Most of Gainesville is in Alachua County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.75 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 16 ZIP codes in Gainesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,040 to $1,520 a month. At the middle rent, $1,200, a full-time job would need to pay $36.11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32601 | Alachua County | $1,120/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 32603 | Alachua County | $1,110/mo | $33.12/hr |
| 32604 | Alachua County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 32605 | Alachua County | $1,430/mo | $44.28/hr |
| 32606 | Alachua County | $1,520/mo | $47.48/hr |
| 32607 | Alachua County | $1,240/mo | $37.53/hr |
| 32608 | Alachua County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
| 32609 | Alachua County | $1,180/mo | $35.40/hr |
| 32610 | Alachua County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32611 | Alachua County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 32612 | Alachua County | $1,190/mo | $35.75/hr |
| 32614 | Alachua County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 32627 | Alachua County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 32635 | Alachua County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 32641 | Alachua County | $1,050/mo | $31.26/hr |
| 32653 | Alachua County | $1,040/mo | $30.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Gainesville needs to pay at least $33.75 an hour before taxes, about $70,191 a year. That is the figure for Alachua County, where the typical studio rent is $1,130 a month.
Yes. Across the 16 ZIP codes in Gainesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,040 to $1,520 a month. At the middle rent of $1,200, the pay needed would be $36.11 an hour.
The minimum wage in Alachua County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.3 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