Most of Round Rock is in Williamson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $45.35 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Round Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent, $1,510, a full-time job would need to pay $47.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78664 | Williamson County | $1,400/mo | $43.21/hr |
| 78665 | Williamson County | $1,680/mo | $53.16/hr |
| 78680 | Williamson County | $1,510/mo | $47.12/hr |
| 78681 | Williamson County | $1,640/mo | $51.74/hr |
| 78683 | Williamson County | $1,510/mo | $47.12/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Round Rock needs to pay at least $45.35 an hour before taxes, about $94,320 a year. That is the figure for Williamson County, where the typical studio rent is $1,460 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Round Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,680 a month. At the middle rent of $1,510, the pay needed would be $47.12 an hour.
The minimum wage in Williamson County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.3 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