Most of Jackson is in Jackson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.22 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jackson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $970 a month. At the middle rent, $890, a full-time job would need to pay $27.57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49201 | Jackson County | $890/mo | $27.57/hr |
| 49202 | Jackson County | $840/mo | $25.93/hr |
| 49203 | Jackson County | $970/mo | $30.20/hr |
| 49204 | Jackson County | $890/mo | $27.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jackson needs to pay at least $29.22 an hour before taxes, about $60,768 a year. That is the figure for Jackson County, where the typical studio rent is $940 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jackson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $970 a month. At the middle rent of $890, the pay needed would be $27.57 an hour.
The minimum wage in Jackson County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.1 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