Hey folks,

Former Yinzer living down in Baltimore now.

Question for y'all: what's the average water/sewer bill for a typical small family in the burgh? We are a family of 3 here (parents and an 8 year old) and we are trying to figure out if our water bill is low, just right, or high AF.

Anyhow, just an informal survey.

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Wise_Platypus5062 t1_itvyg7o wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:28 PM

#242,589

Mine is around $100 a month for 2 adults

The_Waxies_Dargle OP t1_itw3i27 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM

#243,248

Replying to Wise_Platypus5062 (#242,589)

Thank you. That's higher than I thought it would be.

hambone012 t1_itw3jk9 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM

#243,254

If you get serviced by PWSA it’s expensive. Not unusual to have a 180-200 bill for a family of four

The_Waxies_Dargle OP t1_itw4nol wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:07 PM

#243,389

Replying to hambone012 (#243,254)

Whoa.

hambone012 t1_itw9it5 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:38 PM

#244,023

Replying to The_Waxies_Dargle (#243,389)

How much is yours

Watchyousuffer t1_itwmyjl wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:02 PM

#245,607

mine is $67 for two adults, water and sewer, through wilk penn (not city water)

The_Waxies_Dargle OP t1_itxadtu wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:50 PM

#248,158

Replying to hambone012 (#244,023)

It's been going up by leaps and bounds over the past 5 years. We were at around 90 every quarter. But they switched things up and, in theory, let the price reflect the cost. But it's now about 120 a month.

KentuckYSnow t1_itxkr58 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:08 AM

#249,408

Replying to The_Waxies_Dargle (#243,248)

And $100 is lower than it probably will be. It's 65.31 for the 1st 1000 gallons, 96.14 for 2000, 126.96 3000, and 30.83 for each additional 1000. This is combined water and sewer. In that base charge are charges per square foot of impermeable area of the property, and surcharges, plus mins and quarterly charges. 2-3 people will easily use 3k gallons a month. This assume a regular 5/8 residential connection. You could have larger with higher mins, or be in an apt that charges it differently.