Most of Punta Gorda is in Charlotte County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $34.71 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Punta Gorda with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,470 a month. At the middle rent, $1,085, a full-time job would need to pay $32.35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33950 | Charlotte County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 33951 | Charlotte County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 33955 | Charlotte County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 33980 | Charlotte County | $1,050/mo | $31.26/hr |
| 33982 | Charlotte County | $1,050/mo | $31.26/hr |
| 33983 | Charlotte County | $1,160/mo | $34.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Punta Gorda needs to pay at least $34.71 an hour before taxes, about $72,197 a year. That is the figure for Charlotte County, where the typical studio rent is $1,160 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Punta Gorda with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,470 a month. At the middle rent of $1,085, the pay needed would be $32.35 an hour.
The minimum wage in Charlotte 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