Most of Homestead is in Miami-Dade County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $66.03 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Homestead with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,530 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent, $1,910, a full-time job would need to pay $61.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33030 | Miami-Dade County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
| 33031 | Miami-Dade County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33032 | Miami-Dade County | $1,800/mo | $57.43/hr |
| 33033 | Miami-Dade County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 33034 | Miami-Dade County | $1,530/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 33035 | Miami-Dade County | $2,070/mo | $67.13/hr |
| 33039 | Miami-Dade County | $1,950/mo | $62.76/hr |
| 33090 | Miami-Dade County | $1,950/mo | $62.76/hr |
| 33092 | Miami-Dade County | $1,950/mo | $62.76/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Homestead needs to pay at least $66.03 an hour before taxes, about $137,345 a year. That is the figure for Miami-Dade County, where the typical studio rent is $2,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Homestead with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,530 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent of $1,910, the pay needed would be $61.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Miami-Dade County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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