Most of Fayetteville is in Cumberland County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $37.12 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 10 ZIP codes in Fayetteville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent, $1,305, a full-time job would need to pay $41.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28301 | Cumberland County | $1,100/mo | $34.18/hr |
| 28302 | Cumberland County | $1,310/mo | $42.02/hr |
| 28303 | Cumberland County | $1,300/mo | $41.65/hr |
| 28304 | Cumberland County | $1,510/mo | $49.56/hr |
| 28305 | Cumberland County | $1,180/mo | $37.12/hr |
| 28306 | Cumberland County | $1,120/mo | $34.88/hr |
| 28309 | Cumberland County | $1,310/mo | $42.02/hr |
| 28311 | Cumberland County | $1,320/mo | $42.40/hr |
| 28312 | Cumberland County | $1,050/mo | $32.54/hr |
| 28314 | Cumberland County | $1,440/mo | $46.92/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fayetteville needs to pay at least $37.12 an hour before taxes, about $77,220 a year. That is the figure for Cumberland County, where the typical studio rent is $1,180 a month.
Yes. Across the 10 ZIP codes in Fayetteville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent of $1,305, the pay needed would be $41.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cumberland County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.1 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