Most of Fort Worth is in Tarrant County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $47.83 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 43 ZIP codes in Fort Worth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent, $1,470, a full-time job would need to pay $45.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76101 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76102 | Tarrant County | $1,690/mo | $53.52/hr |
| 76103 | Tarrant County | $1,140/mo | $34.06/hr |
| 76104 | Tarrant County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 76105 | Tarrant County | $1,190/mo | $35.75/hr |
| 76106 | Tarrant County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 76107 | Tarrant County | $1,530/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 76108 | Tarrant County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
| 76109 | Tarrant County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 76110 | Tarrant County | $1,300/mo | $39.66/hr |
| 76111 | Tarrant County | $1,300/mo | $39.66/hr |
| 76112 | Tarrant County | $1,360/mo | $41.79/hr |
| 76113 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76114 | Tarrant County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 76115 | Tarrant County | $1,190/mo | $35.75/hr |
| 76116 | Tarrant County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 76118 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76119 | Tarrant County | $1,160/mo | $34.71/hr |
| 76120 | Tarrant County | $1,360/mo | $41.79/hr |
| 76121 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76123 | Tarrant County | $2,140/mo | $69.69/hr |
| 76124 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76126 | Tarrant County | $1,640/mo | $51.74/hr |
| 76129 | Tarrant County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 76130 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76131 | Tarrant County | $1,800/mo | $57.43/hr |
| 76132 | Tarrant County | $1,590/mo | $49.97/hr |
| 76133 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76134 | Tarrant County | $1,350/mo | $41.44/hr |
| 76135 | Tarrant County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 76136 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76137 | Tarrant County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 76140 | Tarrant County | $1,570/mo | $49.26/hr |
| 76147 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76148 | Tarrant County | $1,880/mo | $60.27/hr |
| 76155 | Tarrant County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 76161 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76162 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76163 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 76164 | Tarrant County | $1,150/mo | $34.37/hr |
| 76177 | Tarrant County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 76179 | Tarrant County | $1,840/mo | $58.85/hr |
| 76185 | Tarrant County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fort Worth needs to pay at least $47.83 an hour before taxes, about $99,494 a year. That is the figure for Tarrant County, where the typical studio rent is $1,530 a month.
Yes. Across the 43 ZIP codes in Fort Worth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent of $1,470, the pay needed would be $45.70 an hour.
The minimum wage in Tarrant County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.6 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