Most of San Angelo is in Tom Green County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in San Angelo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,320 a month. At the middle rent, $960, a full-time job would need to pay $28.46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76901 | Tom Green County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 76902 | Tom Green County | $960/mo | $28.46/hr |
| 76903 | Tom Green County | $870/mo | $25.66/hr |
| 76904 | Tom Green County | $960/mo | $28.46/hr |
| 76905 | Tom Green County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 76906 | Tom Green County | $960/mo | $28.46/hr |
| 76909 | Tom Green County | $970/mo | $28.77/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in San Angelo needs to pay at least $29.86 an hour before taxes, about $62,101 a year. That is the figure for Tom Green County, where the typical studio rent is $1,005 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in San Angelo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,320 a month. At the middle rent of $960, the pay needed would be $28.46 an hour.
The minimum wage in Tom Green County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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