Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Roanoke area
 [Register]
Roanoke area Roanoke - Salem area
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 05-07-2009, 08:06 PM
 
13,254 posts, read 33,507,910 times
Reputation: 8103

Advertisements

We're trying to figure out expenses for our College son who has recently signed a lease in Salem. I don't mean to ask personal questions and would be happy with DM's instead of public posts. Can anyone give me an idea of how much we can expect an electric bill to be per month? The house looks to be about 1200 or so square feet. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms. Probably not a lot of cooking. It also looks like water/sewer and garbage is self-pay. Any ballpark figure of those costs?
__________________
Please follow THESE rules.

Any Questions on how to use this site? See this.

Realtors, See This.

Moderator - Lehigh Valley, NEPA, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Education and Colleges and Universities.

When I post in bold red, that is Moderator action and per the TOS can be discussed only via Direct Message.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 05-10-2009, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Roanoke VA
2,032 posts, read 6,887,712 times
Reputation: 929
Default Salem utility

I believe Salem has very reasonable electric rates. I would give a rough guess at around $50-$75/month.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-13-2009, 07:05 AM
 
13,254 posts, read 33,507,910 times
Reputation: 8103
Wow! That's great news. We pay three times that in a no A/C or heat month.
__________________
Please follow THESE rules.

Any Questions on how to use this site? See this.

Realtors, See This.

Moderator - Lehigh Valley, NEPA, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Education and Colleges and Universities.

When I post in bold red, that is Moderator action and per the TOS can be discussed only via Direct Message.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-18-2009, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Roanoke, VA
8 posts, read 72,808 times
Reputation: 19
I have a 1100 Sq ft 3 br in salem & my total utility bill is between 100 & 250 a month. I feel like that is suspiciously high though.

by the way... the city of salem controls the electric/water/garbage pickup so you just get 1 bill for everything.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-19-2009, 11:03 AM
 
11 posts, read 31,531 times
Reputation: 10
I actually went to Roanoke College and lived off campus for 3 of those years in a four bedroom, 2 bath house with 3 roommates and our utility bill varied anywhere from $150-$200/month.... This was 5 years ago, so I am sure the rates have increased a bit... Hope that helps!

Good Luck!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 05-19-2009, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Apex, NC
1,341 posts, read 6,187,384 times
Reputation: 618
Example:

3,200 sq ft 4 bedroom Roanoke County house. $280/mo average annualized expenses includes water/sewer, electric and gas. That's the previous owner, who kept the house pretty warm during the winter, so I suspect that's a bit high.

Sean
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2009, 08:01 PM
 
Location: Hampton, Virginia
15 posts, read 44,336 times
Reputation: 19
5800 sq ft 4 br, 6 ba in Salem is $300.00 month with A/C at 68 degrees....house made of Drivit which is a type of insulation outer wall.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Virginia > Roanoke area
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top