Most of Denham Springs is in Livingston Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.33 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Denham Springs with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $980 to $1,040 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70706 | Livingston Parish | $980/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 70726 | Livingston Parish | $1,040/mo | $31.89/hr |
| 70727 | Livingston Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Denham Springs needs to pay at least $28.33 an hour before taxes, about $58,929 a year. That is the figure for Livingston Parish, where the typical studio rent is $930 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Denham Springs with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $980 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent of $990, the pay needed would be $30.27 an hour.
The minimum wage in Livingston Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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