Most of Greensboro is in Guilford County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $37.88 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 26 ZIP codes in Greensboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,500 a month. At the middle rent, $1,160, a full-time job would need to pay $36.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27401 | Guilford County | $1,010/mo | $31.23/hr |
| 27402 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27403 | Guilford County | $1,050/mo | $32.54/hr |
| 27404 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27405 | Guilford County | $1,070/mo | $33.20/hr |
| 27406 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27407 | Guilford County | $1,220/mo | $38.63/hr |
| 27408 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27409 | Guilford County | $1,230/mo | $39.01/hr |
| 27410 | Guilford County | $1,500/mo | $49.18/hr |
| 27411 | Guilford County | $1,030/mo | $31.89/hr |
| 27412 | Guilford County | $1,050/mo | $32.54/hr |
| 27413 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27415 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27416 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27417 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27419 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27420 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27425 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27429 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27435 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27438 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27455 | Guilford County | $1,290/mo | $41.27/hr |
| 27495 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27498 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
| 27499 | Guilford County | $1,160/mo | $36.37/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Greensboro needs to pay at least $37.88 an hour before taxes, about $78,787 a year. That is the figure for Guilford County, where the typical studio rent is $1,200 a month.
Yes. Across the 26 ZIP codes in Greensboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,500 a month. At the middle rent of $1,160, the pay needed would be $36.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Guilford County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.2 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