Average cost to heat/electricity a 1 bedroom apartment? (tenant, live)

[zmythoughts]

Hi everyone,

I'm moving to the warren county/glens falls area and was curious if anyone knew the average cost for a 1 bedroom apartment for gas for heat and or cooking. As well as the average cost of electricity per month. Thanks!

[colbean8]

It kind of depends on if it is heated with Electricity or Gas. If you have a specific apartment in mind you could call National Grid and they will tell you what the last tenant paid.

[zmythoughts]

That's a great idea Most of the places I'm looking at have gas for the heating. But I am concerned at the cost of electric for cooking.

[colbean8]

I think if you have gas for heating you should be ok, that is the big expense up here in the Northern area. Good luck to yah!

[anothertntony]

It obviously depends on the apartment, but over the past year my bills have ranged from a low of $52 in the summer to a high of $163 in the winter. The average has been about $106.

Note that I only use gas for heat, but National Grid charges about $15/month for the gas connection regardless of use. Thus, in the summer, I pay for gas without using any. You will actually be better off using gas for cooking because you get a certain amount of supply for free with your fixed delivery costs, so you will not be paying for supply that you never use.

[zmythoughts]

I like the idea of getting some for free with delivery fixed costs. I wasn't sure if electric would be cheaper for cooking but now I think I'll stick with gas. Thanks