How much does a hot tub cost per month in New York?

About $59.69 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 28.65¢/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?

New York has the 6th 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 New York (August 2026 rates)

At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a hot tub costs $716 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $454. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $666 to $716 a year.

Per day: $1.96
Per month: $59.69
Per year: $716

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 New York compares

New York pays 28.65¢/kWh, the 6th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $262 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
New Hampshire	27.64¢	$57.58	$691
Rhode Island	28.18¢	$58.71	$704
New York	28.65¢	$59.69	$716
Alaska	29.41¢	$61.27	$735
California	29.75¢	$61.98	$744

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

What else costs about the same in New York

Central air conditioner$674 a year in NY Heat pump$619 a year in NY Pool pump$495 a year in NY

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 New York?: About $59.69 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 28.65¢/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?: New York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $454 a year.