| Utilities |
| Wastewater $9/month |
| Water Residential $5 base and $2.10/1000 gallons |
| Water Commercial $5 base and $2.50/1000 gallons |
| Garbage $13.50/month w/polycart provided |
| Electricity Res $5 customer charge & 11 cents/kw/hr |
| Electrical Comm. $9 customer charge & 12 cents/kw/hr |
| Electrical demand fee $ 6/kw and 9 cents/kw/hr |
| Natural gas $1.19/therm (05/08) changes monthly |
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| Phone, Cable, &Internet |
| Phone residential $15/month w/long distance at 5 cents per minute |
| Phone commercial $18/month |
| Dial Up Internet $14.50/month |
| Broadband 256K $29.95/month |
| 1.5mg $39.95/month |
| 3mg $49.95/month |
| S&T Value Basic Cable $13.00/month |
| S&T Basic Digital Cable $17.95/month |
| S&T Basic Cable (about 75 channels) $34.95/month |
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| Miscellaneous Costs, Fees & Services |
| Care guard emergency service $19.95/month. Calls 911 and any listed family. |
| The Dighton Herald weekly is $.75 an issue, $15/yr/e-mailed, $33.37/yr/mailed out of county |
| Average lawn mowing service $25 to $30/mowing |
| Licensed child care $2/hour with 35 hour minimum |
| Resident combo hunting/fishing license $38.50 |
| Typical house lot is 75’X140’ and sells for $2000 to $4000. Usually lower at an auction. |
| City and County building permits are free, to encourage improvements |
| 2 Cellular companies service the county , Alltel and Nex-tech, typical fees apply |
| Pool cost is $1/day under 14 and $1.50/day 14 and over. Season passes available |
| Bowling is $2.50/game |
| Annual family golf membership is $100 or $5.00 per round. 9 hole course |
| Cemetery plots with perpetual care are $50 for 2 plots |
| An average car registration is about $450/year |
| Typical 3 bedroom and 2 bath home sells for $20,000 to $80,000 |
| Property tax in town is $22/$1000 of value (about) |
| Property tax for a home in the county is $15/$1000 of value (about) |
| Special note, new construction has big property tax incentives for 10 years. |
PO Box Size 1 is $38/year and size 2 is $54/year, up to size 4 available
Note: no home delivery in town, rural routes only |
Long term care shared room $138/day basic Lane County Hospital
Long term care private room $143/day basic |
| Assisted living Diamond View Estates Small $2325/mo Medium $2525/mo and 2 bdrm $2725/mo /month |
| Office visit to the Doctor is $58 |
| Farm ground runs $300 to $900 an acre depending on quality of ground and irrigation. |
| Grocery prices are similar to a chain stores and the weekly sales beat or match Wal-mart. |
