Most of Lake City is in Columbia County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Lake City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $1,030 a month. At the middle rent, $925, a full-time job would need to pay $27.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32024 | Columbia County | $1,030/mo | $30.63/hr |
| 32025 | Columbia County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 32055 | Columbia County | $900/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 32056 | Columbia County | $920/mo | $27.21/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lake City needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes, about $55,306 a year. That is the figure for Columbia County, where the typical studio rent is $900 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Lake City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $1,030 a month. At the middle rent of $925, the pay needed would be $27.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Columbia County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.8 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