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The 50 cities with the lowest home running costs in the United States

Monthly running cost of an 860 sq ft home: electricity and heating at current prices, excluding rent. Lower is better.

Lowest
$31
Median
$89
Highest
$195
4,301 Cities

Top 15

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CitiesMonthly running cost
Key West$31
Key Biscayne$31
Key Largo$32
Allapattah$32
Aventura$32
Brownsville$32
Carol City$32
Dania Beach$32
Davie$32
Fort Lauderdale$32
Gladeview$32
Golden Glades$32
Hallandale Beach$32
Hollywood$32
Ives Estates$32
RankCitiesRegionMonthly running cost
1Key WestFlorida$31
2Key BiscayneFlorida$31
3Key LargoFlorida$32
4AllapattahFlorida$32
5AventuraFlorida$32
6BrownsvilleFlorida$32
7Carol CityFlorida$32
8Dania BeachFlorida$32
9DavieFlorida$32
10Fort LauderdaleFlorida$32
11GladeviewFlorida$32
12Golden GladesFlorida$32
13Hallandale BeachFlorida$32
14HollywoodFlorida$32
15Ives EstatesFlorida$32
16Lauderdale LakesFlorida$32
17LauderhillFlorida$32
18MargateFlorida$32
19MiamiFlorida$32
20Miami BeachFlorida$32
21Miami GardensFlorida$32
22Miami ShoresFlorida$32
23MiramarFlorida$32
24NorlandFlorida$32
25North Andrews GardensFlorida$32
26North LauderdaleFlorida$32
27North MiamiFlorida$32
28North Miami BeachFlorida$32
29Oakland ParkFlorida$32
30OjusFlorida$32
31Pembroke PinesFlorida$32
32PinewoodFlorida$32
33PlantationFlorida$32
34Pompano BeachFlorida$32
35Scott LakeFlorida$32
36Sunny Isles BeachFlorida$32
37SunriseFlorida$32
38TamaracFlorida$32
39West Little RiverFlorida$32
40West ParkFlorida$32
41Wilton ManorsFlorida$32
42Little HavanaFlorida$32
43Jensen BeachFlorida$32
44Boca Del MarFlorida$32
45Boca RatonFlorida$32
46Boynton BeachFlorida$32
47Coconut CreekFlorida$32
48Deerfield BeachFlorida$32
49Delray BeachFlorida$32
50Greenacres CityFlorida$32

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Most expensive cities to run a home in the United States
  1. Bangor$195
  2. Augusta$195
  3. Waterville$192
Cities with the highest heating need in the United States
  1. Fairbanks6,295
  2. Badger6,295
  3. College6,233
Best cities for solar panels in the United States
  1. Gallup2,007 kWh/kWp
  2. Edwards2,004 kWh/kWp
  3. Farmington1,998 kWh/kWp
Cities with the cheapest rents in the United States
  1. Roma$563
  2. Deming$586
  3. Crowley$594