Most of West Chester is in Chester County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $47.84 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in West Chester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,690 to $2,030 a month. At the middle rent, $1,710, a full-time job would need to pay $56.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19380 | Chester County | $2,030/mo | $68.83/hr |
| 19381 | Chester County | $1,690/mo | $56.02/hr |
| 19382 | Chester County | $1,710/mo | $56.76/hr |
| 19383 | Chester County | $1,710/mo | $56.76/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in West Chester needs to pay at least $47.84 an hour before taxes, about $99,501 a year. That is the figure for Chester County, where the typical studio rent is $1,470 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in West Chester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,690 to $2,030 a month. At the middle rent of $1,710, the pay needed would be $56.76 an hour.
The minimum wage in Chester County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.6 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