Most of Evansville is in Vanderburgh County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.91 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 30 ZIP codes in Evansville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,270 a month. At the middle rent, $880, a full-time job would need to pay $26.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47701 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47702 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47703 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47704 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47705 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47706 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47708 | Vanderburgh County | $1,010/mo | $31.14/hr |
| 47710 | Vanderburgh County | $820/mo | $25.00/hr |
| 47711 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47712 | Vanderburgh County | $840/mo | $25.64/hr |
| 47713 | Vanderburgh County | $850/mo | $25.97/hr |
| 47714 | Vanderburgh County | $910/mo | $27.91/hr |
| 47715 | Vanderburgh County | $980/mo | $30.17/hr |
| 47716 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47719 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47720 | Vanderburgh County | $920/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 47721 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47724 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47725 | Vanderburgh County | $1,270/mo | $40.26/hr |
| 47728 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47730 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47731 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47732 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47733 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47734 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47735 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47736 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47737 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47747 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 47750 | Vanderburgh County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Evansville needs to pay at least $27.91 an hour before taxes, about $58,044 a year. That is the figure for Vanderburgh County, where the typical studio rent is $910 a month.
Yes. Across the 30 ZIP codes in Evansville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,270 a month. At the middle rent of $880, the pay needed would be $26.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Vanderburgh County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.8 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