Most of Hamden is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $57.19 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hamden with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,450 to $2,170 a month. At the middle rent, $1,750, a full-time job would need to pay $60.56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06514 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,750/mo | $60.56/hr |
| 06517 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,450/mo | $48.74/hr |
| 06518 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $2,170/mo | $77.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hamden needs to pay at least $57.19 an hour before taxes, about $118,963 a year. That is the figure for South Central Connecticut Planning Region, where the typical studio rent is $1,665 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hamden with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,450 to $2,170 a month. At the middle rent of $1,750, the pay needed would be $60.56 an hour.
The minimum wage in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is $16.94 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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