Most of Belleville is in St. Clair County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.05 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Belleville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent, $1,030, a full-time job would need to pay $32.55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62220 | St. Clair County | $960/mo | $30.22/hr |
| 62221 | St. Clair County | $1,080/mo | $34.20/hr |
| 62222 | St. Clair County | $1,040/mo | $32.88/hr |
| 62223 | St. Clair County | $1,030/mo | $32.55/hr |
| 62226 | St. Clair County | $950/mo | $29.89/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Belleville needs to pay at least $31.05 an hour before taxes, about $64,591 a year. That is the figure for St. Clair County, where the typical studio rent is $985 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Belleville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent of $1,030, the pay needed would be $32.55 an hour.
The minimum wage in St. Clair County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.1 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