Most of Kennesaw is in Cobb County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $56.44 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Kennesaw with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent, $1,640, a full-time job would need to pay $55.10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30144 | Cobb County | $1,810/mo | $61.60/hr |
| 30152 | Cobb County | $1,670/mo | $56.24/hr |
| 30156 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
| 30160 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Kennesaw needs to pay at least $56.44 an hour before taxes, about $117,386 a year. That is the figure for Cobb County, where the typical studio rent is $1,675 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Kennesaw with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent of $1,640, the pay needed would be $55.10 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cobb County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.8 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