Most of Saint Augustine is in St. Johns County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $54.76 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Saint Augustine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,440 to $2,100 a month. At the middle rent, $1,665, a full-time job would need to pay $52.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32080 | St. Johns County | $1,600/mo | $50.32/hr |
| 32084 | St. Johns County | $1,440/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 32085 | St. Johns County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 32086 | St. Johns County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 32092 | St. Johns County | $2,100/mo | $68.23/hr |
| 32095 | St. Johns County | $1,780/mo | $56.72/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Saint Augustine needs to pay at least $54.76 an hour before taxes, about $113,908 a year. That is the figure for St. Johns County, where the typical studio rent is $1,725 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Saint Augustine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,440 to $2,100 a month. At the middle rent of $1,665, the pay needed would be $52.63 an hour.
The minimum wage in St. Johns County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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