COST TO RUN / HOME WELLNESS
Cost to run a traditional sauna by state.
Standardized scenario: 9 kW heater × 1.25 hours × 3 sessions/week. Annual energy use: 1,755 kWh.
U.S. benchmark$324/yr
Annual energy1,755 kWh
Cheapest marketIdaho
Highest-cost marketHawaii
| Rank | State | Rate | Monthly benchmark | Annual benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Idaho | 12.35¢ | $18 | $217 |
| #2 | Utah | 12.96¢ | $19 | $227 |
| #3 | Oklahoma | 13.38¢ | $20 | $235 |
| #4 | Nebraska | 13.59¢ | $20 | $239 |
| #5 | Nevada | 13.60¢ | $20 | $239 |
| #6 | North Dakota | 13.61¢ | $20 | $239 |
| #7 | Missouri | 13.68¢ | $20 | $240 |
| #8 | New Mexico | 14.12¢ | $21 | $248 |
| #9 | Iowa | 14.14¢ | $21 | $248 |
| #10 | Louisiana | 14.15¢ | $21 | $248 |
| #11 | Arkansas | 14.36¢ | $21 | $252 |
| #12 | Tennessee | 14.47¢ | $21 | $254 |
| #13 | Montana | 14.67¢ | $21 | $257 |
| #14 | Wyoming | 14.80¢ | $22 | $260 |
| #15 | Washington | 14.95¢ | $22 | $262 |
| #16 | Kentucky | 14.98¢ | $22 | $263 |
| #17 | North Carolina | 15.09¢ | $22 | $265 |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.13¢ | $22 | $266 |
| #19 | Florida | 15.17¢ | $22 | $266 |
| #20 | Arizona | 15.23¢ | $22 | $267 |
| #21 | South Dakota | 15.73¢ | $23 | $276 |
| #22 | Georgia | 15.84¢ | $23 | $278 |
| #23 | Colorado | 16.16¢ | $24 | $284 |
| #24 | Mississippi | 16.16¢ | $24 | $284 |
| #25 | South Carolina | 16.18¢ | $24 | $284 |
| #26 | Oregon | 16.27¢ | $24 | $286 |
| #27 | Texas | 16.44¢ | $24 | $289 |
| #28 | Alabama | 16.77¢ | $25 | $294 |
| #29 | West Virginia | 16.80¢ | $25 | $295 |
| #30 | Minnesota | 16.95¢ | $25 | $297 |
| #31 | Virginia | 17.61¢ | $26 | $309 |
| #32 | Indiana | 18.15¢ | $27 | $319 |
| #33 | Delaware | 19.38¢ | $28 | $340 |
| #34 | Ohio | 19.52¢ | $29 | $343 |
| #35 | Wisconsin | 19.74¢ | $29 | $346 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | 21.55¢ | $32 | $378 |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.77¢ | $32 | $382 |
| #38 | Michigan | 22.01¢ | $32 | $386 |
| #39 | New Jersey | 23.27¢ | $34 | $408 |
| #40 | Illinois | 23.85¢ | $35 | $419 |
| #41 | Vermont | 24.89¢ | $36 | $437 |
| #42 | District of Columbia | 25.40¢ | $37 | $446 |
| #43 | New Hampshire | 27.33¢ | $40 | $480 |
| #44 | Connecticut | 27.37¢ | $40 | $480 |
| #45 | Alaska | 28.23¢ | $41 | $495 |
| #46 | Maine | 28.63¢ | $42 | $502 |
| #47 | Massachusetts | 28.82¢ | $42 | $506 |
| #48 | Rhode Island | 29.46¢ | $43 | $517 |
| #49 | New York | 29.93¢ | $44 | $525 |
| #50 | California | 33.25¢ | $49 | $584 |
| #51 | Hawaii | 52.00¢ | $76 | $913 |