Most of Thomasville is in Thomas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.82 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Thomasville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent, $1,100, a full-time job would need to pay $34.48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31757 | Thomas County | $1,180/mo | $37.50/hr |
| 31758 | Thomas County | $1,080/mo | $33.80/hr |
| 31792 | Thomas County | $1,120/mo | $35.21/hr |
| 31799 | Thomas County | $1,080/mo | $33.80/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Thomasville needs to pay at least $29.82 an hour before taxes, about $62,033 a year. That is the figure for Thomas County, where the typical studio rent is $960 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Thomasville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent of $1,100, the pay needed would be $34.48 an hour.
The minimum wage in Thomas County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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