Most of Dalton is in Whitfield County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.84 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Dalton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $940 a month. At the middle rent, $880, a full-time job would need to pay $27.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30719 | Whitfield County | $880/mo | $27.17/hr |
| 30720 | Whitfield County | $940/mo | $29.16/hr |
| 30721 | Whitfield County | $840/mo | $25.84/hr |
| 30722 | Whitfield County | $880/mo | $27.17/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Dalton needs to pay at least $25.84 an hour before taxes, about $53,753 a year. That is the figure for Whitfield County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Dalton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $940 a month. At the middle rent of $880, the pay needed would be $27.17 an hour.
The minimum wage in Whitfield County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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