Most of Nashua is in Hillsborough County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $46.23 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Nashua with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,460 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent, $1,500, a full-time job would need to pay $46.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03060 | Hillsborough County | $1,500/mo | $46.77/hr |
| 03061 | Hillsborough County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 03062 | Hillsborough County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 03063 | Hillsborough County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 03064 | Hillsborough County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Nashua needs to pay at least $46.23 an hour before taxes, about $96,168 a year. That is the figure for Hillsborough County, where the typical studio rent is $1,485 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Nashua with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,460 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent of $1,500, the pay needed would be $46.77 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hillsborough County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.4 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