Most of Roswell is in Fulton County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Roswell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,780 a month. At the middle rent, $1,630, a full-time job would need to pay $54.71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30075 | Fulton County | $1,780/mo | $60.45/hr |
| 30076 | Fulton County | $1,630/mo | $54.71/hr |
| 30077 | Fulton County | $1,630/mo | $54.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Roswell needs to pay at least $55.86 an hour before taxes, about $116,193 a year. That is the figure for Fulton County, where the typical studio rent is $1,660 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Roswell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,630 to $1,780 a month. At the middle rent of $1,630, the pay needed would be $54.71 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fulton County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.7 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