How much does a clothes iron cost per month in New York?

About 40.5¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 29.49¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?

Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.03 a year.

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Cost to run a clothes iron in New York (June 2026 rates)

At 29.49¢ per kilowatt-hour — New York's average residential price in June 2026 — running a clothes iron costs $4.87 a year. That is 61% more than the national average of $3.03. New York's residential rate is up 11.1% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $4.38 to $4.87 a year.

Per hour: 16.2¢
Per day of use: 4.9¢
Per month: 40.5¢
Per year: $4.87

Assumption: 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year — 16 kWh a year. Thermostatic, so it cycles rather than drawing continuously. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How New York compares

New York pays 29.49¢/kWh, the 5th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $1.84 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same clothes iron costs $2.16 a year in Nevada and $8.70 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $6.54 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Alaska	28.21¢	38.8¢	$4.65
Rhode Island	29.23¢	40.2¢	$4.82
New York	29.49¢	40.5¢	$4.87
Maine	29.59¢	40.7¢	$4.88
Massachusetts	29.61¢	40.7¢	$4.89

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a clothes iron.

What else costs about the same in New York

Led bulb$4.84 a year in NY String of christmas lights$1.99 a year in NY Smart speaker$7.75 a year in NY

Cutting the number down

Ironing a batch on one heat-up costs far less than heating the plate from cold for each shirt.

Questions

How much does a clothes iron cost per month in New York?: About 40.5¢ a month, assuming 1,100 W at a 50% duty cycle, 18 minutes a day, 100 days a year at 29.49¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a clothes iron use?: Roughly 16 kWh a year under these assumptions, or 0.55 kWh for every hour it runs.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: New York has the 5th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $3.03 a year.