Most of Conroe is in Montgomery County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.42 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Conroe with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent, $1,205, a full-time job would need to pay $36.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77301 | Montgomery County | $1,110/mo | $33.12/hr |
| 77302 | Montgomery County | $1,180/mo | $35.40/hr |
| 77303 | Montgomery County | $1,050/mo | $31.26/hr |
| 77304 | Montgomery County | $1,230/mo | $37.17/hr |
| 77305 | Montgomery County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 77306 | Montgomery County | $880/mo | $25.97/hr |
| 77384 | Montgomery County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 77385 | Montgomery County | $1,540/mo | $48.19/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Conroe needs to pay at least $38.42 an hour before taxes, about $79,906 a year. That is the figure for Montgomery County, where the typical studio rent is $1,265 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Conroe with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent of $1,205, the pay needed would be $36.28 an hour.
The minimum wage in Montgomery County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.3 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