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I'm a young, single girl who is planning on moving to Hurricane, WV here in the next few months. I'm not quite sure how much all the utilities are going to be and was wondering if maybe someone could tell me a rough estimate on how much they will be. I'm not quite sure what all utilities I have to pay for. I think it's only going to be electricity, water, and trash.
I moved to Hurricane and built a house (2,000 square feet). The following details approximately what I pay:
Trash - $20 per month
Water - $25 per month. This is based on one person and will increase during the summer months (watering the grass).
Sewer: $15-$19 per month
Electric: $150-$225 per month is what I woulod guess (this is based on a smaller place and the fact that you are only one person). Obviously, this will go down in the summer / spring months.
Again, I just moved here in July. It's been a little difficult to meet new people, but it is a wonderful area. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to contact me, as I'll do what I can.
Thanks!! I've been looking into the Red Deer Apartments in Hurricane just to start out and the website I visited wasn't very helpful. I probably should have called but I doubt they would have been able to tell me much more than what the utilities are, rent, and things of that nature.
What is the lowest amount to pay for electricity? I don't make a lot each month and I won't be using the lights very much since I won't be there during the day or much of the evening.
What is the lowest amount to pay for electricity? I don't make a lot each month and I won't be using the lights very much since I won't be there during the day or much of the evening.
I'm in Charleston. My electric is about $45 in winter, $35 in summer . . I turn stuff off when I'm not using it, and keep it simple. I don't need the a/c much in summer, maybe an hour or two, but an advantage of living on the hill instead of in the valley -- never ending breeze. Sewage is based on water consumption so I know long showers run up bills . . and laundry consumes energy too, so if you can find a cheap laundry mat, do your laundry there to cut costs.
Natural gas is expensive. You might ask about an average payment plan, spreading the cost out over the year instead of taking the hit during winter.
I can vouch for that. My only gas use for summertime was for the cooking stove kept to a bare minimum to keep heat out of the house, but once the floor furnace fired up yeee haw that bill soared to $280/ month. Good thing I insulated well with the remodel in progress because I can't imagine what previous owner/ tenants paid for utilities prior to insulated walls. Found a birds nest in the wall= the closest thing to insulation but somehow wasn't working out for me. Perhaps if bigbird took the job? lol
Heating will cost one way or another. Good on demand heat is gas. Large BTU's delivered fast. Electric doesn't do as well for extreme cold days (baseboard heaters etc) however the bills are always lower for electric vs gas in charleston. ABCDom knows more about hurricane than I, thats for sure.
Apartment complexes have more energy economy to them than a freestanding whole house w/ huge square footage so I think you won't have the concerns private owners have to worry about. Perhaps choose a smaller unit with updated appliances/ better energy star ratings? Hope that helps keep you out of red ink.
We've got a 2,400 or so sq. ft house, built in 1970 with 2 adults, 2 kids, 2 dogs under roof. Electric averages $75 a month, gas about $85 a month, water and sewer about $65-ish.. Hot water, heat and cooking is all natural gas, which runs about $13.80 p/mcf right now..
We're not on the average payment plan so January's gas bill will be about $345. Of course it's been pretty darned cold this past month, and my wife HAS to have the house at no less than 68-70 degrees (dang cold blooded woman)..
FYI- Best thing we ever did was install 2 new high efficiency heat pumps with NG back-up for heat. We're saving over 50% in the winter months as compared to last year!
Look for a place that has high efficiency appliances if possible. They do save some dough!!
The apartment I'm looking into is only about 300 square feet. I know that's not big but it's a place to live. Thanks for all the help it's been very...helpful (:
Total including a land telephone line and cable, your utilities should be around 250$ The phone and cable will be the most expensive. If you would like more information on the Charleston area and the utilities visit my website. My page about Charleston lists all the area utilities and include links to their respective pages.
www.suzettebaileyrealtor.com
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