Most of Winter Haven is in Polk County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.11 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Winter Haven with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,120 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent, $1,260, a full-time job would need to pay $38.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33880 | Polk County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 33881 | Polk County | $1,120/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 33882 | Polk County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 33883 | Polk County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 33884 | Polk County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
| 33885 | Polk County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Winter Haven needs to pay at least $36.11 an hour before taxes, about $75,102 a year. That is the figure for Polk County, where the typical studio rent is $1,200 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Winter Haven with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,120 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent of $1,260, the pay needed would be $38.24 an hour.
The minimum wage in Polk County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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