What would be a base price for utilities when renting an apartment?

Question

I'm looking into renting an apartment and I want to know what are some base prices beside the actual rent. Other prices include water, heating, electricity, internet, cable, etc...

Answer 1

This is something you have to ask the landlord when you look at the place. I live in Southern California, near the beach, and what I pay for utilities has nothing to do with what someone just twenty miles inland may have to pay, never mind someone who lives in the mountains or out in the desert.

Ask the landlord. Or, knock on the door of a couple of the units and introduce yourself as a prospective tenant, and ask the other tenants what they pay. (Bonus: they might be able to tell you about other problems the place has. When we were apartment hunting, at one place we had a tenant tell us we didn't want to move into the place because one of the other tenants was dealing cocaine.)

Answer 2

This will really depend on where the apartment is located (as in state and city) the other factor is the size of the apartment.

I live in an apartment in a metro area of Houston; my water is $30.00 a month included into my rent; my light bill in the summer reached $380.00 a month and winter bills run around $200.00 a month. But I also live in an older complex with old equipment. Try to find something newer and up to date, energy efficient! Our cable is free, except for premium services; we do not have gas.

Best of luck!

Answer 3

the cable, and internet are the only two that could be truly quoted- since there is a set price for different levels of cable, and internet connection. The others would vary wildly depending on how many people will live in your apt, 5 showers a week or 50? Do you like your apt warmer, cooler, what temp? Even 5-10 degrees could cost big $$, hotter or cooler, so it would be almost impossible to guess how much heat, water or electricity would cost- depends on how frugal you want to be. (ie are you willing to sweat a little in the summer to save on your ac costs?)

Answer 4

Depending on the size of the apartment, how old the place is, what state your in and so forth. You can ask the apartment complex what the average bill is. They should be able to tell you. If not ask around. I live in a 2bd-1.5bth two story apartment which was built in the early 80's and my bill between $80.00 winter and $140 in the summer. But I live in Texas.
Good luck!