Most of Cumming is in Forsyth County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $63.13 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Cumming with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,830 to $2,040 a month. At the middle rent, $1,850, a full-time job would need to pay $63.13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30028 | Forsyth County | $2,040/mo | $70.62/hr |
| 30040 | Forsyth County | $1,850/mo | $63.13/hr |
| 30041 | Forsyth County | $1,830/mo | $62.36/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Cumming needs to pay at least $63.13 an hour before taxes, about $131,313 a year. That is the figure for Forsyth County, where the typical studio rent is $1,850 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Cumming with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,830 to $2,040 a month. At the middle rent of $1,850, the pay needed would be $63.13 an hour.
The minimum wage in Forsyth County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 8.7 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