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

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

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

Top 15

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CitiesMonthly running cost
Bangor$195
Augusta$195
Waterville$192
Sanford$188
Auburn$185
Brunswick$185
Lewiston$185
Biddeford$178
Portland$178
Saco$178
South Portland Gardens$178
Wells Beach Station$178
West Scarborough$178
Westbrook$178
South Portland$170
RankCitiesRegionMonthly running cost
1BangorMaine$195
2AugustaMaine$195
3WatervilleMaine$192
4SanfordMaine$188
5AuburnMaine$185
6BrunswickMaine$185
7LewistonMaine$185
8BiddefordMaine$178
9PortlandMaine$178
10SacoMaine$178
11South Portland GardensMaine$178
12Wells Beach StationMaine$178
13West ScarboroughMaine$178
14WestbrookMaine$178
15South PortlandMaine$170
16York BeachMaine$166
17FairbanksAlaska$158
18BadgerAlaska$158
19CollegeAlaska$158
20North AdamsMassachusetts$157
21PittsfieldMassachusetts$157
22BurlingtonVermont$157
23ColchesterVermont$157
24Essex JunctionVermont$157
25South BurlingtonVermont$157
26RutlandVermont$156
27AmherstMassachusetts$153
28Amherst CenterMassachusetts$153
29EasthamptonMassachusetts$153
30GreenfieldMassachusetts$153
31NorthamptonMassachusetts$153
32South HadleyMassachusetts$153
33PlattsburghNew York$152
34FitchburgMassachusetts$150
35GardnerMassachusetts$150
36HoldenMassachusetts$150
37LeominsterMassachusetts$150
38WorcesterMassachusetts$150
39AmesburyMassachusetts$150
40HaverhillMassachusetts$150
41NewburyportMassachusetts$150
42Glens FallsNew York$148
43QueensburyNew York$148
44MassenaNew York$147
45UticaNew York$146
46AgawamMassachusetts$145
47ChicopeeMassachusetts$145
48East LongmeadowMassachusetts$145
49HolyokeMassachusetts$145
50LongmeadowMassachusetts$145

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Cheapest cities to run a home in the United States
  1. Key West$31
  2. Key Biscayne$31
  3. Key Largo$32
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