Average Utility Costs in Florida

Typical monthly utility costs in Florida are about $250.19/mo, based on 1,000 kWh of electricity and 5,000 gallons of water (plus sewer and trash where available). Compare Florida cities below to find cheaper vs more expensive areas.

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Average Monthly Utility Costs in Florida

The average utility bill in Florida is estimated at $250.19 per month, a typical total assembled from median city estimates for electricity, water, sewer, and trash. To reflect a more typical bill across cities (and reduce the impact of outliers), these "average" values use the median of city estimates.

Electric (1,000 kWh)

$133.10

Median city estimate

Water (5,000 gal)

$32.46

Median of non-$0 cities

Sewer

$54.83

Median of non-$0 cities

Trash

$29.80

Median of non-$0 cities

Typical total (assembled from medians)

$250.19

Alternate view: Median of city totals: $253.77

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Assumptions: 1,000 kWh/month and 5,000 gallons/month (where applicable). "Average" values represent the median city estimate; water/sewer/trash medians exclude $0 entries when service or published rates vary by address. Actual bills vary by usage, fees, and provider.

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What drives utility costs in Florida?

Florida utility bills are shaped by a mix of climate, electric provider territory, and highly local water, sewer, and trash pricing. The result is that two cities in the same state can have noticeably different monthly totals even under the same usage assumptions.

Cooling demand is a major driver. Air conditioning often makes electric the largest share of a Florida household's utility bill.
Electric provider territory matters. Large investor-owned utilities such as FPL, Duke Energy Florida, and TECO publish benchmark-style rates, while municipal and co-op systems can differ by city.
Water and sewer are local. These charges depend on city or regional infrastructure, local rate design, and whether fees are flat, volumetric, or blended.
Trash billing is inconsistent statewide. Some places charge a visible monthly fee, while others bundle costs through the city, county, or tax-funded services.

How Florida electric service works

Florida is generally a regulated market, not a statewide retail-choice market like Texas. Most residents receive service from the utility assigned to their area rather than shopping among many competing retail electric providers.

That means city-level differences in electric cost usually come from the serving utility's rates, local municipal systems, and household cooling demand, rather than from plan shopping.

Investor-owned utility cities often use Florida PSC comparative-bill benchmarks, while municipal and co-op cities use their own published schedules.

Utility providers in Florida

In the cities we cover, electric is provided by Clay Electric Cooperative (Lake City, Palatka); Duke Energy Florida (Clearwater, Deltona, Largo, Pinellas Park, St Augustine, St Petersburg); Florida Power & Light (former Gulf Power) (Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Panama City, Pensacola); Florida Power & Light (FPL) (Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hialeah, Hollywood Fl, Melbourne, Miami and 1 more); Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) (Gainesville); JEA (Jacksonville); Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) (Kissimmee); Lakeland Electric (Lakeland); Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) (Cape Coral); Ocala Electric Utility (Ocala); Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) (Orlando, St Cloud); SECO Energy (Sumter Electric Cooperative) (The Villages); Tampa Electric Company (TECO) (Brandon, Tampa, Wesley Chapel) Cooling demand drives seasonal variation. Water, sewer, and trash are set by city, county, or regional providers. Our estimates use each utility's published rate at 1,000 kWh. City pages show sources and last-verified dates.

See which electric, water, sewer, and trash providers serve different areas of Florida, along with typical residential rate information and sources.

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Florida utility bill quirks to know

Electric is often the swing factor

In many Florida cities, electric is the largest utility line item because cooling demand is high for much of the year.

Water and sewer can move more than people expect

Local systems, city-specific fees, and different pricing structures can create larger differences than many users expect between nearby metros.

Municipal setups create outliers

Cities with municipal electric or bundled local services can look different from investor-owned utility cities even within the same region.

Top electric providers in the Florida cities we cover

These utilities appear most often in the Florida cities currently in our dataset. Reviewing them first helps explain many of the differences you see across city pages.

Florida Power & Light (FPL)

investor owned utility

Serves 7 covered Florida cities.

Example cities: Miami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale and 4 more.

Duke Energy Florida

investor owned utility

Serves 6 covered Florida cities.

Example cities: St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Deltona and 3 more.

Florida Power & Light (former Gulf Power)

investor owned utility

Serves 6 covered Florida cities.

Example cities: Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville and 3 more.

Tampa Electric Company (TECO)

investor owned utility

Serves 3 covered Florida cities.

Example cities: Tampa, Brandon, Wesley Chapel

Florida cities to compare first

Start with the largest covered metros if you're benchmarking Florida utility costs or comparing moving destinations. These pages tend to represent the state's biggest provider territories and the broadest range of local utility setups.

Jacksonville

Duval County • JEA