Most of Chicopee is in Hampden County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $41.20 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Chicopee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent, $1,260, a full-time job would need to pay $41.20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01013 | Hampden County | $1,160/mo | $37.35/hr |
| 01014 | Hampden County | $1,260/mo | $41.20/hr |
| 01020 | Hampden County | $1,260/mo | $41.20/hr |
| 01021 | Hampden County | $1,260/mo | $41.20/hr |
| 01022 | Hampden County | $1,810/mo | $62.39/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Chicopee needs to pay at least $41.20 an hour before taxes, about $85,695 a year. That is the figure for Hampden County, where the typical studio rent is $1,260 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Chicopee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent of $1,260, the pay needed would be $41.20 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hampden County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.7 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