Most of North Port is in Sarasota County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $62.23 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in North Port with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,390 to $2,170 a month. At the middle rent, $1,940, a full-time job would need to pay $62.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34286 | Sarasota County | $2,130/mo | $69.32/hr |
| 34287 | Sarasota County | $1,390/mo | $42.86/hr |
| 34288 | Sarasota County | $2,170/mo | $70.79/hr |
| 34289 | Sarasota County | $1,860/mo | $59.56/hr |
| 34290 | Sarasota County | $1,830/mo | $58.49/hr |
| 34291 | Sarasota County | $2,020/mo | $65.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in North Port needs to pay at least $62.23 an hour before taxes, about $129,430 a year. That is the figure for Sarasota County, where the typical studio rent is $1,935 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in North Port with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,390 to $2,170 a month. At the middle rent of $1,940, the pay needed would be $62.40 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sarasota County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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