Most of Toms River is in Ocean County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.87 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Toms River with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,510 to $1,650 a month. At the middle rent, $1,645, a full-time job would need to pay $55.67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08753 | Ocean County | $1,650/mo | $55.87/hr |
| 08754 | Ocean County | $1,640/mo | $55.48/hr |
| 08755 | Ocean County | $1,510/mo | $50.36/hr |
| 08757 | Ocean County | $1,650/mo | $55.87/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Toms River needs to pay at least $55.87 an hour before taxes, about $116,207 a year. That is the figure for Ocean County, where the typical studio rent is $1,650 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Toms River with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,510 to $1,650 a month. At the middle rent of $1,645, the pay needed would be $55.67 an hour.
The minimum wage in Ocean County is $15.92 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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