Most of 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 28 ZIP codes in Hartford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,650 a month. At the middle rent, $1,340, a full-time job would need to pay $44.43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06101 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06102 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06103 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,650/mo | $56.61/hr |
| 06105 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,270/mo | $41.69/hr |
| 06106 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,140/mo | $36.60/hr |
| 06112 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,300/mo | $42.87/hr |
| 06114 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,250/mo | $40.91/hr |
| 06115 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06120 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,290/mo | $42.48/hr |
| 06123 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06126 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06132 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06134 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06141 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06142 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06143 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06144 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06145 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06146 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06147 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06152 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06153 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06154 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06155 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06156 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06161 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06167 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06199 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in 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 28 ZIP codes in Hartford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,650 a month. At the middle rent of $1,340, the pay needed would be $44.43 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