Show me the money: Survey says Fairfield pays lower cable bill than U.S average
Original Source: Daily Republic
FAIRFIELD — A recently released report, “U.S. Cable & Internet Market Size and Household Spending Report 2023,” found the average household in Fairfield spends $1,123 on cable and Internet, 3 percent lower than the U.S. yearly average of $1,161.
The results were released by doxo, a network providing household bill-pay services across the United States.
The data shows 431 towns and cities in California and the average U.S. household’s cable and internet bill has increased by 1.7 percent since 2022.
Specifically for Fairfield, doxo’s data shows that:
Per month, the average household spends $120 on cable and Internet bills, which is 2 percent higher than the U.S. monthly average of $118.
The average monthly amount spent on Cable and Internet in the state of California overall is $117. Almost 80 percent of households in Fairfield pay for cable and Internet on a monthly basis.
Fairfield residents spend $2,891 a month, or $34,693 a year on the ten most essential household bills which is 41.3 percent higher than the national average of $2,046.
The report breaks it down this way, on an average monthly basis:
- Mortgage: $2.194.
- Rent: 1,808.
- Auto loans: $485.
- Utilities: $339.
- Health Insurance: $329.
- Auto Insurance: $165.
- Cable & Internet: $120.
- Mobile: $101.
- Alarm & Security: $96.
- Life Insurance: $85.
The report found Fairfield is the 204th most expensive city in the state.
Suisun City ranks as the 207th most expensive city in the state. Residents pay $2,884 on bills, almost 10 percent higher than the national average.
They are ranked as follows on a monthly basis:
- Mortgage: $1,816.
- Rent: $1,896.
- Auto loan: $429.
- Utilities: $447.
Vacaville ranks No. 188 on most expensive city in the state for household expenses, paying $2,954 on average monthly bills.
Broken down as follows:
- Mortage: $2.059.
- Rent: $1,921.
- Auto loan: $484
- Utilities: $556.
All doxo users are able to pay any of the 120,000-plus service providers in the network and to suggest additional providers and services they need to pay. The crowd-sourced approach is vital to providing comprehensive coverage of local and regional providers — often overlooked by traditional enterprise payment networks.
For more information visit: https://www.doxo.com/insights/.