Most of Somerville is in Middlesex County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $88.99 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Somerville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,810 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent, $2,940, a full-time job would need to pay $106.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02143 | Middlesex County | $2,940/mo | $106.23/hr |
| 02144 | Middlesex County | $3,040/mo | $109.87/hr |
| 02145 | Middlesex County | $2,810/mo | $101.53/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Somerville needs to pay at least $88.99 an hour before taxes, about $185,098 a year. That is the figure for Middlesex County, where the typical studio rent is $2,480 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Somerville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,810 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent of $2,940, the pay needed would be $106.23 an hour.
The minimum wage in Middlesex County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.9 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