Most of Stafford is in Stafford County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $69.82 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Stafford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,920 to $2,100 a month. At the middle rent, $2,040, a full-time job would need to pay $71.42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22554 | Stafford County | $2,100/mo | $73.82/hr |
| 22555 | Stafford County | $2,040/mo | $71.42/hr |
| 22556 | Stafford County | $1,920/mo | $66.63/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Stafford needs to pay at least $69.82 an hour before taxes, about $145,229 a year. That is the figure for Stafford County, where the typical studio rent is $2,000 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Stafford with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,920 to $2,100 a month. At the middle rent of $2,040, the pay needed would be $71.42 an hour.
The minimum wage in Stafford County is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.5 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