Cohort

Large water systems — rate and finance benchmark

EPA calls a system large by the population it serves. 4,122 systems in this study are in that category, and 87 of them are published in full.

Distributions in this cohort

Annual residential water bill at 72 HCF Annual residential water bill at 72 HCF across 274 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile $367, median $653, ninetieth percentile $1,058. $0 $653 $1,058
Annual residential water bill at 72 HCF · n = 274
Water utility revenue per connection Water utility revenue per connection across 2,338 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile $358, median $646, ninetieth percentile $1,336. $0 $646 $1,336
Water utility revenue per connection · n = 2,338
Water utility operating cost per connection Water utility operating cost per connection across 2,246 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile $227, median $448, ninetieth percentile $1,006. $0 $448 $1,006
Water utility operating cost per connection · n = 2,246
Water utility capital spending per connection Water utility capital spending per connection across 1,479 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile $11, median $110, ninetieth percentile $577. $0 $110 $577
Water utility capital spending per connection · n = 1,479
Operating cost as a share of revenue Operating cost as a share of revenue across 2,212 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile 0.41, median 0.7, ninetieth percentile 1.08. 0 0.7 1.08
Operating cost as a share of revenue · n = 2,212
Annual water bill as a share of median household income Annual water bill as a share of median household income across 266 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile 0.35%, median 0.65%, ninetieth percentile 1.15%. 0.00% 0.65% 1.15%
Annual water bill as a share of median household income · n = 266
Median household income in the service territory Median household income in the service territory across 3,672 systems in the size: large cohort. Tenth percentile $50,649, median $78,423, ninetieth percentile $132,981. $0 $78,423 $132,981
Median household income in the service territory · n = 3,672

