Most of York is in York County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.29 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in York with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent, $1,010, a full-time job would need to pay $31.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17401 | York County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
| 17402 | York County | $1,070/mo | $33.18/hr |
| 17403 | York County | $900/mo | $27.67/hr |
| 17404 | York County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 17405 | York County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 17406 | York County | $1,100/mo | $34.15/hr |
| 17407 | York County | $1,430/mo | $46.35/hr |
| 17408 | York County | $1,230/mo | $38.91/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in York needs to pay at least $29.29 an hour before taxes, about $60,922 a year. That is the figure for York County, where the typical studio rent is $950 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in York with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent of $1,010, the pay needed would be $31.23 an hour.
The minimum wage in York County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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