States Ranked by Household Expenses

[Ben]

Most and least expensive states to live in based on household bills.

https://www.doxo.com/doxoinsights/doxoinsights-2023-state-by-state-bill-pay-market-report-reveals-the-average-american-now-spends-25000-per-year-on-household-bills/

[K Frame]

Huh. Virginia is more expensive than Pennsylvania. My guess is that Northern Virginia REALLY skews the pricing for the entire state.

[HeroHog]

Most and least expensive states to live in based on household bills.

https://www.doxo.com/doxoinsights/doxoinsights-2023-state-by-state-bill-pay-market-report-reveals-the-average-american-now-spends-25000-per-year-on-household-bills/

We aren't on the high or low list...

[MillCreek]

Hmm, Washington is in the top ten.

[Ben]

We aren't on the high or low list...

You appear to be #32.

[MechAg94]

Huh. Virginia is more expensive than Pennsylvania. My guess is that Northern Virginia REALLY skews the pricing for the entire state.

Texas is probably affected by that.  There are some horribly expensive cities and subdivisions to live in, but there are some places that are still reasonable.  I guess housing and land prices are still going up as well. 

My house was reasonably priced in 2006.  It is now nearly double that and insurance is going up.  Other costs are still not all that bad where I am.  Most homes are still selling very fast.

[JTHunter]

Huh. Virginia is more expensive than Pennsylvania. My guess is that Northern Virginia REALLY skews the pricing for the entire state.

Just like "Shicago" skews the politics for the state of IL-ANNOY. 

I'm surprised that Illinois isn't in that Top 10.

[Northwoods]

Hmm, Washington is in the top ten.

Let me find my shocked face…

[230RN]

First glance at the map, I thought shipping costs drove the "household bill costs."  Second glance made it look strongly politically driven.

And as usual, Colorado folllows California along as if on a leash.

[Calumus]

I'm not sure when they collected  their data; but there hasn't been an apartment available for what they're saying the "average" is for years. Our one bedroom in an average development (which was picked primarily because they allow dogs over 25#) is over $500 a month more... The rest of the numbers seem reasonable. So even with the lowball rent, we're still paying 62% more than the National average to live. Awesome.

[MechAg94]

Looking at the details on Texas, it appears most of the samples were suburbs of major cities or smaller cities near big cities.  A lot of the bills were close to mine.  My mortgage was significantly cheaper even adding in insurance and taxes, but if I were to buy a new house now, it might be closer to the $1600 listed.  I don't pay cable/satellite, but internet is around half of that one.  I can usually beat the utilities number, but not in the summer.