Redwood City water and sewer rates
At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Redwood City house pays about $129 a month for water: about $1,550 a year. Sewer is billed on the property tax bill instead. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies water to Redwood City houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Pay or manage it
City of Redwood City
Single family residential: a bi-monthly service charge of $92.38 ($46.19 monthly) plus $9.18 per unit for all water use; 1 unit = 1 CCF = 748 gallons.
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $46.19 a month |
| 0 to more | $9.18 |
Sewer
Single family residential sewer: $111.90 monthly per account per dwelling unit; the City collects it for one-dwelling-unit residential parcels through the County tax roll.
How Redwood City compares with nearby cities
Water, a month
- Foster City · 4 mi$93
- San Mateo · 6 mi$110
- East Palo Alto · 6 mi$117
- Redwood City$129
- Palo Alto · 9 mi$135
- Menlo Park · 4 mi$139
Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.
Ways to pay less
- Low-income households: Redwood City Utility Rate Assistance Program. The City’s rate assistance program lists credits of $25 for water and $25 for sewer on its bill schedule. How: Apply through the City’s Utility Rate Assistance Program page.
Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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