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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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hotashami OP t1_jaykvn6 wrote

Replying to Main-Equipment-3207 (#2,162,715)

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

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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.

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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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geonerd04 t1_jb2p71q wrote

If utilities aren’t included, under $100 unless your usage is crazy.

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