Most of Houma is in Terrebonne Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $21.71 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Houma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $830 a month. At the middle rent, $800, a full-time job would need to pay $24.13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70360 | Terrebonne Parish | $830/mo | $25.10/hr |
| 70361 | Terrebonne Parish | $790/mo | $23.81/hr |
| 70363 | Terrebonne Parish | $810/mo | $24.45/hr |
| 70364 | Terrebonne Parish | $790/mo | $23.81/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Houma needs to pay at least $21.71 an hour before taxes, about $45,147 a year. That is the figure for Terrebonne Parish, where the typical studio rent is $725 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Houma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $830 a month. At the middle rent of $800, the pay needed would be $24.13 an hour.
The minimum wage in Terrebonne 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