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Old 09-29-2010, 11:12 AM
 
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Can anybody share with me their average utility (gas, water, garbage, internet & cable) costs for a ~2500 sqft home in Salem? Thanks!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 11:58 AM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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Can anybody share with me their average utility (gas, water, garbage, internet & cable) costs for a ~2500 sqft home in Salem? Thanks!!
I have a 3,000 sq foot home.

Garbage is $20 a month for garbage, yard bin, and recycling bin.

Water/sewer averages $75 a month (4 of us, use sprinklers in the summer)

I have basic cable so mine is $12 a month, but I rarely watch TV so I don't have any of the premium channels. I think that is about $50 a month.

Gas is $75 a month average or so. We have a 97% efficiency gas furnace.
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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Utilities will vary a lot depending on how efficient the house is. Watch out for the pre-building code hogs that will cost $300 a month to heat in the winter. Oregon didn't have a building code until 1973, and energy codes didn't come in until about 1979.
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Old 10-01-2010, 02:31 PM
 
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I have a 3,000 sq foot home.

Garbage is $20 a month for garbage, yard bin, and recycling bin.

Water/sewer averages $75 a month (4 of us, use sprinklers in the summer)

I have basic cable so mine is $12 a month, but I rarely watch TV so I don't have any of the premium channels. I think that is about $50 a month.

Gas is $75 a month average or so. We have a 97% efficiency gas furnace.
Thank-you! Good to know that we may be saving some money on our utilities when we head out. In Maine we are paying $75 for water, $150 for cable/internet, and $250 for oil (yes, homes are heated by oil in new england)
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Old 10-01-2010, 02:33 PM
 
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Utilities will vary a lot depending on how efficient the house is. Watch out for the pre-building code hogs that will cost $300 a month to heat in the winter. Oregon didn't have a building code until 1973, and energy codes didn't come in until about 1979.
Thanks Larry for the heads up.
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