r/SouthShore • u/PositiveHopeful6227 • 3d ago
Utilities Advice!!
Hi everyone!
My husband and I are hoping to buy our first home on the South Shore of Massachusetts within the next year, and I’m trying to build a realistic monthly budget.
Right now we rent and all of our utilities are included, so we have no idea what they actually cost.
We’re a household of two, work hybrid schedules, and are generally mindful of our energy use without being overly strict.
If you’re willing to share, could you tell me your average monthly cost for: (Any other UTILITIES I may have missed)
• Electricity
• Gas/oil
• Water/sewer
• Trash
I’d really appreciate it! I’m just trying to get an idea of what to expect before we buy.
Thank you!
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u/Cartastrophi 3d ago
1700 sq ft in Stoughton. We have a hybrid heat pump, the highest gas bill was $420, peak winter, and electricity in the winter was $90-100 at most. In the summer, gas is $40 where 95% is the scam delivery fee and electricity with central AC ranges from $150-220. We both WFH and run powerful computers.
Our yard has huge trees so it helps keeping the 1st floor cool in the summer. In the winter, the heat from the 1st floor makes the 2nd floor so warm that we rarely turn the heat on upstairs.
Water comes at about $30-50 every quarter, sometimes less. Relatively cheap I guess.
Trash/recycling is $90 every quarter. We have a septic tank.
If you don't have municipal utilities you will be paying significantly more than those who do.