Most of Bowling Green is in Warren County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.02 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bowling Green with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent, $935, a full-time job would need to pay $28.86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42101 | Warren County | $910/mo | $28.05/hr |
| 42102 | Warren County | $930/mo | $28.70/hr |
| 42103 | Warren County | $1,050/mo | $32.60/hr |
| 42104 | Warren County | $940/mo | $29.02/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bowling Green needs to pay at least $29.02 an hour before taxes, about $60,366 a year. That is the figure for Warren County, where the typical studio rent is $940 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bowling Green with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent of $935, the pay needed would be $28.86 an hour.
The minimum wage in Warren County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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