Most of Flint is in Genesee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.94 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 10 ZIP codes in Flint with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $710 to $790 a month. At the middle rent, $760, a full-time job would need to pay $23.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48501 | Genesee County | $790/mo | $24.29/hr |
| 48502 | Genesee County | $760/mo | $23.30/hr |
| 48503 | Genesee County | $740/mo | $22.64/hr |
| 48504 | Genesee County | $760/mo | $23.30/hr |
| 48505 | Genesee County | $710/mo | $21.66/hr |
| 48506 | Genesee County | $750/mo | $22.97/hr |
| 48507 | Genesee County | $790/mo | $24.29/hr |
| 48531 | Genesee County | $790/mo | $24.29/hr |
| 48532 | Genesee County | $750/mo | $22.97/hr |
| 48550 | Genesee County | $790/mo | $24.29/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Flint needs to pay at least $24.94 an hour before taxes, about $51,885 a year. That is the figure for Genesee County, where the typical studio rent is $810 a month.
Yes. Across the 10 ZIP codes in Flint with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $710 to $790 a month. At the middle rent of $760, the pay needed would be $23.30 an hour.
The minimum wage in Genesee County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.8 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