Most of Las Cruces is in Dona Ana County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.81 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Las Cruces with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $1,060 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $23.81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88001 | Dona Ana County | $790/mo | $23.81/hr |
| 88003 | Dona Ana County | $790/mo | $23.81/hr |
| 88004 | Dona Ana County | $780/mo | $23.49/hr |
| 88005 | Dona Ana County | $780/mo | $23.49/hr |
| 88007 | Dona Ana County | $750/mo | $22.50/hr |
| 88011 | Dona Ana County | $890/mo | $27.11/hr |
| 88012 | Dona Ana County | $1,060/mo | $32.73/hr |
| 88013 | Dona Ana County | $790/mo | $23.81/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Las Cruces needs to pay at least $23.81 an hour before taxes, about $49,534 a year. That is the figure for Dona Ana County, where the typical studio rent is $790 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Las Cruces with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $1,060 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $23.81 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dona Ana County is $12.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.0 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