Most of Decatur is in DeKalb County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $53.18 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Decatur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,830 a month. At the middle rent, $1,560, a full-time job would need to pay $52.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30030 | DeKalb County | $1,830/mo | $62.36/hr |
| 30031 | DeKalb County | $1,560/mo | $52.04/hr |
| 30032 | DeKalb County | $1,310/mo | $42.47/hr |
| 30033 | DeKalb County | $1,700/mo | $57.39/hr |
| 30034 | DeKalb County | $1,390/mo | $45.53/hr |
| 30035 | DeKalb County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 30036 | DeKalb County | $1,560/mo | $52.04/hr |
| 30037 | DeKalb County | $1,560/mo | $52.04/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Decatur needs to pay at least $53.18 an hour before taxes, about $110,623 a year. That is the figure for DeKalb County, where the typical studio rent is $1,590 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Decatur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,830 a month. At the middle rent of $1,560, the pay needed would be $52.04 an hour.
The minimum wage in DeKalb County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.3 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