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Houston, Texas vs. Lake San Marcos, California

Utilities and Climate Compare

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Utilities and Climate
  8.8% higher in Lake San Marcos, California
than in Houston, Texas
   Utilities Data
Houston, TXLake San Marcos, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Typical Electric Bill$126.39$138.54$145.01  9.6%
Electric Rate, per kwh$0.11$0.19$0.13  72.7%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.$16.64$12.46$13.05  25.1%
Heating Oil, per gallon$2.67$3.59$2.85  34.5%
Propane, per gallon$2.40$2.79$2.44  16.3%
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Houston, TX    Lake San Marcos, CA    US Avg.
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