Most of Clarksville is in Montgomery County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.81 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Clarksville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,100 to $1,120 a month. At the middle rent, $1,110, a full-time job would need to pay $33.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37040 | Montgomery County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 37041 | Montgomery County | $1,120/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 37042 | Montgomery County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 37043 | Montgomery County | $1,120/mo | $33.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Clarksville needs to pay at least $32.81 an hour before taxes, about $68,249 a year. That is the figure for Montgomery County, where the typical studio rent is $1,100 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Clarksville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,100 to $1,120 a month. At the middle rent of $1,110, the pay needed would be $33.12 an hour.
The minimum wage in Montgomery County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.5 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