Most of Roswell is in Chaves County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Roswell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $960 a month. At the middle rent, $870, a full-time job would need to pay $26.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88201 | Chaves County | $960/mo | $29.42/hr |
| 88202 | Chaves County | $870/mo | $26.45/hr |
| 88203 | Chaves County | $810/mo | $24.47/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Roswell needs to pay at least $25.79 an hour before taxes, about $53,638 a year. That is the figure for Chaves County, where the typical studio rent is $850 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Roswell with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $960 a month. At the middle rent of $870, the pay needed would be $26.45 an hour.
The minimum wage in Chaves County is $12.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.1 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