Most of Clifton is in Passaic County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $59.02 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Clifton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,620 to $2,150 a month. At the middle rent, $1,740, a full-time job would need to pay $59.41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07011 | Passaic County | $1,740/mo | $59.41/hr |
| 07012 | Passaic County | $1,720/mo | $58.62/hr |
| 07013 | Passaic County | $1,790/mo | $61.38/hr |
| 07014 | Passaic County | $2,150/mo | $75.93/hr |
| 07015 | Passaic County | $1,620/mo | $54.69/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Clifton needs to pay at least $59.02 an hour before taxes, about $122,753 a year. That is the figure for Passaic County, where the typical studio rent is $1,730 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Clifton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,620 to $2,150 a month. At the middle rent of $1,740, the pay needed would be $59.41 an hour.
The minimum wage in Passaic County is $15.92 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