Most of Lancaster is in Lancaster County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.18 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Lancaster with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,150 to $1,730 a month. At the middle rent, $1,250, a full-time job would need to pay $39.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17601 | Lancaster County | $1,310/mo | $41.89/hr |
| 17602 | Lancaster County | $1,250/mo | $39.65/hr |
| 17603 | Lancaster County | $1,250/mo | $39.65/hr |
| 17604 | Lancaster County | $1,150/mo | $35.93/hr |
| 17605 | Lancaster County | $1,150/mo | $35.93/hr |
| 17606 | Lancaster County | $1,730/mo | $57.51/hr |
| 17608 | Lancaster County | $1,150/mo | $35.93/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lancaster needs to pay at least $33.18 an hour before taxes, about $69,005 a year. That is the figure for Lancaster County, where the typical studio rent is $1,070 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Lancaster with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,150 to $1,730 a month. At the middle rent of $1,250, the pay needed would be $39.65 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lancaster County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.6 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