Electricity prices in Payson, AZ

Households in Payson pay 15.1¢/kWh (Arizona average), about $159 a month for 1,054 kWh a month, the Arizona household average.

Electricity price
15.1¢/kWh
Arizona average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$159
1,054 kWh a month, the Arizona household average
Small business
13.1¢/kWh
Arizona average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$75$903
1,000 kWh a month$151$1,806
1,500 kWh a month$226$2,709
2,000 kWh a month$301$3,612

At 15.1¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Payson

Commercial customers pay 13.1¢/kWh and industrial customers 9.7¢/kWh (Arizona average).

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Home running costs in Payson

In Payson, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $63 a month excluding rent – 25% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$63
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−25%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
1,264 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,408
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$31$31–
With rent$31$31$1,345

Payson compared with the average for the United States

  • Payson
  • The United States average
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ValuePaysonThe United States average
Electricity$31$44
Heating$31$40
Total$63$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Payson by about $166 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan279
Feb236
Mar176
Apr100
May30
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct42
Nov153
Dec288

Heating with a gas boiler: about 4,178 kWh a year at 9.0¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Payson

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,768 kWh a year here. ($266 per year)

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Not yet available for Payson: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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