Most of Carol Stream is in DuPage County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $66.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Carol Stream with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,690 to $1,900 a month. At the middle rent, $1,900, a full-time job would need to pay $65.55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60122 | DuPage County | $1,900/mo | $65.55/hr |
| 60188 | DuPage County | $1,690/mo | $57.45/hr |
| 60199 | DuPage County | $1,900/mo | $65.55/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Carol Stream needs to pay at least $66.73 an hour before taxes, about $138,798 a year. That is the figure for DuPage County, where the typical studio rent is $1,930 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Carol Stream with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,690 to $1,900 a month. At the middle rent of $1,900, the pay needed would be $65.55 an hour.
The minimum wage in DuPage County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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