16 Southern Cities Where Utility Bills Are Skyrocketing

Where you live affects how much money you’re paying for utilities. According to a recent Bank of America Institute report, coastal cities have seen bigger utility cost upswings than landlocked cities, with Southern cities seeing the largest spikes.

The study notes that utility costs are particularly higher in Texas and Florida, which have less regulation regarding utilities and are more at risk of climate change impacts.

Here’s a look at the Southern cities where utility bills have been skyrocketing.

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 20%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 18%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 18%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 17%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 16.5%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 16%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 15.5%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 15%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 14.5%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 14.5%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 12.5%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 12%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 12%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 11%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 11%

• Year-over-year median utility payment growth: 11%

Data is sourced from Bank of America Institute and is accurate as of Nov. 20, 2023.