Most of Muskegon is in Muskegon County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.54 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Muskegon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $1,090 a month. At the middle rent, $940, a full-time job would need to pay $29.22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49440 | Muskegon County | $780/mo | $23.96/hr |
| 49441 | Muskegon County | $1,010/mo | $31.51/hr |
| 49442 | Muskegon County | $870/mo | $26.92/hr |
| 49443 | Muskegon County | $930/mo | $28.89/hr |
| 49444 | Muskegon County | $950/mo | $29.54/hr |
| 49445 | Muskegon County | $1,090/mo | $34.14/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Muskegon needs to pay at least $29.54 an hour before taxes, about $61,451 a year. That is the figure for Muskegon County, where the typical studio rent is $950 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Muskegon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $1,090 a month. At the middle rent of $940, the pay needed would be $29.22 an hour.
The minimum wage in Muskegon 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