Apartment expenses in the San Antonia area. (San Antonio: appliances, how much)

[Stephent86]

Retied couple considering retiring to San Antonia area. Wants to get some insight as to how much the basic cost for electric, heating, and other cost could possible be expected.

[elnina]

That depends on the age of the building, apartment location (windows facing west, insulation, top or bottom unit, updated windows , new or newer energy efficient appliances and A/C, responsible maintenance, etc.), apartment size and your usage habits.
Also remember that you would need to run A/C most likely from May to mid-end of October. That alone won't be cheap.
If you worry about that "unknown", you might want to look for a place with all bills paid.

[erickz623]

Originally Posted by Stephent86

Retied couple considering retiring to San Antonia area. Wants to get some insight as to how much the basic cost for electric, heating, and other cost could possible be expected.

Electric is dependent on the age of the apartment, size, how well insulated it is, etc. Rents are not as cheap as they once were. Costs have skyrocketed, but San Antonio does remain more affordable than many cities its size.

I can give you my own expenses in my home.

I live in a 2,200 square foot townhome and keep my thermostat at 65 degrees year round. The highest my electric bill has been this summer is $300 to kind of give you an idea. The bill generally averages $170-180 for me. I don’t spend very much on heating; I have a fireplace available for the freezes we do get in the winter.