Most of Hamilton is in Butler County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.78 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hamilton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent, $1,015, a full-time job would need to pay $30.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45011 | Butler County | $1,000/mo | $30.46/hr |
| 45012 | Butler County | $1,070/mo | $32.71/hr |
| 45013 | Butler County | $970/mo | $29.49/hr |
| 45015 | Butler County | $1,030/mo | $31.42/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hamilton needs to pay at least $30.78 an hour before taxes, about $64,019 a year. That is the figure for Butler County, where the typical studio rent is $1,010 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Hamilton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent of $1,015, the pay needed would be $30.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Butler County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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