Most of New Castle is in Lawrence County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.17 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in New Castle with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $710 to $910 a month. At the middle rent, $840, a full-time job would need to pay $25.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16101 | Lawrence County | $710/mo | $21.52/hr |
| 16102 | Lawrence County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
| 16105 | Lawrence County | $910/mo | $27.99/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Castle needs to pay at least $22.17 an hour before taxes, about $46,106 a year. That is the figure for Lawrence County, where the typical studio rent is $730 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in New Castle with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $710 to $910 a month. At the middle rent of $840, the pay needed would be $25.73 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lawrence County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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