Cost to run a treadmill in New York (August 2026 rates)
At 28.65¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in August 2026 — running a treadmill costs $30.08 a year. That is 58% more than the national average of $19.07. New York's residential rate is up 7.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $27.97 to $30.08 a year.
- Per hour
- 20.1¢
- Per day of use
- 15.0¢
- Per month
- $2.51
- Per year
- $30.08
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 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 $11.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | $2.42 | $29.02 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | $2.47 | $29.59 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | $2.51 | $30.08 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | $2.57 | $30.88 |
| California | 29.75¢ | $2.60 | $31.24 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a treadmill.
What else costs about the same in New York
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 York?
- About $2.51 a month, assuming 700 W, 45 minutes a day, 200 days a year at 28.65¢/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 York has the 6th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $19.07 a year.