Most of Beaufort is in Beaufort County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $56.07 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Beaufort with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,490 to $1,980 a month. At the middle rent, $1,695, a full-time job would need to pay $57.22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29901 | Beaufort County | $1,770/mo | $60.10/hr |
| 29902 | Beaufort County | $1,490/mo | $49.34/hr |
| 29903 | Beaufort County | $1,770/mo | $60.10/hr |
| 29904 | Beaufort County | $1,620/mo | $54.34/hr |
| 29906 | Beaufort County | $1,620/mo | $54.34/hr |
| 29907 | Beaufort County | $1,980/mo | $68.31/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Beaufort needs to pay at least $56.07 an hour before taxes, about $116,623 a year. That is the figure for Beaufort County, where the typical studio rent is $1,665 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Beaufort with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,490 to $1,980 a month. At the middle rent of $1,695, the pay needed would be $57.22 an hour.
The minimum wage in Beaufort County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.7 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