It’s certainly no fun every month (or every other month) getting
an electric bill. It’s one of those things that you need no
matter what. How does your bill compare to someone in NYC? Of
course, that all depends on where you live. On average, a NYC
household (which includes all of the 5 boroughs) spends $1899.48
per year on electricity. It’s not the highest in the nation.
That honor goes to residents of Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
who pay, on average, $2420.49 per year. The average American
household pays $1,641.81 per year. Of course, not every
neighborhood is the same. The amount that people pay has a lot
of factors including electricity rates (though throughout an
entire city that will be the same), square footage of a
residence, number of occupants, the amount of use, and the type
of appliances in the home. Click the map below to see an
interactive map of NYC electricity rates. You can zoom in to see
rates at the block group level as well. The zip code where the
average household in NYC spends the mos