City of Los Angeles
Bureau of Sanitation

Financial Management Division
Division Manager: Robert P. Tanowitz

50 Large Cities - 2004

 Rank 

  City

Monthly
Charge

 Rank 

  City

Monthly Charge

1

Portland

$ 28.11

26

Virginia Beach

$ 14.34

2

Seattle

$ 27.65

27

Baton Rouge

$ 14.29

3

San Diego

$ 26.28

28

Dallas

$ 14.09

4

Atlanta

$ 25.92

29

Chattanooga

$ 13.26

5

Honolulu

$ 25.90

30

Charlotte

$ 13.05

6

Cleveland

$ 25.33

31

Laurel, MD

$ 12.31

7

Pompano Beach

$ 23.75

32

Tulsa

$ 12.01

8

Baltimore

$ 22.61

33

Colorado Springs

$ 11.78

9

Philadelphia

$ 20.73

34

Tucson

$ 11.07

10

Louisville

$ 19.95

35

Columbus

$ 11.05

11

San Jose

$ 19.81

36

Kansas City, MO

$ 10.90

12

Boston

$ 19.29

37

New York

$ 10.75

13

Greenville, SC

$ 19.13

38

San Antonio

$ 10.53

14

Cincinatti

$ 18.41

39

Sacramento

$ 10.46

15

Detroit

$ 18.31

40

Oakland

$ 10.44

16

Jacksonville

$ 17.90

41

Miami

$ 10.20

17

Milwaukee

$ 17.49

42

Minneapolis

$ 10.00

18

Nashville

$ 17.33

43

Los Angeles

$  9.90

19

Fresno

$ 16.50

44

Oklahoma City

$  9.61

20

Austin

$ 16.48

45

El Paso

$  9.48

21

St. Louis

$ 15.60

46

Omaha

$  9.32

22

Alburquerque

$ 15.54

47

Mesa

$  9.05

23

San Franscisco

$ 15.25

48

Wichita

$  8.27

24

Riverside

$ 14.62

49

Indianapolis

$  7.38

25

Fort Worth

$ 14.60

50

Denver

$  7.29

Note: 5 HCF of winter water use in a month

Rates effective July 1, 2004.