Most of Newport News is in Newport News city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $45.63 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Newport News with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,220 to $1,570 a month. At the middle rent, $1,320, a full-time job would need to pay $43.31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23601 | Newport News city | $1,280/mo | $41.76/hr |
| 23602 | Newport News city | $1,570/mo | $52.98/hr |
| 23603 | Newport News city | $1,420/mo | $47.18/hr |
| 23605 | Newport News city | $1,220/mo | $39.44/hr |
| 23606 | Newport News city | $1,490/mo | $49.89/hr |
| 23607 | Newport News city | $1,230/mo | $39.83/hr |
| 23608 | Newport News city | $1,340/mo | $44.08/hr |
| 23609 | Newport News city | $1,320/mo | $43.31/hr |
| 23612 | Newport News city | $1,320/mo | $43.31/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Newport News needs to pay at least $45.63 an hour before taxes, about $94,911 a year. That is the figure for Newport News city, where the typical studio rent is $1,380 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Newport News with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,220 to $1,570 a month. At the middle rent of $1,320, the pay needed would be $43.31 an hour.
The minimum wage in Newport News city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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