Most of Hillsboro is in Washington County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $54.94 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hillsboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $1,770 a month. At the middle rent, $1,620, a full-time job would need to pay $57.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97123 | Washington County | $1,610/mo | $57.41/hr |
| 97124 | Washington County | $1,770/mo | $63.99/hr |
| 97129 | Washington County | $1,620/mo | $57.82/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hillsboro needs to pay at least $54.94 an hour before taxes, about $114,282 a year. That is the figure for Washington County, where the typical studio rent is $1,550 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hillsboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $1,770 a month. At the middle rent of $1,620, the pay needed would be $57.82 an hour.
The minimum wage in Washington County is $16.80 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.3 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