Most of Kalispell is in Flathead County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $40.10 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Kalispell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,280 a month. At the middle rent, $1,280, a full-time job would need to pay $41.26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59901 | Flathead County | $1,250/mo | $40.10/hr |
| 59903 | Flathead County | $1,280/mo | $41.26/hr |
| 59904 | Flathead County | $1,280/mo | $41.26/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Kalispell needs to pay at least $40.10 an hour before taxes, about $83,400 a year. That is the figure for Flathead County, where the typical studio rent is $1,250 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Kalispell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,280 a month. At the middle rent of $1,280, the pay needed would be $41.26 an hour.
The minimum wage in Flathead County is $10.85 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