Most of Cedar Rapids is in Linn County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.08 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 11 ZIP codes in Cedar Rapids with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $670 to $850 a month. At the middle rent, $730, a full-time job would need to pay $21.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52401 | Linn County | $670/mo | $19.95/hr |
| 52402 | Linn County | $810/mo | $24.53/hr |
| 52403 | Linn County | $710/mo | $21.26/hr |
| 52404 | Linn County | $800/mo | $24.20/hr |
| 52405 | Linn County | $850/mo | $25.83/hr |
| 52406 | Linn County | $730/mo | $21.91/hr |
| 52408 | Linn County | $730/mo | $21.91/hr |
| 52409 | Linn County | $730/mo | $21.91/hr |
| 52410 | Linn County | $730/mo | $21.91/hr |
| 52411 | Linn County | $710/mo | $21.26/hr |
| 52498 | Linn County | $730/mo | $21.91/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Cedar Rapids needs to pay at least $22.08 an hour before taxes, about $45,920 a year. That is the figure for Linn County, where the typical studio rent is $735 a month.
Yes. Across the 11 ZIP codes in Cedar Rapids with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $670 to $850 a month. At the middle rent of $730, the pay needed would be $21.91 an hour.
The minimum wage in Linn County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.0 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