Cohort

Very small water systems — rate and finance benchmark

EPA calls a system very small by the population it serves. 26,466 systems in this study are in that category, and 126 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 376 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile $330, median $929, ninetieth percentile $2,130. $0 $929 $2,130
Annual residential water bill at 72 HCF · n = 376
Water utility revenue per connection Water utility revenue per connection across 3,134 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile $250, median $509, ninetieth percentile $1,126. $0 $509 $1,126
Water utility revenue per connection · n = 3,134
Water utility operating cost per connection Water utility operating cost per connection across 2,913 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile $153, median $427, ninetieth percentile $1,103. $0 $427 $1,103
Water utility operating cost per connection · n = 2,913
Water utility capital spending per connection Water utility capital spending per connection across 780 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile $27, median $228, ninetieth percentile $3,872. $0 $228 $3,872
Water utility capital spending per connection · n = 780
Operating cost as a share of revenue Operating cost as a share of revenue across 2,837 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile 0.34, median 0.81, ninetieth percentile 1.57. 0 0.81 1.57
Operating cost as a share of revenue · n = 2,837
Annual water bill as a share of median household income Annual water bill as a share of median household income across 232 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile 0.32%, median 0.99%, ninetieth percentile 2.12%. 0.00% 0.99% 2.12%
Annual water bill as a share of median household income · n = 232
Median household income in the service territory Median household income in the service territory across 13,492 systems in the size: very small cohort. Tenth percentile $48,044, median $76,498, ninetieth percentile $130,987. $0 $76,498 $130,987
Median household income in the service territory · n = 13,492

