Electricity prices in Saint Joseph, MO

Households in Saint Joseph pay 16.0¢/kWh (Missouri average), about $166 a month for 1,039 kWh a month, the Missouri household average.

Electricity price
16.0¢/kWh
Missouri average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$166
1,039 kWh a month, the Missouri household average
Small business
12.6¢/kWh
Missouri average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$80$961
1,000 kWh a month$160$1,922
1,500 kWh a month$240$2,884
2,000 kWh a month$320$3,845

At 16.0¢/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 Saint Joseph

Commercial customers pay 12.6¢/kWh and industrial customers 9.9¢/kWh (Missouri average).

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Home running costs in Saint Joseph

In Saint Joseph, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $105 a month excluding rent – 25% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$105
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+25%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
5,672 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,206
average monthly rent, 2 bedrooms · regional average

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$33$72–
With rent$33$72$1,101

Saint Joseph compared with the average for the United States

  • Saint Joseph
  • The United States average
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ValueSaint JosephThe United States average
Electricity$33$44
Heating$72$40
Total$105$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Saint Joseph by about $436 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
Jan535
Feb449
Mar316
Apr159
May55
Jun3
Jul0
Aug1
Sep21
Oct153
Nov306
Dec478

Heating with a gas boiler: about 7,924 kWh a year at 10.8¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Saint Joseph

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,531 kWh a year here. ($245 per year)

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Not yet available for Saint Joseph: 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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