What is the average electric bill for a 2-bedroom apartment?

About $123.60 a month at the US average rate, on roughly 750 kWh of use. A second bedroom adds less than you would expect on its own — most of the increase comes from more square footage to heat and cool, not the room itself.

What is the average electric bill for a house?

A small house runs about $148.32 a month (900 kWh) and a large one about $230.72 (1,400 kWh) at the US average rate. Heating type is the biggest single variable: an all-electric house can use two to three times the kWh of an identical one on gas heat.

What is the average electric bill in the US?

$142.26 a month, on an average of 863 kWh of residential use (EIA, 2024 annual avg). That national figure hides a wide spread — the table below ranks all 50 states and DC.

50 states + DC · EIA data

Average Electric Bill by State

The typical U.S. residential electric bill is $142.26/month — about 863 kWh of use (EIA, 2024 annual avg). But it ranges widely by state. Pick yours below, or estimate your own with the bill calculator.

Average electric bill by home size

Nationally, a 1-bedroom apartment runs about $82.40 a month and a large house about $230.72, at the US average rate of 16.5¢/kWh. The rate moves that as much as the floor plan does — the identical 500 kWh costs $71.00 at New Mexico's 14.2¢/kWh and $214.30 at Hawaii's 42.9¢/kWh.

Average monthly electric bill by home size, nationally and in the cheapest and most expensive states
Home size	Typical use	US average16.5¢/kWh	New Mexico14.2¢/kWh	Hawaii42.9¢/kWh
1-bedroom apartment	500 kWh	$82.40	$71.00	$214.30
2-bedroom apartment	750 kWh	$123.60	$106.50	$321.45
Small house	900 kWh	$148.32	$127.80	$385.74
Large house	1,400 kWh	$230.72	$198.80	$600.04
US average household use	863 kWh	$142.22	$122.55	$369.88

Every column prices the same usage shown in its row, so they compare like for like — only the rate changes. Home-size use is the usual national rule of thumb; real households in high-rate states also tend to use different amounts, which is why each state page scales these figures to its own average use. EIA reports the US average bill itself as $142.26, a few cents off the computed row — averaging bills and averaging rates are not the same operation. Your own bill depends on heating type, climate and habits — estimate it here.