Most of Paris is in Lamar County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Paris with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $790 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $23.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75460 | Lamar County | $790/mo | $23.17/hr |
| 75461 | Lamar County | $790/mo | $23.17/hr |
| 75462 | Lamar County | $780/mo | $22.86/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Paris needs to pay at least $22.86 an hour before taxes, about $47,540 a year. That is the figure for Lamar County, where the typical studio rent is $780 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Paris with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $790 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $23.17 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lamar County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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