How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Vermont?

About 71.2¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 23.75¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?

Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Vermont has the 12th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.

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Cost to run a vacuum cleaner in Vermont (July 2026 rates)

At 23.75¢ per kilowatt-hour — Vermont's average residential price in July 2026 — running a vacuum cleaner costs $8.55 a year. That is 30% more than the national average of $6.59. Vermont's residential rate is up 7.3% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $7.97 to $8.55 a year.

Per hour: 28.5¢
Per day of use: 8.5¢
Per month: 71.2¢
Per year: $8.55

Assumption: 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 36 kWh a year. An upright vacuum, roughly 20 minutes per session. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Vermont compares

Vermont pays 23.75¢/kWh, the 12th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.96 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same vacuum cleaner costs $4.58 a year in Louisiana and $17.28 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $12.70 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Pennsylvania	21.72¢	65.2¢	$7.82
Michigan	23.05¢	69.2¢	$8.30
Vermont	23.75¢	71.2¢	$8.55
Connecticut	24.16¢	72.5¢	$8.70
New Jersey	25.19¢	75.6¢	$9.07

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

What else costs about the same in Vermont

Toaster$8.32 a year in VT Electric blanket$9.12 a year in VT Electric lawn mower$9.88 a year in VT

Cutting the number down

A full bag or clogged filter costs suction, not watts: the motor draws the same while doing less.

Questions

How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in Vermont?: About 71.2¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 23.75¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a vacuum cleaner use?: Roughly 36 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 1.20 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Vermont has the 12th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.