Most of New Bern is in Craven County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.32 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in New Bern with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $960 a month. At the middle rent, $950, a full-time job would need to pay $29.27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28560 | Craven County | $900/mo | $27.63/hr |
| 28561 | Craven County | $950/mo | $29.27/hr |
| 28562 | Craven County | $960/mo | $29.60/hr |
| 28563 | Craven County | $950/mo | $29.27/hr |
| 28564 | Craven County | $950/mo | $29.27/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Bern needs to pay at least $26.32 an hour before taxes, about $54,750 a year. That is the figure for Craven County, where the typical studio rent is $860 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in New Bern with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $960 a month. At the middle rent of $950, the pay needed would be $29.27 an hour.
The minimum wage in Craven County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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