This year it has been $32-$57. It is cheaper in the winter since we don't water the backyard or garden and barely water the front. This is water only, no sewer.
Water and sewer, about $50-60 each month. When we first bought our house 5 years ago it was closer to $20-30. It went up this year giving baths to DD and running a lot more water.
$53 or $57 (I can't remember which) a month for water only. That is the county minimum hat we have to pay for whether we use it or not, which we never do--so yeah, not a lot of incentive to conserve water over here.
Post by pierogigirl on Dec 30, 2015 7:34:41 GMT -5
We pay about $75 every 3 or 4 months (I can't remember how often it's billed). Trash is separate - $80 every 3 months to the private collection company of our choice. We don't pay a separate bill for sewer, but we do pay really high taxes and I assume sewer is part of that. The town recently started charging a flat fee for yard waste pick up to get around the tax caps in NY.
Huh, I just checked the rates per 100 cubic feet and our suburb is more than twice the cost of water in the city. Well, sewer in the city basically. Our sewer is a whole different sanitation bill, so it's all around probably like 4x the cost.
I don't get the suburbs. We spend way more money here than we did in Chicago. That does not...make a lot of sense.
We're paying for those darn excellent suburban schools
But yeah, our taxes have gone up greatly every year.
To answer your original question, we pay about $45 monthly.
The county has fucked up a lot of billing lately and everyone in my neighborhood has experienced outrageous increases. We now pay $200 every two months. Before the new meter got installed a year ago, we were paying $200 for the whole year. I am still fighting charges but it seems like a losing battle. I hate my county Oh and it's supposed to be for water, sewer, and trash.
Same county, but we were paying ~$40 a month for water and sewer. I think the fact that you have 2 additional adults and 2 kids makes $100/mo reasonable.
$50 a month no matter how much we use. We share a well with maybe 20 other houses. It is a co-op and everyone meets to discuss any issues. We had to upgrade the tank earlier this year and everyone had to pay $150. We don't have sewer since we have septic and trash is separate.
Same county, but we were paying ~$40 a month for water and sewer. I think the fact that you have 2 additional adults and 2 kids makes $100/mo reasonable.
I thought it was due to that too, but our bill increased dramatically before my ILs moved in. I have no idea how the hell to get the county to reconcile properly. All of our neighbors said they saw a 40% increase in their bills with zero changes. People are mad around here!
Interesting and annoying. I'd wish you luck, but I know that the county won't change. The Dept of Watershed Management gives no fucks about the people who live in the county.