Most of Blacksburg is in Montgomery County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.09 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Blacksburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,140 a month. At the middle rent, $1,100, a full-time job would need to pay $34.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24060 | Montgomery County | $1,140/mo | $36.34/hr |
| 24061 | Montgomery County | $1,140/mo | $36.34/hr |
| 24062 | Montgomery County | $1,060/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 24063 | Montgomery County | $1,060/mo | $33.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Blacksburg needs to pay at least $31.09 an hour before taxes, about $64,660 a year. That is the figure for Montgomery County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Blacksburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,140 a month. At the middle rent of $1,100, the pay needed would be $34.82 an hour.
The minimum wage in Montgomery County is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.4 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