Most of Dearborn is in Wayne County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Dearborn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,470 a month. At the middle rent, $1,105, a full-time job would need to pay $34.66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48120 | Wayne County | $1,310/mo | $42.39/hr |
| 48121 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48123 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48124 | Wayne County | $1,150/mo | $36.34/hr |
| 48126 | Wayne County | $1,060/mo | $33.16/hr |
| 48128 | Wayne County | $1,470/mo | $48.44/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Dearborn needs to pay at least $30.86 an hour before taxes, about $64,184 a year. That is the figure for Wayne County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Dearborn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,470 a month. At the middle rent of $1,105, the pay needed would be $34.66 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wayne County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.2 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