Most of Dover is in Kent County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $42.35 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Dover with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,240 to $1,330 a month. At the middle rent, $1,290, a full-time job would need to pay $42.55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19901 | Kent County | $1,330/mo | $44.12/hr |
| 19903 | Kent County | $1,290/mo | $42.55/hr |
| 19904 | Kent County | $1,240/mo | $40.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Dover needs to pay at least $42.35 an hour before taxes, about $88,084 a year. That is the figure for Kent County, where the typical studio rent is $1,285 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Dover with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,240 to $1,330 a month. At the middle rent of $1,290, the pay needed would be $42.55 an hour.
The minimum wage in Kent County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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