Most of Great Falls is in Cascade County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.69 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Great Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent, $990, a full-time job would need to pay $30.69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59401 | Cascade County | $870/mo | $26.73/hr |
| 59403 | Cascade County | $990/mo | $30.69/hr |
| 59404 | Cascade County | $1,180/mo | $37.39/hr |
| 59405 | Cascade County | $1,000/mo | $31.02/hr |
| 59406 | Cascade County | $990/mo | $30.69/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Great Falls needs to pay at least $30.69 an hour before taxes, about $63,844 a year. That is the figure for Cascade County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Great Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent of $990, the pay needed would be $30.69 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cascade County is $10.85 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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