Most of Brooksville is in Hernando County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Brooksville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,320 a month. At the middle rent, $1,260, a full-time job would need to pay $38.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34601 | Hernando County | $1,170/mo | $35.05/hr |
| 34602 | Hernando County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 34603 | Hernando County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 34604 | Hernando County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 34605 | Hernando County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 34613 | Hernando County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 34614 | Hernando County | $1,160/mo | $34.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Brooksville needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes, about $80,276 a year. That is the figure for Hernando County, where the typical studio rent is $1,270 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Brooksville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,320 a month. At the middle rent of $1,260, the pay needed would be $38.24 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hernando County is $15.00 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