Published systems in this cohort

SystemAgencyServedRevenue / connectionOperating / connectionCapital / connectionOperating ratio
VENTURA WWD NO. 8 - SIMI VALLEYCA94,738$1,933$1,590$640.82
FALL RIVER WATER DEPARTMENTMA94,000$603$219$3030.36
MACOMB TOWNSHIPMI90,000$594$458—0.77
DuluthMN86,859$782$327$770.42
INDIO WATER AUTHORITYCA84,757$989$642$890.65
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEMAR81,888$318$178$1100.56
SANFORD, CITY OF (2 WPS)FL79,715$1,230———
FRAMINGHAM WATER DEPT. (MWRA)MA72,362$1,177$810$2340.69
TIGARD, CITY OFOR62,500$1,286$273$1500.21
DEERFIELD BEACH, CITY OFFL62,000$1,069$350—0.33
GREAT FALLS CITY OFMT60,000$659$310$1040.47
WELLINGTON WTPFL56,475$636———
COVINGTON WATER DISTRICTWA56,172$1,149$601$2540.52
MOORE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITYOK55,083$499$323$00.65
OAK PARKIL54,583$1,543$793$4460.51
WINDERGA51,540$573$515—0.9
CITY OF BREACA48,479$1,792$904$6080.5
GOLDEN STATE WATER CO. - CORDOVACA47,161————
MARION MUNICIPAL WATER DEPTIA41,623$403$193$2320.48
H.B.& T.S. UTILITY DISTRICTTN40,094$714$450$1480.63
OAKMONT WATER AUTHORITYPA39,901$480$284$530.59
PARK RIDGEIL39,800$954$574$280.6
WEST TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCYTX35,664$1,339$491$5010.37
GAHANNA CITY PWSOH33,258$971$713$100.73
MOSES LAKE CITY OFWA32,428$519$282$440.54
GURNEEIL30,193$1,147$723$1740.63
CITY OF CONVERSETX29,709$432$1,009—2.33
CITY OF GREENVILLEMS29,602$489$313$70.64
NORTHAMPTON WATER DIVISIONMA29,571$777$600$450.77
ITHACA CITYNY29,457$1,405$1,085$1000.77
CITY OF NATCHITOCHES WATER SYSTEMLA27,693$516$470$80.91
ROUND LAKE BEACHIL27,200$661$398—0.6
CITY OF MELISSATX26,234$769$606$4870.79
MAYWOODIL24,090$1,350$1,556$141.15
CITY OF ANNATX23,960$751$718$460.96
New BrightonMN22,902$835$356$5230.43
HACKETTSTOWN MUANJ22,000$530$278$870.52
NILES CITY PWSOH21,961$903$723$480.8
SEDALIA PWSMO21,725$441$327$160.74
LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICTCA21,654$654$179—0.27
PORT HUENEME CITY WATER DEPTCA21,407$1,346$893—0.66
CUMBERLAND, TOWN OFRI21,235$575$525$1430.91
CITY OF MURPHYTX21,082$1,271$1,122$00.88
NorthfieldMN20,790$391$355—0.91
South Saint PaulMN20,664$420$193—0.46
LYNDHURST WATER DEPARTMENTNJ20,500$716$464$10.65
CITY OF OPELOUSAS WATER SYSTEMLA20,388$540$324$20.6
MEBANE, CITY OFNC20,212$521$274—0.53
MATTOONIL19,500$467$365$1460.78
BLOUNT COUNTY WATER AUTHORITYAL19,074$881$456$570.52
MCMINNVILLE WATER DEPTTN19,029$296$212$140.72
GREENFIELD, CITY OFCA18,967$598$281—0.47
NEWTON, CITY OFKS18,433$623$649—1.04
NORTHERN OHIO RURAL WATEROH18,224$1,189$557$320.47
CITY OF GAINESVILLETX18,107$572$445$1200.78
STANWOOD WATER DEPT CITY OFWA17,586$580$349$30.6
MEADVILLE AREA WATER AUTHORITYPA17,339$623$371$750.6
HUNTINGTON WATER DEPARTMENTIN17,300$692$279$2010.4
CITY OF SHOW LOWAZ17,139$872$376$1860.43
NORTH CHICAGOIL16,813$1,496$810$2750.54
CITY OF CANTONMS16,785$546$562$611.03
BRIDGEVIEWIL16,467$1,259$1,332—1.06
SUMNER CITY OFWA16,438$770$420$1460.55
CARPINTERIA VALLEY WATER DISTRICTCA15,996$3,270$2,330$2320.71
DENVILLE TWP WATER DEPTNJ15,881$557$480$30.86
CONOVER, CITY OFNC15,347$934$453—0.48
NORRIDGEIL15,251$766$600—0.78
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIPMI15,051$204—$13—
KINGSTON WATER DEPARTMENTMA14,715$436$210$1,3090.48
MACEDONIA EYLAU MUD 1TX14,652$1,042$83$300.08
GREAT BEND, CITY OFKS14,580$32$320—10.1
SOUTH DAYTONA, CITY OFFL14,435$596———
Fergus FallsMN14,194$760$354$580.47
CHOWCHILLA CITY WATER DEPTCA13,916$476$560—1.18
SANDY, CITY OFOR12,991$466$313$290.67
MASCOTTE WATER DEPARTMENTFL12,355$855$341—0.4
PLATEAU UTILITY DISTRICTTN12,074$799———
SUFFERN VILLAGENY12,000$805$700$2970.87
SIGNAL HILL - CITY, WATER DEPT.CA11,848$2,045$1,586—0.78
NORTHTOWN MUDTX11,520$539$834$1,3611.55
SCOTTS VALLEY WATER DISTRICTCA11,197$2,259$1,351—0.6
NEWBERRY CO W&SA (SC3620002)SC11,157$991$812—0.82
CITY OF ANDERSONCA11,147$449$392—0.87
TUD - SONORA/JAMESTOWN WATER SYSTEMCA11,054————
CYPRESS HILL MUD 1TX11,052$587$660$1981.12
MANCHESTER WATER DISTRICTWA10,475$494$387$600.79
MAURICEVILLE MUDTX10,374$633$277—0.44

Not shown as a column, because too few systems here carry one: annual bill (11 of 87), bill / income (11 of 87). A bill exists only where a regulator publishes a tariff, so coverage is uneven.