Cost to run a hot tub in New Mexico (June 2026 rates)
At 15.06¢ per kilowatt-hour — New Mexico's average residential price in June 2026 — running a hot tub costs $377 a year. That is 18% less than the national average of $458. New Mexico's residential rate is up 2.6% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $367 to $377 a year.
- Per day
- $1.03
- Per month
- $31.38
- Per year
- $377
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 Mexico compares
New Mexico pays 15.06¢/kWh, the 14th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $82.00 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same hot tub costs $328 a year in Nevada and $1,318 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $990 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 14.88¢ | $31.00 | $372 |
| Washington | 14.91¢ | $31.06 | $373 |
| New Mexico | 15.06¢ | $31.38 | $377 |
| Florida | 15.10¢ | $31.46 | $378 |
| Montana | 15.14¢ | $31.54 | $378 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a hot tub.
What else costs about the same in New Mexico
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 Mexico?
- About $31.38 a month, assuming 2,500 kWh a year at 15.06¢/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 Mexico has the 14th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $458 a year.