[Upstateanddown]

Overall the cost of living in Las Vegas is quite a bargain for a nice a place it is.

It is the dessert, I was there last July it over 110 the 4 days I was there and I actually really enjoyed it the heat felt way different than the 90s I get here. So my question is I would imagine you have air conditioning going full blast 8 months out of the year is the electric bill out of this world living there ?

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Upstateanddown

Overall the cost of living in Las Vegas is quite a bargain for a nice a place it is compared to other big mentros that are redic over priced ( all of so cal , Bay Area , Austin etc )

It is he dessert, I was there last July it over 110 the 4 days I was there and I actually really enjoyed it the heat felt way different than the 90s I get here. So my question is I would imagine you have air conditioning going full blast 8 months out of the year is the electric bill out of this world living there ?

The desert is hot. The dessert is usually cold and comes with ice cream.

But, yes you will probably run the A/C six months a year, and it can run up the electric bill unless you get a digital thermostat. If you rent an apartment, they used to have electric heating too. I don't know about now as I haven't lived in one for years. But most homes have gas heating which isn't so bad. Also, amazingly, our water bills aren't too bad either. All depends on how much you use them.

A digital thermostat is the best way to beat high electric bills though. If you're in a house, some people add swamp coolers (evaporative cooler) which may or may not bring down your A/C bill. I think they also add moldy, humid air to your house. Even if they aren't moldy, the wet material stinks, IMHO.

We are having a pretty cool May. Should be in the 90s by now, but it's only been in the high 70s low 80s. Up to 90, with no humidity, it is pretty nice outside. Above 90, especial;;y in the 100s, it depends on your age. If you're young it won't bother you at all. But the older you get the harder it is to take. We mostly run from the air conditioned house to the air conditioned car.

[Upstateanddown]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

The desert is hot. The dessert is usually cold and comes with ice cream.

But, yes you will probably run the A/C six months a year, and it can run up the electric bill unless you get a digital thermostat. If you rent an apartment, they used to have electric heating too. I don't know about now as I haven't lived in one for years. But most homes have gas heating which isn't so bad. Also, amazingly, our water bills aren't too bad either. All depends on how much you use them.

A digital thermostat is the best way to beat high electric bills though. If you're in a house, some people add swamp coolers (evaporative cooler) which may or may not bring down your A/C bill. I think they also add moldy, humid air to your house. Even if they aren't moldy, the wet material stinks, IMHO.

We are having a pretty cool May. Should be in the 90s by now, but it's only been in the high 70s low 80s. Up to 90, with no humidity, it is pretty nice outside. Above 90, especial;;y in the 100s, it depends on your age. If you're young it won't bother you at all. But the older you get the harder it is to take. We mostly run from the air conditioned house to the air conditioned car.

Thank you for the input !

Why does the digital thermostat help lower it ? Also what does a swamp cooler do , what is it exactly I have heard about them a lot on the Arizona forum .

I judged my liking of the dry heat off my two trips I was there last summer , one week was over 110 the whole week the other time I went barely hit 100 and it felt way hotter and oppressive maybe it was monsoon season and I didn't knoww? I would imagine I could like it year round and you get used to it ?

I do work outside in direct sunlight so idk

[Camaro5]

I have a buddy that is in construction. He grew up in LA and lives in the high desert in Hesperia, outside of LA. He's used to summer weather out there, but even he got heat stroke from working outdoors in Vegas, and now can't really tolerate the extreme temperatures anymore. It depends on the person, but working day-in and day-out in that heat would be difficult, I would think.

People are not lizards, and even a lizard knows to seek shade and cool off. People that have to earn a living can't always do that, so you have to be careful.

[AmericaWestCMH]

My electric bill for a 2400sq ft house is <$25 8 months a year. During the summer it's <$100.

Gas and water is stupidly cheap, too, especially water.

[winter-rabbit]

I am amazed how cheap the water bill is. I have a 5 member family. Bathing 3 kids and doing their laundry!

averaging $36/month.

[LRWalker]

We only use the air conditioning July - September because the humidity is up a little then. The rest of the time we use swamp coolers and half the price.

[Upstateanddown]

Originally Posted by LRWalker

We only use the air conditioning July - September because the humidity is up a little then. The rest of the time we use swamp coolers and half the price.

What exactly is a swamp cooler and what does it do

[OmegaSupreme]

Originally Posted by AmericaWestCMH

My electric bill for a 2400sq ft house is <$25 8 months a year. During the summer it's <$100.

Gas and water is stupidly cheap, too, especially water.

this would no way be representative of the norm in vegas, which is what the OP is looking for

but congrats on having such low utility bills, i would love to have my bills anywhere near that

[BBMW]

It's an evaporative cooler. It drips water over a wicking substance, then blows air over it. The dry air forces the water to evaporate, cooling the air, which it then blows into the house. This works because the air in Vegas is so dry.

Originally Posted by Upstateanddown

What exactly is a swamp cooler and what does it do