Most of Grand Forks is in Grand Forks County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Grand Forks with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent, $840, a full-time job would need to pay $24.72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58201 | Grand Forks County | $890/mo | $26.28/hr |
| 58202 | Grand Forks County | $1,110/mo | $33.12/hr |
| 58203 | Grand Forks County | $820/mo | $24.10/hr |
| 58206 | Grand Forks County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
| 58207 | Grand Forks County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
| 58208 | Grand Forks County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Grand Forks needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes, about $55,306 a year. That is the figure for Grand Forks County, where the typical studio rent is $900 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Grand Forks with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent of $840, the pay needed would be $24.72 an hour.
The minimum wage in Grand Forks County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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