Most of Greenwood is in Greenwood County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $21.01 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Greenwood with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $640 to $680 a month. At the middle rent, $650, a full-time job would need to pay $19.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29646 | Greenwood County | $640/mo | $18.77/hr |
| 29648 | Greenwood County | $650/mo | $19.09/hr |
| 29649 | Greenwood County | $680/mo | $20.05/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Greenwood needs to pay at least $21.01 an hour before taxes, about $43,692 a year. That is the figure for Greenwood County, where the typical studio rent is $710 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Greenwood with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $640 to $680 a month. At the middle rent of $650, the pay needed would be $19.09 an hour.
The minimum wage in Greenwood County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.9 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