Most of Statesboro is in Bulloch County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.51 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Statesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $890 a month. At the middle rent, $820, a full-time job would need to pay $25.18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30458 | Bulloch County | $830/mo | $25.51/hr |
| 30459 | Bulloch County | $810/mo | $24.85/hr |
| 30460 | Bulloch County | $810/mo | $24.85/hr |
| 30461 | Bulloch County | $890/mo | $27.50/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Statesboro needs to pay at least $25.51 an hour before taxes, about $53,062 a year. That is the figure for Bulloch County, where the typical studio rent is $830 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Statesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $890 a month. At the middle rent of $820, the pay needed would be $25.18 an hour.
The minimum wage in Bulloch County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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