How much does a hot tub cost per month in Massachusetts?

About $63.50 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 30.48¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a hot tub use?

Roughly 2,500 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Massachusetts has the 3rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.

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Cost to run a hot tub in Massachusetts (August 2026 rates)

At 30.48¢ per kilowatt-hour — Massachusetts's average residential price in August 2026 — running a hot tub costs $762 a year. That is 68% more than the national average of $454.

Per day: $2.09
Per month: $63.50
Per year: $762

Assumption: 2,500 kWh a year. A well-insulated 400-gallon tub held at 100 F year-round in a moderate climate. A poorly insulated tub in a cold climate can double this. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Massachusetts compares

Massachusetts pays 30.48¢/kWh, the 3rd most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $308 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same hot tub costs $318 a year in Nevada and $1,180 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $862 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Alaska	29.41¢	$61.27	$735
California	29.75¢	$61.98	$744
Massachusetts	30.48¢	$63.50	$762
Maine	32.11¢	$66.90	$803
Hawaii	47.18¢	$98.29	$1,180

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a hot tub.

What else costs about the same in Massachusetts

Central air conditioner$717 a year in MA Heat pump$658 a year in MA Pool pump$527 a year in MA

Cutting the number down

A good cover is the whole ballgame. Most of the energy replaces heat lost from the surface, not heat delivered to people.
Holding temperature usually beats cooling down and reheating, because reheating a large mass of water is expensive.
A waterlogged cover has lost its insulation value and quietly doubles the standing loss.

Questions

How much does a hot tub cost per month in Massachusetts?: About $63.50 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 30.48¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a hot tub use?: Roughly 2,500 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Massachusetts has the 3rd most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.