Cost to run a treadmill in New Jersey (August 2026 rates)
At 24.61¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Jersey's average residential price in August 2026 — running a treadmill costs $25.84 a year. That is 36% more than the national average of $19.07.
- Per hour
- 17.2¢
- Per day of use
- 12.9¢
- Per month
- $2.15
- Per year
- $25.84
Assumption: 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year — 105 kWh a year. A residential motorized treadmill at a walking-to-jogging pace. Incline and heavier users push it higher. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How New Jersey compares
New Jersey pays 24.61¢/kWh, the 10th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $6.77 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same treadmill costs $13.36 a year in Nevada and $49.54 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $36.18 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | $2.09 | $25.03 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | $2.14 | $25.74 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | $2.15 | $25.84 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | $2.27 | $27.28 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | $2.42 | $29.02 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a treadmill.
What else costs about the same in New Jersey
Cutting the number down
- The console and its screen keep drawing when the belt is stopped. Unplugging between sessions removes a standby load.
Questions
- How much does a treadmill cost per month in New Jersey?
- About $2.15 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 24.61¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does a treadmill use?
- Roughly 105 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.70 kWh for every hour it runs.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- New Jersey has the 10th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $19.07 a year.