Most of Sumter is in Sumter County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.68 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Sumter with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent, $920, a full-time job would need to pay $28.02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29150 | Sumter County | $910/mo | $27.68/hr |
| 29151 | Sumter County | $930/mo | $28.36/hr |
| 29153 | Sumter County | $850/mo | $25.65/hr |
| 29154 | Sumter County | $1,000/mo | $30.74/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sumter needs to pay at least $27.68 an hour before taxes, about $57,582 a year. That is the figure for Sumter County, where the typical studio rent is $910 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Sumter with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent of $920, the pay needed would be $28.02 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sumter County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.8 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