Most of Seneca is in Oconee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $20.85 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Seneca with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $650 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent, $690, a full-time job would need to pay $20.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29672 | Oconee County | $690/mo | $20.37/hr |
| 29678 | Oconee County | $1,050/mo | $32.43/hr |
| 29679 | Oconee County | $650/mo | $19.09/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Seneca needs to pay at least $20.85 an hour before taxes, about $43,358 a year. That is the figure for Oconee County, where the typical studio rent is $705 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Seneca with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $650 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent of $690, the pay needed would be $20.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Oconee 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