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The United States of Bill Pay: 50 Largest U.S. Cities Household Spend Report 2022

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doxoINSIGHTS has published the United States of Bill Pay: 50 Largest U.S. Cities Household Spend Report 2021. This report provides a city-wide analysis of the $4.4 trillion U.S. consumer bill pay market. 

It breaks down expenses in the most common household bill categories in the 50 largest U.S. cities based on the number of households. 

The report is 60 pages long and gives a detailed insight into average spending in 10 key household bill categories, which are Mortgage, Rent, Auto Loan, Utilities (electric, gas, water & sewer, and waste & recycling), Auto Insurance, Cable & Internet & Phone, Health Insurance (consumer-paid portion), Mobile Phone, Alarm & Security, and Life Insurance.

San Jose monthly household spend on bills is the highest

According to the doxo’s report, San Jose residents pay the highest monthly bills out of these 50 cities, paying an average of $3,248 in monthly expenses. 

This is 62.2% higher than the national average of $2,003. Furthermore, the report also indicates that cities in the Midwest are the least expensive in doxo’s Top 50 rankings. 

Detroit monthly household spend on bills is the lowest

Detroit residents pay the least in average monthly expenses, at $1,634, which is 18.4% lower than the national average.

If your city is not included in the list of the U.S.’s 50 largest cities, you can check doxoINSIGHTS Explore tool to view your regions cost of bills by city, county, or state (cities marked by the US Census Bureau’s Core Based Statistical Areas).

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Read the full United States of Bill Pay: 50 Largest U.S. Cities Household Spend Report 2022, or read our blog post about the report’s key findings here: Which Largest US Cities are Most Expensive for Household Bills in 2022?