Most of New Britain 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 New Britain with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,090 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent, $1,230, a full-time job would need to pay $40.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06050 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,340/mo | $44.43/hr |
| 06051 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,090/mo | $34.67/hr |
| 06052 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,200/mo | $38.95/hr |
| 06053 | Capitol Planning Region | $1,260/mo | $41.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Britain 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 New Britain with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,090 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent of $1,230, the pay needed would be $40.12 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