Most of Yonkers 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 Yonkers with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,410 to $2,720 a month. At the middle rent, $2,555, a full-time job would need to pay $92.86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10701 | Westchester County | $2,720/mo | $99.16/hr |
| 10702 | Westchester County | $2,640/mo | $96.23/hr |
| 10703 | Westchester County | $2,410/mo | $87.06/hr |
| 10704 | Westchester County | $2,560/mo | $93.06/hr |
| 10705 | Westchester County | $2,550/mo | $92.66/hr |
| 10710 | Westchester County | $2,510/mo | $91.06/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Yonkers 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 Yonkers with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,410 to $2,720 a month. At the middle rent of $2,555, the pay needed would be $92.86 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