Most of Hendersonville is in Henderson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $43.53 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hendersonville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,300 to $1,350 a month. At the middle rent, $1,345, a full-time job would need to pay $43.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28739 | Henderson County | $1,300/mo | $41.65/hr |
| 28791 | Henderson County | $1,350/mo | $43.53/hr |
| 28792 | Henderson County | $1,340/mo | $43.15/hr |
| 28793 | Henderson County | $1,350/mo | $43.53/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hendersonville needs to pay at least $43.53 an hour before taxes, about $90,541 a year. That is the figure for Henderson County, where the typical studio rent is $1,350 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hendersonville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,300 to $1,350 a month. At the middle rent of $1,345, the pay needed would be $43.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Henderson County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.0 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