Most of Canton is in Stark County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.08 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 17 ZIP codes in Canton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $700 to $780 a month. At the middle rent, $740, a full-time job would need to pay $22.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44702 | Stark County | $700/mo | $20.79/hr |
| 44703 | Stark County | $700/mo | $20.79/hr |
| 44704 | Stark County | $700/mo | $20.79/hr |
| 44705 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44706 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44707 | Stark County | $700/mo | $20.79/hr |
| 44708 | Stark County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44709 | Stark County | $700/mo | $20.79/hr |
| 44710 | Stark County | $780/mo | $23.37/hr |
| 44711 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44714 | Stark County | $750/mo | $22.40/hr |
| 44718 | Stark County | $730/mo | $21.76/hr |
| 44721 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44735 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44750 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44767 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
| 44799 | Stark County | $740/mo | $22.08/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Canton needs to pay at least $22.08 an hour before taxes, about $45,926 a year. That is the figure for Stark County, where the typical studio rent is $740 a month.
Yes. Across the 17 ZIP codes in Canton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $700 to $780 a month. At the middle rent of $740, the pay needed would be $22.08 an hour.
The minimum wage in Stark County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.0 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