Most of Huntsville is in Walker County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Huntsville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $900 a month. At the middle rent, $900, a full-time job would need to pay $26.59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77320 | Walker County | $890/mo | $26.28/hr |
| 77340 | Walker County | $900/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 77341 | Walker County | $900/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 77342 | Walker County | $900/mo | $26.59/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Huntsville needs to pay at least $26.59 an hour before taxes, about $55,306 a year. That is the figure for Walker County, where the typical studio rent is $900 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Huntsville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $900 a month. At the middle rent of $900, the pay needed would be $26.59 an hour.
The minimum wage in Walker County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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