Most of Tupelo is in Lee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.83 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Tupelo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $950 a month. At the middle rent, $920, a full-time job would need to pay $28.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38801 | Lee County | $950/mo | $29.12/hr |
| 38802 | Lee County | $920/mo | $28.14/hr |
| 38803 | Lee County | $920/mo | $28.14/hr |
| 38804 | Lee County | $840/mo | $25.52/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Tupelo needs to pay at least $26.83 an hour before taxes, about $55,803 a year. That is the figure for Lee County, where the typical studio rent is $880 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Tupelo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $950 a month. At the middle rent of $920, the pay needed would be $28.14 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lee County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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