Most of Akron is in Summit County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.91 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 20 ZIP codes in Akron with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,220 a month. At the middle rent, $865, a full-time job would need to pay $26.11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44301 | Summit County | $890/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 44302 | Summit County | $720/mo | $21.43/hr |
| 44303 | Summit County | $780/mo | $23.37/hr |
| 44304 | Summit County | $840/mo | $25.30/hr |
| 44305 | Summit County | $860/mo | $25.95/hr |
| 44306 | Summit County | $810/mo | $24.33/hr |
| 44307 | Summit County | $780/mo | $23.37/hr |
| 44308 | Summit County | $1,120/mo | $34.32/hr |
| 44309 | Summit County | $880/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 44310 | Summit County | $830/mo | $24.98/hr |
| 44311 | Summit County | $750/mo | $22.40/hr |
| 44312 | Summit County | $870/mo | $26.27/hr |
| 44313 | Summit County | $900/mo | $27.23/hr |
| 44314 | Summit County | $810/mo | $24.33/hr |
| 44316 | Summit County | $880/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 44319 | Summit County | $940/mo | $28.52/hr |
| 44320 | Summit County | $810/mo | $24.33/hr |
| 44321 | Summit County | $1,220/mo | $37.97/hr |
| 44325 | Summit County | $910/mo | $27.56/hr |
| 44333 | Summit County | $1,000/mo | $30.46/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Akron needs to pay at least $26.91 an hour before taxes, about $55,977 a year. That is the figure for Summit County, where the typical studio rent is $890 a month.
Yes. Across the 20 ZIP codes in Akron with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,220 a month. At the middle rent of $865, the pay needed would be $26.11 an hour.
The minimum wage in Summit County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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