Most of New Braunfels is in Comal County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.95 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in New Braunfels with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,260 to $1,310 a month. At the middle rent, $1,280, a full-time job would need to pay $38.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78130 | Comal County | $1,280/mo | $38.95/hr |
| 78131 | Comal County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 78132 | Comal County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Braunfels needs to pay at least $38.95 an hour before taxes, about $81,015 a year. That is the figure for Comal County, where the typical studio rent is $1,280 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in New Braunfels with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,260 to $1,310 a month. At the middle rent of $1,280, the pay needed would be $38.95 an hour.
The minimum wage in Comal County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.4 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