Most of Alexandria is in Rapides Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $21.54 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Alexandria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $690 to $890 a month. At the middle rent, $760, a full-time job would need to pay $22.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71301 | Rapides Parish | $740/mo | $22.19/hr |
| 71302 | Rapides Parish | $690/mo | $20.57/hr |
| 71303 | Rapides Parish | $890/mo | $27.04/hr |
| 71306 | Rapides Parish | $760/mo | $22.84/hr |
| 71307 | Rapides Parish | $760/mo | $22.84/hr |
| 71315 | Rapides Parish | $760/mo | $22.84/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Alexandria needs to pay at least $21.54 an hour before taxes, about $44,811 a year. That is the figure for Rapides Parish, where the typical studio rent is $720 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Alexandria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $690 to $890 a month. At the middle rent of $760, the pay needed would be $22.84 an hour.
The minimum wage in Rapides Parish 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