Cost of Water and Sewer at TV?

[bsloan1960]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!

[JSR22]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!
The bill includes the amenity fee, garbage pickup, potable water and irrigation water. My bill is usually 260 to 270. Water 70 ish.

[Bill14564]

The bill includes the amenity fee, garbage pickup, potable water and irrigation water. My bill is usually 260 to 270. Water 70 ish.

We’re about the same at $250 and $50.

[villagetinker]

Also it depends on where you live. Some areas have separate irrigation water and potable water with the sewer only charged for the potable water. Your lot size and landscaping will have some impact on your bill. We are south of 466a with an oversized lot the bill from CSU is $250 to $300, and includes trash pickup, amenities, irrigation water potable water (with sewer), etc.

[Papa_lecki]

New or pre owned home? If pre owned, you can find the bills online.

[Bogie Shooter]

Some info here.
VCDD Utilities/Amenities (https://districtgov.org/departments/Utilities/utilities.aspx)

[MrFlorida]

Depends on the season, now in the wet season sprinklers don't run as much. Average depends on the size of your property.

[gatorbill1]

I have a patio villa and run $235-$239 monthly - yours depends on amenity bill cost which is different for homes depending when you purchased.

[Innserelli]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!


There are some videos on YouTube that I thought were pretty helpful when we were buying here. This couple, Jerry and Linda, have done a bunch about the Villages. Just go to YouTube and type in "cost of living in The Villages". (I tried to insert a link and web address for you but this page manager denied it.)

[Chrusan]

Robin has a patio villa. This is her latest video where she tells you her costs of living in the villages.


https://youtu.be/cAwCRnV42zg

[rherb55]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?



Thanks!

ITT all depends on how much water you use… everyone is different. How long you shower & how many time a day you might shower, doing laundry, washing dishes etc. You will always pay a base charge, even on your sewage and irrigation…. I think that $250-300 was for everything. Garbage,amenities, sewer,irrigation and water….

[Roron123]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!

Mine is $88 and I’m in Marion County that includes sanitation etc

[TomPerry]

We have a designer home with a lot size of 5,460 sq ft in the Village of Hadley and our average monthly water bill (drinking, irrigation and sewer) for the last 6 years was $67.86.

[ThirdOfFive]

Bill just came a couple of days ago. $246 and change.

[jimkerr]

Ours is about 20.00 and irrigation is about 30.00. Make sure you buy a home that used reclaimed water for your irrigation.

[NoMo50]

The monthly utility bill will include your amenity fee, as well as charges for potable (house) water, irrigation water, sewer use, and sanitation collection. The amenity fee and sanitation charges are fixed, while your water charges are variable based on usage. There are also fixed "base" charges for potable water, irrigation water, and sewer. This, of course, is based on having seperate charges for house water and irrigation water.

Our house water base charge is $11.78 per month. The irrigation base is $8.89, and the sewer base is $20.40. Our actual water use charges average about $12.00, irrigation use averages around $18.00, and sewer use about $13.00.

So, adding in your amenity fee and trash collection, the figures your were given as an estimate are pretty close...figure between $250 and $300 per month.

[NoMo50]

The monthly utility bill will include your amenity fee, as well as charges for potable (house) water, irrigation water, sewer use, and sanitation collection. The amenity fee and sanitation charges are fixed, while your water charges are variable based on usage. There are also fixed "base" charges for potable water, irrigation water, and sewer. This, of course, is based on having seperate charges for house water and irrigation water.

Our house water base charge is $11.78 per month. The irrigation base is $8.89, and the sewer base is $20.40. Our actual water use charges average about $12.00, irrigation use averages around $18.00, and sewer use about $13.00.

So, adding in your amenity fee and trash collection, the figures your were given as an estimate are pretty close...figure between $250 and $300 per month.

[Bilyclub]

There are some videos on YouTube that I thought were pretty helpful when we were buying here. This couple, Jerry and Linda, have done a bunch about the Villages. Just go to YouTube and type in "cost of living in The Villages". (I tried to insert a link and web address for you but this page manager denied it.)

Did you even read the original post?
This is in the original post:

This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

[defrey12]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!

$250-300 is our CDD payment, which includes water, irrigation water, garbage, sewer, and amenities (which is $178 per villa). So, about $100/mo for the rest…

[bragones]

We live up north where there is not a separate fee for potable and irrigation water. Using potable water for irrigation/pressure washing is a bit more expensive but on the plus side, the water doesn't smell. We run an average of $60 water/month and $40 sewer so aprox $100/month which includes an avg of one pressure washing per month for lanai floor, lanai frame, driveway, house or curbing etc.

[Rodneysblue]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!
That sounds like the water, sewer, amenities, trash all together.

[nancyre]

The Villages - Florida's Friendliest Active Adult 55+ Retirement Community (https://www.thevillages.com/cost-of-living-in-the-villages) Official spreadsheet
Don't forget stuff not on the list
Lawn/yard maintenance, Pest control, golf cart ownership/insurance/cart aid/maint, ETC

[Oldragbagger]

We just moved into our patio villa in the Village of Hawkins in March. So far our combination bill (amenities, water, sewer, irrigation, trash) has been running about $305 a month. I am guessing those folks quoting you $250-300 have lower amenities fee than those of us who just moved into new builds.

[JeanBean]

Very helpful. Thank you for that YouTube link!

[Timothyimitchell]

Patio villas here. 90 for water. Just under 300 for water trash amenities.

[kkingston57]

Our water is around $50-$60 a month and we have 4 water zones. Suspect with a villa you have less grass and bill should be less.

[Garywt]

Our bill is separate from the amenity fee. One price whether it is irrigation or household use. Generally runs $40-60 a month. We only have 2 zones for irrigation.

[2BNTV]

New to TV: We just bought a patio villa- haven't moved in yet.

I was curious about the cost of living and made some phone calls. One call was to The Village Center Community Development District. I asked for an approx. estimate of how much we'd pay for water each month and was told, "$250- $300 per month". This seemed high so I looked at a video on Youtube by Jerry and Linda- they listed their water bill as about $20 per month.

With all that said- what is a typical water bill you folks are paying?

Thanks!

2b/2b patio villa north of 466 off El Camino:
water base $8.56
Water line 12.40
Sewer Base $16.44
Sewer Use $16.67
Amenity Fee $168.42
Sanitation Collection $22.96
Total is $247.45

That's what I just paid this month.