Most of Norwalk is in Western Connecticut Planning Region, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $65.15 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Norwalk with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,670 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent, $1,760, a full-time job would need to pay $60.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06850 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,860/mo | $64.94/hr |
| 06851 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,750/mo | $60.56/hr |
| 06852 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,760/mo | $60.95/hr |
| 06853 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,840/mo | $64.13/hr |
| 06854 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,670/mo | $57.39/hr |
| 06855 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,720/mo | $59.37/hr |
| 06856 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,760/mo | $60.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Norwalk needs to pay at least $65.15 an hour before taxes, about $135,513 a year. That is the figure for Western Connecticut Planning Region, where the typical studio rent is $1,865 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Norwalk with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,670 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent of $1,760, the pay needed would be $60.95 an hour.
The minimum wage in Western Connecticut Planning Region is $16.94 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.8 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