Most of Williston is in Williams County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $35.43 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Williston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,130 to $1,140 a month. At the middle rent, $1,130, a full-time job would need to pay $33.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58801 | Williams County | $1,140/mo | $34.06/hr |
| 58802 | Williams County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 58803 | Williams County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Williston needs to pay at least $35.43 an hour before taxes, about $73,694 a year. That is the figure for Williams County, where the typical studio rent is $1,180 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Williston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,130 to $1,140 a month. At the middle rent of $1,130, the pay needed would be $33.75 an hour.
The minimum wage in Williams County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.9 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