Most of Lynchburg is in Lynchburg city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.76 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Lynchburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent, $1,020, a full-time job would need to pay $32.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24501 | Lynchburg city | $1,000/mo | $31.42/hr |
| 24502 | Lynchburg city | $1,200/mo | $38.66/hr |
| 24503 | Lynchburg city | $930/mo | $29.08/hr |
| 24504 | Lynchburg city | $1,020/mo | $32.09/hr |
| 24505 | Lynchburg city | $1,020/mo | $32.09/hr |
| 24506 | Lynchburg city | $1,020/mo | $32.09/hr |
| 24513 | Lynchburg city | $1,020/mo | $32.09/hr |
| 24515 | Lynchburg city | $1,200/mo | $38.66/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lynchburg needs to pay at least $31.76 an hour before taxes, about $66,054 a year. That is the figure for Lynchburg city, where the typical studio rent is $1,010 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Lynchburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent of $1,020, the pay needed would be $32.09 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lynchburg city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.5 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