitol Planning Region, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $44.43 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in East Hartford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent, $1,330, a full-time job would need to pay $44.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06108 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,160/mo | $37.39/hr |
| 06118 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,320/mo | $43.65/hr |
| 06128 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06138 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in East Hartford needs to pay at least $44.43 an hour before taxes, about $92,407 a year. That is the figure for Capitol Planning Region, where the typical studio rent is $1,340 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in East Hartford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent of $1,330, the pay needed would be $44.04 an hour.
The minimum wage in Capitol Planning Region is $16.94 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.6 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