Most of Newburgh is in Orange County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $51.34 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Newburgh with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent, $1,510, a full-time job would need to pay $50.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12550 | Orange County | $1,420/mo | $47.45/hr |
| 12551 | Orange County | $1,510/mo | $50.95/hr |
| 12552 | Orange County | $1,510/mo | $50.95/hr |
| 12555 | Orange County | $1,510/mo | $50.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Newburgh needs to pay at least $51.34 an hour before taxes, about $106,792 a year. That is the figure for Orange County, where the typical studio rent is $1,520 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Newburgh with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent of $1,510, the pay needed would be $50.95 an hour.
The minimum wage in Orange County is $16.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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