Most of West Lafayette is in Tippecanoe County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.55 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in West Lafayette with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent, $950, a full-time job would need to pay $29.20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47906 | Tippecanoe County | $1,000/mo | $30.81/hr |
| 47907 | Tippecanoe County | $950/mo | $29.20/hr |
| 47996 | Tippecanoe County | $950/mo | $29.20/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in West Lafayette needs to pay at least $28.55 an hour before taxes, about $59,387 a year. That is the figure for Tippecanoe County, where the typical studio rent is $930 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in West Lafayette with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent of $950, the pay needed would be $29.20 an hour.
The minimum wage in Tippecanoe County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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