Published systems in this cohort

SystemAgencyServedRevenue / connectionOperating / connectionOperating ratio
ADVANCE WATER WORKSIN500$1,447$3890.27
GREENVILLE PWSMO497$414$100.02
AMALGA TOWN WATER SYSTEMUT495$19$43823.7
MURDOSD475$574$4780.83
CITY OF SMYERTX474$692$8161.18
WATERBORO WATER DISTRICTME470$1,005$3720.37
BOWDLESD470$540$4390.81
HUDSON, TOWN OFWY460$683$8331.22
RAVIAOK459$547$6861.26
DELAWAREOK456$344$4471.3
GENESEE TWP WATER AUTHORITYPA450$297$1030.35
CECILGA446$503$7781.55
LINDSEY VILLAGE PWSOH446$352$1980.56
JAMESVILLE, TOWN OFNC440$1,190$3640.31
WALLSBURG TOWN WATER SYSTEMUT440$537$8731.63
AVERAGA424$169——
NEW HAVENIL424$702$7801.11
RAVENWOOD PWSMO420$540——
BUCKLIN PWSMO408$662$1110.17
PORT SHELDON TOWNSHIPMI407$128——
LEAF RIVERIL403$637$7751.22
WAGON MOUND WATER SYSTEMNM402$1,245$1,3401.08
FisherMN401$823$1,0441.27
TOWN OF SILVER CREEKMS401$375$2110.56
BELMONT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMOH400$327$3561.09
BigforkMN397$613$1,3692.23
BONAPARTE WATER SUPPLYIA390$535$3400.64
CITY OF OAKWOODTX389$497——
PRUE PWAOK387$394$8342.12
LOHRVILLE WATER SUPPLYIA381$817$6330.78
ELK COUNTY WATER DISTRICTCA380$1,010$1,1821.17
LAKETOWNUT380$645$2900.45
TENANTS HARBOR WATER DISTRICTME378$212$4972.34
ST LOUISVILLE VILLAGE PWSOH374$393$4231.08
RIDGEWAY PWSMO372$536$200.04
SPILLVILLE WATER SUPPLYIA371$284$1690.6
FAIRMOUNT CITY OFND367$617$3330.54
DALLAS WATERWORKSWI365$541$5931.1
CAZENOVIA WATERWORKSWI351$562$5460.97
BAINVILLE TOWN OFMT350$1,123$9860.88
BURLINGTON, TOWN OFWY348$747$5870.79
SANTA YSABEL RANCH MWCCA344———
BRANDON WATER SUPPLYIA341$340$2880.85
PONDEROSA CSDCA340$1,108$7430.67
MAXWELL WATER SYSTEMNM340$580$6241.08
SanbornMN339$699$4860.7
BRIARCLIFF WATERWORKSAR338$281$670.24
MEANSVILLEGA338$336——
HUME PWSMO330$644$5760.89
Deer CreekMN329$681$4740.7
NORTH CARTER LAKE WDCO328$542$6391.18
ILIFF TOWN OFCO328$463$2250.49
LAKE LAFAYETTE PWSMO327$702$7541.08
CROCKETT LAKE WATER DISTRICTWA325$190——
GRAINFIELD, CITY OFKS321$379$3230.85
MEADOW GROVE, VILLAGE OFNE301$590$3930.67
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPMI300$533——
GEORGETOWNNY300$84$2052.43
DEL ORO WC - COUNTRY ESTATES DISTCA297———
OTIS, CITY OFKS297$1,782$1,0360.58
GILL CREEK MUTUAL WATER COMPANYCA290———
CAINSVILLE PWSMO290$520$1350.26
MITCHELLGA285$252——
EAKLY DEVELOPMENT CORPOK277$331$5441.64
FARMERSBURG WATERWORKSIA276$657$3810.58
THE COLONY MUD 1DTX276$7,837$7,8151
BONESTEELSD275$376$3470.92
CITY OF HAYSTX270$3,733$1,2220.33
FAYETTE TOWNUT265$631——
IMBLER, CITY OFOR250$357$1640.46
KELLERTON WATER SUPPLYIA247$519$5501.06
PARKER, CITY OFKS236$639$5860.92
WALCOTT CITY OFND235$824$8711.06
STONEFORTIL234$600$6231.04
PINYON PINES COUNTY WATER DISTCA232$659$7201.09
FREDERICKSD215$366$3050.83
BERGLAND TOWNSHIPMI210$1,013——
MENDON PWSMO207$377$2370.63
OgemaMN204$301$7672.55
LOMA RICA WATER COMPANYCA200———
HardwickMN198$344$2220.65
WASHINGTON, TOWN OFVA198$1,229$4810.39
NASHVILLE VILLAGE PWSOH197$278——
WESTERN MWD (ID A - RAINBOW)CA192———
MARCUS WATER DEPTWA191$634$5480.86
JERICHO FIRE DISTRICT 1VT190$931$3470.37
SMITHLAND WATER SUPPLYIA181$235$1910.82
SILVER PLUME TOWN OFCO180$583$3860.66
HAMILTON, CITY OFKS180$408$890.22
WALLINGFORD MUNICIPAL WATERWORKSIA170$511$5221.02
MELODY WOODS WATER COMPANYCA168———
RANTOUL, CITY OFKS168$514$5000.97
BellinghamMN168$655$2820.43
HYANNIS, VILLAGE OFNE168$547$3670.67
BERN, CITY OFKS163$462$5131.11
WarbaMN162$600$8501.42
REXFORD TOWN OFMT160$658$7241.1
ALLEN, CITY OFKS159$400$4591.15
HASTINGS WATER SUPPLYIA152$580$3520.61
AHMEEKMI148$556——
CITY OF AUSTWELLTX147$993$3,3673.39
STARBUCK CITY OFWA147$495$3080.62
WOOLSTOCK WATER SUPPLYIA144$326$8262.53
ROSENDALE PWSMO142$700$6750.96
WESTFIELD FIRE DISTRICT 1VT120$514$1350.26
DODGE SANITARY DIST 1WI120$9,772$1,8770.19
ROME WATER SUPPLYIA114$468$4290.92
VARIAN RANCH MUTUAL WATERCA105———
SCANTIC VALLEY WATER DISTRICTMA100$111$1,0009
GREEN, CITY OFKS97$576$5250.91
KING COUNTY WATER DISTRICT #117WA95$1,225$5750.47
AMENIA CITY OFND94$848$6060.71
TroskyMN86$100$1251.25
MARTINSBURG, VILLAGE OFNE78$1,039$6860.66
NielsvilleMN76$275$5291.93
DundeeMN68$303$9093
SargeantMN61$265$1760.67
BLOOMFIELD WATER SYSTEMVT50$421$1580.38
MANCHESTER, CITY OFKS49$29$34312
MONANGO CITY OFND36$190$3331.75
RIVERFRONT MUTUAL WATER COMPANYCA25———
HIWASSEE UTILITY COMMISSIONTN25$858,500$619,5000.72
MARVINSD19$200$500.25
FOUNTAIN VALLEY AUTHORITYCO13$2.6M$1.4M0.53
SOUTHMOST REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITYTX0$1.2M$424,0000.36
NORTH FORT BEND WATER AUTHORITYTX0$1,164$2800.24

Not shown as a column, because too few systems here carry one: annual bill (9 of 126), capital / connection (21 of 126), bill / income (2 of 126). A bill exists only where a regulator publishes a tariff, so coverage is uneven.