Most of Wahpeton is in Richland County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.37 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wahpeton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $820 a month. At the middle rent, $770, a full-time job would need to pay $22.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58074 | Richland County | $820/mo | $24.10/hr |
| 58075 | Richland County | $770/mo | $22.54/hr |
| 58076 | Richland County | $770/mo | $22.54/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wahpeton needs to pay at least $27.37 an hour before taxes, about $56,924 a year. That is the figure for Richland County, where the typical studio rent is $925 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wahpeton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $820 a month. At the middle rent of $770, the pay needed would be $22.54 an hour.
The minimum wage in Richland County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.8 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