Most of Hammond is in Tangipahoa 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 4 ZIP codes in Hammond with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $930 a month. At the middle rent, $855, a full-time job would need to pay $25.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70401 | Tangipahoa Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70402 | Tangipahoa Parish | $780/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 70403 | Tangipahoa Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70404 | Tangipahoa Parish | $780/mo | $23.48/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hammond needs to pay at least $28.33 an hour before taxes, about $58,929 a year. That is the figure for Tangipahoa Parish, where the typical studio rent is $930 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hammond with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $930 a month. At the middle rent of $855, the pay needed would be $25.91 an hour.
The minimum wage in Tangipahoa 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