Most of Goshen is in Elkhart County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.46 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Goshen with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent, $1,020, a full-time job would need to pay $31.46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46526 | Elkhart County | $1,070/mo | $33.07/hr |
| 46527 | Elkhart County | $1,010/mo | $31.14/hr |
| 46528 | Elkhart County | $1,020/mo | $31.46/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Goshen needs to pay at least $31.46 an hour before taxes, about $65,434 a year. That is the figure for Elkhart County, where the typical studio rent is $1,020 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Goshen with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent of $1,020, the pay needed would be $31.46 an hour.
The minimum wage in Elkhart County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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