I understand that utilities depends on usage, I am just want to know the average cost for an 1 Bedroom apartment (~650 sqft) in the Baltimore city or in the surrounding places.
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benignlystained t1_jaygasu wrote
FWIW I currently live in a 550 sqft, recently renovated building. BGE bills have been around $50-80/month (living room/reptile room set to 78F so I might be an outlier). And my water/utilities is included into my rent and it’s a flat $20.
“Utilities included” doesn’t seem to be a common thing though, at least when I was apartment hunting?
hotashami OP t1_jayksrq wrote
Hi, thanks. Can you please share the property name? I have been looking for a place (near school of medicine, max 20-25 min drive) so any suggestions would be great!
benignlystained t1_jayl4ar wrote
Just DM’ed!
DefNohtnics t1_jd314o8 wrote
Interested in the property as well. Just starting my hunt
Main-Equipment-3207 t1_jayivk1 wrote
I live in a new apartment building and my water is about $20 a month and electricity is under $100 for the winter (budget billing plan) and about $80 in the summer. Helps that I only wash clothes once a week in cold water and take short showers.
hotashami OP t1_jaykvn6 wrote
Hi, thanks. Can you please share the property name? I also wash my clothes in cold water. So it won't be a big issue.
I have been looking for a place (near school of medicine, max 20-25 min drive) so any suggestions would be great
sxswnxnw t1_jb00pic wrote
For electric you can take any address and call BGE and ask for the average usage over the past year.
For the water you can go to the city's website and look up the cost of water for a Home. It will show the most recent costs.
If it's an apartment building that uses a third party to bill the residents, you will have to just ask people who have lived in the building.
All this obviously depends on whoever lives there of course.
Editing due to autocorrect error in spelling of BGE.
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Bravesfan043 t1_jaydxkp wrote
It depends on usage, which depends on efficiency of your appliances, what you set the thermostat to, if your windows are weatherized etc. I live in a new building apt about that size and electric is like $60-120ish per month with winter and summer being higher than shoulder seasons. Water I think is cheap like $30-$50
5555plum t1_jazkf1p wrote
I’m in an old rowhome apartment that uses gas for heat and my bill last month was $170 😭 gas gets split by % between the other apartments in my rowhome. My electric bill was $40. I’m in a spacious 1 bedroom apartment and my utilities are definitely on the higher side. To be fair my base rent was a steal for the place so it offsets the high cost of gas.
geonerd04 t1_jb2p71q wrote
If utilities aren’t included, under $100 unless your usage is crazy.
Isamosed t1_jayegfs wrote
This can be a very tricky question. My current one-bedroom apartment runs me between 60-$120 a month. Lower costs spring and fall, higher in August and January. My former apartment (larger) had no insulation in the ceiling (flat roof building) and basically could not be heated over about 62 degrees and still ran me $200+. Neither could it be cooled to 85° for less than that. All I can say is: watch (be wary of) old buildings, and be wary of recently rehabbed buildings. My building was a converted shoe factory. A lot to love, but essentially no climate control.