Most of Norcross 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 5 ZIP codes in Norcross with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent, $1,680, a full-time job would need to pay $56.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30003 | Gwinnett County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30010 | Gwinnett County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30071 | Gwinnett County | $1,560/mo | $52.04/hr |
| 30091 | Gwinnett County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30093 | Gwinnett County | $1,600/mo | $53.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Norcross 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 5 ZIP codes in Norcross with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,560 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent of $1,680, the pay needed would be $56.63 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