Most of Youngstown is in Mahoning County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.72 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 15 ZIP codes in Youngstown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $880 a month. At the middle rent, $760, a full-time job would need to pay $22.72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44501 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44502 | Mahoning County | $850/mo | $25.62/hr |
| 44503 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44504 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44505 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44506 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44507 | Mahoning County | $780/mo | $23.37/hr |
| 44509 | Mahoning County | $770/mo | $23.05/hr |
| 44510 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44511 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44512 | Mahoning County | $770/mo | $23.05/hr |
| 44513 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44514 | Mahoning County | $880/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 44515 | Mahoning County | $760/mo | $22.72/hr |
| 44555 | Mahoning County | $820/mo | $24.66/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Youngstown needs to pay at least $22.72 an hour before taxes, about $47,266 a year. That is the figure for Mahoning County, where the typical studio rent is $760 a month.
Yes. Across the 15 ZIP codes in Youngstown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $880 a month. At the middle rent of $760, the pay needed would be $22.72 an hour.
The minimum wage in Mahoning County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.1 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