What are the Utility Costs on this listing?

Hello Susan,  In our state, we can call the utility company and get the average for the last 12 months.

Susan-That type of thing is not only irrelevant but depending on the weather it can be higher or lower anyways as well as you mentioned the difference in what is comfortable for one vs another. As Will said they could call the utility company and get the avg but again it is the owners comfort vs theirs.

Interesting view here Susan.  I totally get where you are coming from.   Some buyers just like the comfort of knowing that the gas bill during the winter isn't $200 a month due to bad insulation or an outdated furnace.

Excellent point Susan.  I've seen this several times and there's no way to give a good answer - a high utility bill isn't always indicative of insulation or efficiency problems, sometimes it's just an owners preferences.

Susan, You are so correct. I know this as an empty nester who spends less time at home than when I had small children. In any given month during the winter we are gone at least one week for the holidays, warm weather vacations, visiting our grandkids, etc. Additionally when we are both at our offices working during the day our thermostat is turned down. Anybody who uses our heating bills as an example would have to factor this in.

Susan

I would agree with John there is no way to give the utility costs . . . . everyone uses a home different.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Susan - I agree with you completely too - but in Montgomery County MD, it is a legal requirement that home owners provide utility costs for the previous year as long as the property is owner occupied.  It is completely meaningless for all the reasons given by the other commentors and symptomatic of Montgomery County substituting its judgment for rational thoughts! 

Because of privacy policies in our area, we are not able to obtain the utility costs directly from teh utilities. However, in Montgomery County Maryland, the seller is required to provide the utility costs if they've lived in the home in the last 12 months.