Most of New Haven 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 25 ZIP codes in New Haven with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,460 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent, $1,620, a full-time job would need to pay $55.43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06501 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06502 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06503 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06504 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06505 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06506 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06507 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06508 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06509 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06510 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $2,070/mo | $73.50/hr |
| 06511 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,630/mo | $55.82/hr |
| 06513 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,460/mo | $49.13/hr |
| 06515 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,660/mo | $57.00/hr |
| 06519 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,490/mo | $50.30/hr |
| 06520 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06521 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06530 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06531 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06532 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06533 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06534 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06535 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06536 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06537 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
| 06538 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region | $1,620/mo | $55.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Haven 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 25 ZIP codes in New Haven with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,460 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent of $1,620, the pay needed would be $55.43 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