Most of Duluth is in Gwinnett County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $59.30 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Duluth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,680 to $1,840 a month. At the middle rent, $1,780, a full-time job would need to pay $60.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30095 | Gwinnett County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30096 | Gwinnett County | $1,780/mo | $60.45/hr |
| 30097 | Gwinnett County | $1,840/mo | $62.75/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Duluth needs to pay at least $59.30 an hour before taxes, about $123,352 a year. That is the figure for Gwinnett County, where the typical studio rent is $1,750 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Duluth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,680 to $1,840 a month. At the middle rent of $1,780, the pay needed would be $60.45 an hour.
The minimum wage in Gwinnett County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 8.2 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