Most of Harrisonburg is in Harrisonburg city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.70 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Harrisonburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent, $1,130, a full-time job would need to pay $35.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22801 | Harrisonburg city | $1,200/mo | $38.66/hr |
| 22802 | Harrisonburg city | $1,010/mo | $31.76/hr |
| 22803 | Harrisonburg city | $1,060/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 22807 | Harrisonburg city | $1,200/mo | $38.66/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Harrisonburg needs to pay at least $32.70 an hour before taxes, about $68,006 a year. That is the figure for Harrisonburg city, where the typical studio rent is $1,038 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Harrisonburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent of $1,130, the pay needed would be $35.96 an hour.
The minimum wage in Harrisonburg city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.6 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