Most of Bloomfield Hills is in Oakland County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.80 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bloomfield Hills with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,170 to $1,570 a month. At the middle rent, $1,450, a full-time job would need to pay $47.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48301 | Oakland County | $1,570/mo | $52.22/hr |
| 48302 | Oakland County | $1,570/mo | $52.22/hr |
| 48303 | Oakland County | $1,170/mo | $37.09/hr |
| 48304 | Oakland County | $1,330/mo | $43.15/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bloomfield Hills needs to pay at least $38.80 an hour before taxes, about $80,696 a year. That is the figure for Oakland County, where the typical studio rent is $1,215 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Bloomfield Hills with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,170 to $1,570 a month. At the middle rent of $1,450, the pay needed would be $47.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Oakland County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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