Most of Frankfort is in Franklin County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.37 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Frankfort with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $800 to $820 a month. At the middle rent, $800, a full-time job would need to pay $24.47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40601 | Franklin County | $820/mo | $25.12/hr |
| 40602 | Franklin County | $800/mo | $24.47/hr |
| 40604 | Franklin County | $800/mo | $24.47/hr |
| 40621 | Franklin County | $800/mo | $24.47/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Frankfort needs to pay at least $24.37 an hour before taxes, about $50,690 a year. That is the figure for Franklin County, where the typical studio rent is $797 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Frankfort with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $800 to $820 a month. At the middle rent of $800, the pay needed would be $24.47 an hour.
The minimum wage in Franklin County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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