Most of Alpharetta is in Fulton County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Alpharetta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,920 a month. At the middle rent, $1,900, a full-time job would need to pay $65.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30004 | Fulton County | $1,840/mo | $62.75/hr |
| 30005 | Fulton County | $1,900/mo | $65.09/hr |
| 30009 | Fulton County | $1,920/mo | $65.88/hr |
| 30022 | Fulton County | $1,900/mo | $65.09/hr |
| 30023 | Fulton County | $1,630/mo | $54.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Alpharetta needs to pay at least $55.86 an hour before taxes, about $116,193 a year. That is the figure for Fulton County, where the typical studio rent is $1,660 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Alpharetta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,920 a month. At the middle rent of $1,900, the pay needed would be $65.09 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fulton County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.7 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