How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Iowa?

About 59.1¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 17.06¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?

Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Iowa has the 23rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.55 a year.

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Cost to run an electric lawn mower in Iowa (August 2026 rates)

At 17.06¢ per kilowatt-hour — Iowa's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric lawn mower costs $7.10 a year. That is 6% less than the national average of $7.55. Iowa's residential rate is up 10.2% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $6.44 to $7.10 a year.

Per cycle: 13.6¢
Per day: 1.9¢
Per month: 59.1¢
Per year: $7.10

Assumption: 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week — 42 kWh a year. One mow of a typical suburban lawn, battery or corded. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Iowa compares

Iowa pays 17.06¢/kWh, the 23rd most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 45.8¢ less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric lawn mower costs $5.29 a year in Nevada and $19.63 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $14.34 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
New Mexico	16.51¢	57.2¢	$6.87
Indiana	17.02¢	59.0¢	$7.08
Iowa	17.06¢	59.1¢	$7.10
Colorado	17.17¢	59.5¢	$7.14
Minnesota	17.20¢	59.6¢	$7.16

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric lawn mower.

What else costs about the same in Iowa

Rice cooker$7.17 a year in IA Electric pressure cooker$7.17 a year in IA Security camera$7.47 a year in IA

Cutting the number down

A season of mowing costs less than a single tank of gasoline, which is the real argument for the switch.
A sharp blade cuts the load on the motor and the runtime for the same lawn.

Questions

How much does an electric lawn mower cost per month in Iowa?: About 59.1¢ a month, assuming 0.80 kWh per cycle, 1 cycles a week at 17.06¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does an electric lawn mower use?: Roughly 42 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Iowa has the 23rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $7.55 a year.