Most of Brandon is in Rankin County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.20 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Brandon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,180 to $1,530 a month. At the middle rent, $1,240, a full-time job would need to pay $39.22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39042 | Rankin County | $1,180/mo | $36.96/hr |
| 39043 | Rankin County | $1,240/mo | $39.22/hr |
| 39047 | Rankin County | $1,530/mo | $50.14/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Brandon needs to pay at least $36.20 an hour before taxes, about $75,299 a year. That is the figure for Rankin County, where the typical studio rent is $1,160 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Brandon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,180 to $1,530 a month. At the middle rent of $1,240, the pay needed would be $39.22 an hour.
The minimum wage in Rankin County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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