Most of Rock Hill is in York County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $40.72 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Rock Hill with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $1,420 a month. At the middle rent, $1,380, a full-time job would need to pay $45.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29730 | York County | $1,360/mo | $44.25/hr |
| 29731 | York County | $1,420/mo | $46.60/hr |
| 29732 | York County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29733 | York County | $1,370/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 29734 | York County | $1,420/mo | $46.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Rock Hill needs to pay at least $40.72 an hour before taxes, about $84,692 a year. That is the figure for York County, where the typical studio rent is $1,270 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Rock Hill with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $1,420 a month. At the middle rent of $1,380, the pay needed would be $45.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in York County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.6 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