How much does a vacuum cleaner cost per month in West Virginia?

About 47.3¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.78¢/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?

West Virginia has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.

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

At 15.78¢ per kilowatt-hour — West Virginia's average residential price in July 2026 — running a vacuum cleaner costs $5.68 a year. That is 14% less than the national average of $6.59. West Virginia's residential rate is up 2.3% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $5.55 to $5.68 a year.

Per hour: 18.9¢
Per day of use: 5.7¢
Per month: 47.3¢
Per year: $5.68

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 West Virginia compares

West Virginia pays 15.78¢/kWh, the 21st cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to 91.1¢ less 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
Arizona	15.38¢	46.1¢	$5.54
South Carolina	15.47¢	46.4¢	$5.57
West Virginia	15.78¢	47.3¢	$5.68
Texas	15.88¢	47.6¢	$5.72
Oregon	15.97¢	47.9¢	$5.75

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

What else costs about the same in West Virginia

Toaster$5.53 a year in WV Electric blanket$6.06 a year in WV Electric lawn mower$6.56 a year in WV

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 West Virginia?: About 47.3¢ a month, assuming 1,200 W, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 15.78¢/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?: West Virginia has the 21st cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $6.59 a year.