Most of College Station is in Brazos County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.50 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in College Station with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent, $1,010, a full-time job would need to pay $30.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77840 | Brazos County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 77841 | Brazos County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 77842 | Brazos County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 77843 | Brazos County | $1,020/mo | $30.32/hr |
| 77845 | Brazos County | $1,110/mo | $33.12/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in College Station needs to pay at least $32.50 an hour before taxes, about $67,602 a year. That is the figure for Brazos County, where the typical studio rent is $1,090 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in College Station with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent of $1,010, the pay needed would be $30.01 an hour.
The minimum wage in Brazos 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