Most of Burlington is in Alamance County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.22 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Burlington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,210 a month. At the middle rent, $1,080, a full-time job would need to pay $33.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27215 | Alamance County | $1,210/mo | $38.26/hr |
| 27216 | Alamance County | $1,080/mo | $33.53/hr |
| 27217 | Alamance County | $930/mo | $28.61/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Burlington needs to pay at least $32.22 an hour before taxes, about $67,008 a year. That is the figure for Alamance County, where the typical studio rent is $1,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Burlington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,210 a month. At the middle rent of $1,080, the pay needed would be $33.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in Alamance County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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