Most of Rome is in Floyd County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.17 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Rome with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $850 a month. At the middle rent, $845, a full-time job would need to pay $26.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30161 | Floyd County | $850/mo | $26.17/hr |
| 30162 | Floyd County | $840/mo | $25.84/hr |
| 30164 | Floyd County | $840/mo | $25.84/hr |
| 30165 | Floyd County | $850/mo | $26.17/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Rome needs to pay at least $26.17 an hour before taxes, about $54,443 a year. That is the figure for Floyd County, where the typical studio rent is $850 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Rome with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $850 a month. At the middle rent of $845, the pay needed would be $26.01 an hour.
The minimum wage in Floyd County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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