Most of Sterling Heights is in Macomb County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.50 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Sterling Heights with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,030 to $1,190 a month. At the middle rent, $1,050, a full-time job would need to pay $32.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48310 | Macomb County | $1,190/mo | $37.85/hr |
| 48311 | Macomb County | $1,050/mo | $32.83/hr |
| 48312 | Macomb County | $1,030/mo | $32.17/hr |
| 48313 | Macomb County | $1,030/mo | $32.17/hr |
| 48314 | Macomb County | $1,120/mo | $35.21/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sterling Heights needs to pay at least $32.50 an hour before taxes, about $67,601 a year. That is the figure for Macomb County, where the typical studio rent is $1,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Sterling Heights with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,030 to $1,190 a month. At the middle rent of $1,050, the pay needed would be $32.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Macomb County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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