Most of Orange is in Orange County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.46 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Orange with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $980 a month. At the middle rent, $950, a full-time job would need to pay $28.15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77630 | Orange County | $980/mo | $29.08/hr |
| 77631 | Orange County | $950/mo | $28.15/hr |
| 77632 | Orange County | $940/mo | $27.83/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Orange needs to pay at least $28.46 an hour before taxes, about $59,189 a year. That is the figure for Orange County, where the typical studio rent is $960 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Orange with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $980 a month. At the middle rent of $950, the pay needed would be $28.15 an hour.
The minimum wage in Orange County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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