Most of Ruston is in Lincoln Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.51 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Ruston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $720 a month. At the middle rent, $720, a full-time job would need to pay $21.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71270 | Lincoln Parish | $720/mo | $21.54/hr |
| 71272 | Lincoln Parish | $720/mo | $21.54/hr |
| 71273 | Lincoln Parish | $720/mo | $21.54/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Ruston needs to pay at least $22.51 an hour before taxes, about $46,828 a year. That is the figure for Lincoln Parish, where the typical studio rent is $750 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Ruston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $720 a month. At the middle rent of $720, the pay needed would be $21.54 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lincoln Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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