Most of Baton Rouge is in East Baton Rouge Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.89 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 32 ZIP codes in Baton Rouge with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent, $990, a full-time job would need to pay $30.27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70801 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,460/mo | $47.07/hr |
| 70802 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70803 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $980/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 70804 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70805 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70806 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,040/mo | $31.89/hr |
| 70807 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70808 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,120/mo | $34.48/hr |
| 70809 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,200/mo | $37.42/hr |
| 70810 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,190/mo | $37.05/hr |
| 70811 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70812 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,090/mo | $33.50/hr |
| 70813 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70814 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $950/mo | $28.98/hr |
| 70815 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70816 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $980/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 70817 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,180/mo | $36.67/hr |
| 70818 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,170/mo | $36.30/hr |
| 70819 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,040/mo | $31.89/hr |
| 70820 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $940/mo | $28.65/hr |
| 70821 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70825 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70827 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70835 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70836 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,290/mo | $40.76/hr |
| 70874 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70879 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70884 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70892 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70895 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70896 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 70898 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Baton Rouge needs to pay at least $31.89 an hour before taxes, about $66,324 a year. That is the figure for East Baton Rouge Parish, where the typical studio rent is $1,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 32 ZIP codes in Baton Rouge with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent of $990, the pay needed would be $30.27 an hour.
The minimum wage in East Baton Rouge Parish 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