Most of Lexington is in Fayette County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 36 ZIP codes in Lexington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,380 a month. At the middle rent, $1,010, a full-time job would need to pay $31.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40502 | Fayette County | $950/mo | $29.35/hr |
| 40503 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40504 | Fayette County | $830/mo | $25.44/hr |
| 40505 | Fayette County | $840/mo | $25.77/hr |
| 40506 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40507 | Fayette County | $860/mo | $26.42/hr |
| 40508 | Fayette County | $970/mo | $30.00/hr |
| 40509 | Fayette County | $1,230/mo | $39.03/hr |
| 40510 | Fayette County | $1,100/mo | $34.23/hr |
| 40511 | Fayette County | $1,090/mo | $33.90/hr |
| 40512 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40513 | Fayette County | $1,250/mo | $39.78/hr |
| 40514 | Fayette County | $1,380/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 40515 | Fayette County | $1,180/mo | $37.16/hr |
| 40516 | Fayette County | $970/mo | $30.00/hr |
| 40517 | Fayette County | $1,040/mo | $32.28/hr |
| 40522 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40523 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40524 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40526 | Fayette County | $970/mo | $30.00/hr |
| 40533 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40536 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40544 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40555 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40574 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40575 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40576 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40577 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40578 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40579 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40580 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40581 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40582 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40583 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40588 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
| 40591 | Fayette County | $1,010/mo | $31.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lexington needs to pay at least $31.79 an hour before taxes, about $66,118 a year. That is the figure for Fayette County, where the typical studio rent is $1,025 a month.
Yes. Across the 36 ZIP codes in Lexington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,380 a month. At the middle rent of $1,010, the pay needed would be $31.30 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fayette County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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