Most of Natchitoches is in Natchitoches Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $19.12 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Natchitoches with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $620 to $700 a month. At the middle rent, $700, a full-time job would need to pay $20.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71457 | Natchitoches Parish | $700/mo | $20.90/hr |
| 71458 | Natchitoches Parish | $620/mo | $18.31/hr |
| 71497 | Natchitoches Parish | $700/mo | $20.90/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Natchitoches needs to pay at least $19.12 an hour before taxes, about $39,769 a year. That is the figure for Natchitoches Parish, where the typical studio rent is $645 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Natchitoches with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $620 to $700 a month. At the middle rent of $700, the pay needed would be $20.90 an hour.
The minimum wage in Natchitoches Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.6 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