Most of Murfreesboro is in Rutherford County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $44.46 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Murfreesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,380 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent, $1,530, a full-time job would need to pay $47.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37127 | Rutherford County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 37128 | Rutherford County | $1,650/mo | $52.10/hr |
| 37129 | Rutherford County | $1,680/mo | $53.16/hr |
| 37130 | Rutherford County | $1,380/mo | $42.50/hr |
| 37131 | Rutherford County | $1,530/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 37132 | Rutherford County | $1,380/mo | $42.50/hr |
| 37133 | Rutherford County | $1,530/mo | $47.83/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Murfreesboro needs to pay at least $44.46 an hour before taxes, about $92,472 a year. That is the figure for Rutherford County, where the typical studio rent is $1,435 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Murfreesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,380 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent of $1,530, the pay needed would be $47.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Rutherford County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.1 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