ProvidenceHome costs

Providence water and sewer rates

At typical use (8.3 units, about 6,200 gallons a month), a Providence house pays about $52 a month for water and about $67 for sewer: about $1,430 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies water to Providence houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.

Pay or manage it

Providence Water

Providence Water residential rate, billed per HCF (hundred cubic feet).

Use a monthPrice per unit (CCF, 748 gallons)
Fixed charge$16.56 a month
0 to more$4.21

Sewer

Narragansett Bay Commission residential: customer charge per dwelling unit per year, and a consumption charge per HCF of 100% of water used.

How Providence compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Warwick · 8 mi$40
  2. Cranston · 5 mi$48
  3. Providence$52
  4. Woonsocket · 13 mi$66
  5. Newport · 24 mi$73

Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.

Sources

  1. Providence Water current rates (archived)

Checked October 22, 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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