Most of Concord is in Merrimack County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Concord with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent, $1,275, a full-time job would need to pay $38.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03301 | Merrimack County | $1,300/mo | $39.66/hr |
| 03302 | Merrimack County | $1,250/mo | $37.88/hr |
| 03303 | Merrimack County | $1,340/mo | $41.08/hr |
| 03305 | Merrimack County | $1,250/mo | $37.88/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Concord needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes, about $80,276 a year. That is the figure for Merrimack County, where the typical studio rent is $1,270 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Concord with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent of $1,275, the pay needed would be $38.77 an hour.
The minimum wage in Merrimack County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.3 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