Most of Richmond is in Fort Bend County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $49.61 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Richmond with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,450 to $1,720 a month. At the middle rent, $1,700, a full-time job would need to pay $53.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77406 | Fort Bend County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 77407 | Fort Bend County | $1,700/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 77469 | Fort Bend County | $1,450/mo | $44.99/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Richmond needs to pay at least $49.61 an hour before taxes, about $103,190 a year. That is the figure for Fort Bend County, where the typical studio rent is $1,580 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Richmond with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,450 to $1,720 a month. At the middle rent of $1,700, the pay needed would be $53.87 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fort Bend County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.8 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