Most of Gainesville is in Hall County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $37.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Gainesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent, $1,190, a full-time job would need to pay $37.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30501 | Hall County | $1,190/mo | $37.88/hr |
| 30503 | Hall County | $1,180/mo | $37.50/hr |
| 30504 | Hall County | $1,200/mo | $38.27/hr |
| 30506 | Hall County | $1,190/mo | $37.88/hr |
| 30507 | Hall County | $1,080/mo | $33.80/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Gainesville needs to pay at least $37.31 an hour before taxes, about $77,606 a year. That is the figure for Hall County, where the typical studio rent is $1,175 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Gainesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent of $1,190, the pay needed would be $37.88 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hall County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.1 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