Most of White Plains is in Westchester County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $107.95 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in White Plains with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,640 to $3,400 a month. At the middle rent, $3,060, a full-time job would need to pay $111.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10601 | Westchester County | $2,990/mo | $109.06/hr |
| 10602 | Westchester County | $2,640/mo | $96.23/hr |
| 10603 | Westchester County | $2,700/mo | $98.43/hr |
| 10605 | Westchester County | $3,130/mo | $114.32/hr |
| 10606 | Westchester County | $3,400/mo | $126.79/hr |
| 10607 | Westchester County | $3,340/mo | $124.05/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in White Plains needs to pay at least $107.95 an hour before taxes, about $224,539 a year. That is the figure for Westchester County, where the typical studio rent is $2,960 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in White Plains with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,640 to $3,400 a month. At the middle rent of $3,060, the pay needed would be $111.64 an hour.
The minimum wage in Westchester County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.4 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