Most of Racine is in Racine County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.37 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Racine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $980 a month. At the middle rent, $920, a full-time job would need to pay $28.38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53401 | Racine County | $920/mo | $28.38/hr |
| 53402 | Racine County | $950/mo | $29.37/hr |
| 53403 | Racine County | $980/mo | $30.37/hr |
| 53404 | Racine County | $860/mo | $26.39/hr |
| 53405 | Racine County | $860/mo | $26.39/hr |
| 53406 | Racine County | $910/mo | $28.05/hr |
| 53408 | Racine County | $920/mo | $28.38/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Racine needs to pay at least $30.37 an hour before taxes, about $63,168 a year. That is the figure for Racine County, where the typical studio rent is $980 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Racine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $980 a month. At the middle rent of $920, the pay needed would be $28.38 an hour.
The minimum wage in Racine County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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