Most of Stamford 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 9 ZIP codes in Stamford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,760 to $2,190 a month. At the middle rent, $1,880, a full-time job would need to pay $65.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06901 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $2,010/mo | $71.06/hr |
| 06902 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,890/mo | $66.17/hr |
| 06903 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $2,190/mo | $78.39/hr |
| 06904 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,760/mo | $60.95/hr |
| 06905 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,940/mo | $68.20/hr |
| 06906 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,880/mo | $65.77/hr |
| 06907 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,780/mo | $61.74/hr |
| 06911 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,760/mo | $60.95/hr |
| 06912 | Western Connecticut Planning Region | $1,760/mo | $60.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Stamford 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 9 ZIP codes in Stamford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,760 to $2,190 a month. At the middle rent of $1,880, the pay needed would be $65.77 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