Most of Waxahachie is in Ellis County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $43.92 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Waxahachie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,850 a month. At the middle rent, $1,420, a full-time job would need to pay $43.92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75165 | Ellis County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 75167 | Ellis County | $1,850/mo | $59.21/hr |
| 75168 | Ellis County | $1,410/mo | $43.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Waxahachie needs to pay at least $43.92 an hour before taxes, about $91,363 a year. That is the figure for Ellis County, where the typical studio rent is $1,420 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Waxahachie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,850 a month. At the middle rent of $1,420, the pay needed would be $43.92 an hour.
The minimum wage in Ellis County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.1 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