Most of Colchester is in Chittenden County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $52.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Colchester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,600 a month. At the middle rent, $1,480, a full-time job would need to pay $48.86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05439 | Chittenden County | $1,480/mo | $48.86/hr |
| 05446 | Chittenden County | $1,410/mo | $46.11/hr |
| 05449 | Chittenden County | $1,600/mo | $53.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Colchester needs to pay at least $52.79 an hour before taxes, about $109,794 a year. That is the figure for Chittenden County, where the typical studio rent is $1,580 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Colchester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,600 a month. At the middle rent of $1,480, the pay needed would be $48.86 an hour.
The minimum wage in Chittenden County is $14.42 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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