Utility rates in Rainier vs. US average
Electricity
11.4¢/kWh
↓ 31% below US average (16.5¢)
↓ 4% below WA state average (11.9¢)
Natural gas
$12.72/Mcf
↓ 12% below US average
Local electricity rate from NREL Utility Rate Database (2023),
averaged across Rainier-area providers.
State and US electric averages from EIA Form 861 (2024).
Natural gas prices from EIA Form 176 (2024, $/Mcf).
US avg electricity: 16.5¢/kWh · US avg gas: $14.50/Mcf.
Typical monthly utility bills in Rainier
Electricity$150-$199 (9.4¢–13.3¢/kWh)
Natural gas$150-$199
Water & sewer~$43/month
Figures from U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates, reflecting households that pay utilities separately from rent. In dense urban areas where heat or hot water is often included in rent, these numbers represent the subset of residents who pay directly.
How Rainier heats its homes
13% natural gas · 57% electricity · 30% other fuels
Electric rates in Rainier
Residential rates range from 9.4¢ to 13.3¢ per kWh.
Rainier is served by Puget Sound Energy Inc, a investor owned utility.
This is 31% below the national average of 16.5¢/kWh.
Internet providers in Rainier
Rainier has strong broadband coverage.
Xfinity
2,000 Mbps
Cable
Lightcurve
1,000 Mbps
Fiber / DSL
Tenino Telephone Company/Scatter Creek InfoNet
1,000 Mbps
Fiber
Verizon
300 Mbps
Fixed Wireless
AT&T
100 Mbps
Fixed Wireless
Availability varies by address. Based on FCC Broadband Data Collection filings.
Electric 1 provider
Puget Sound Energy Inc
Water 196 providers
ALPINE HILLS
ALPINE MOBILE ESTATES
ANDREWS FIRST
ASPINWALL ESTATES
BELWOOD PARK
BEVERLY BEACH HOMEOWNERS
BISCAY DUPLEXES 675
BLACK LAKE ACRES
BLACK LAKE BIBLE CAMP & CONF CTR
BLACK LAKE ESTATES
BOSTON HARBOR
BRONSON BEACH CLUB
BUCODA WATER DEPT
BURNS POINT
BURNSVILLE 676
BUTLER COVE WATER COMPANY
CAMELOT AND WESTERN SKIES
CANDLEWOOD MOBILE MANOR
CARLYON BEACH HOMEOWNERS
CARRIAGE CLUB ESTATES
CEDAR CREEK CORRECTIONS CENTER
CEDAR PARK
CEDAR RIDGE 617
CEDAR SHORES 677
CEDARWOOD 763
CEDARWOOD SOUTH UNION ESTATES
CLASSIC HEIGHTS
CLEARWOOD
CLOISTER
COACH POST MOBILE PARK
COLUMBUS PARK
COOPER POINT ESTATES
COOPER POINT WATER CO
COOPERFIELD 678
COPPERMILL 520
CORNERSTONE ESTATES 606
COUGAR MOUNTAIN
COUGAR RIDGE
COUNTRY CLUB 679
COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES 521
Country Lane Community Water
COUNTRYWOOD ESTATES 680
COVINGTON 212
CREEKSIDE MEADOWS DIVISION II
CRESCENT PARK
CROWDER ROAD 213
CRYSTAL SPRINGS
CUYAMACA VILLAGE
DANA PASSAGE
DELPHI
DELPHI DAUBEL
DELPHI MOBILE HOME PARK
DESCHUTES VILLAGE 683
DRIFTWOOD VALLEY ASSOC (DVA)
EAGLE ESTATES
EAST OLYMPIA 684
EDGEWATER BEACH WATER CO
EVERGREEN SHORES
FAIRWIND MOBILE HOME PARK
FIELD OF DREAMS
FLYING CARPET MOBILE ESTATES
FOREST PARK
FOXHALL
GIFFORDS 685
GLEN ALDER 522
GOLDEN OAK
GRAND MOUND
GRAND MOUND MOTEL
GRANDVIEW VALLEY ESTATES
HAWK ACRES 607
HAWLEY HILLS 686
HAYNES ACRES DIVISION 1
HENDERSON BOULEVARD
HERITAGE WEST
HOLIDAY ACRES
HOLIDAY RANCHETTES
HOLIDAY VALLEY
HORSFALL 608
HUCKLEBERRY ROAD WATER CO
INLETS END
ISRAEL PLACE SAN ANGELO PARK
JOHNSON POINT HOA
KAREN PLACE
KEANLAND PARK 761
KICUWA MEADOWS
Kings Meadow MHP
LACEY WATER DEPARTMENT
LAKE LAWRENCE
LAKE LAWRENCE MOBILE HOME PARK
LAKE LUCINDA COMMUNITY CLUB
LAKELAND MANOR
LAKERIDGE WATER CO
LAKESIDE LLC
LAUREL PARK COMMUNITY LLC
LAZY ACRES 351
LeNets Mobile Estates
LEWS 81ST 225
LIBBY ROAD EAST
LOMA VISTA 369
LONGHORN COUNTRY ESTATES 687
LOS CEDROS MOBILE HOME PARK
LOST LAKE
LOVELY LANE HOWA
M & R WATER CO LADY DAWN ESTATES
MADRONA BEACH WATER CO INC
MANZANITA BEACH
Maple Lane Behavioral Health
MAPLE SHORES
MAPLE VALLEY
MARTIN WAY MOBILE HOME PARK
MAXVALE 618
MEADOW WOOD 689
MEADOWS 690
MELODY PINES MHP LLC
MERIDIAN HEIGHTS WATER DISTRICT
MUD BAY
MULFORD ESTATES
NISQUALLY HIGHLANDS 364
NISQUALLY PINES COMMUNITY CLUB
NISQUALLY SPORTSMENS CLUB
NORTH OFFUT LAKE WTR SERVICE
OLYMPIA CITY OF
OLYMPIC VIEW
PALERMO 691
PARKWOOD APARTMENTS
PATTERSON LAKE WATER
PATTISON 500
PEDERSON PLACE 604
PIONEER
PLEASANT FOREST CAMPING CLUB
PRAIRIE POINT DIVISION 3
PRAIRIE RIDGE 605
PRAIRIE VILLA 230
PRAIRIE VILLAGE LLC
PRAIRIE VISTA
PRINE DRIVE APARTMENTS
QUAIL RUN
RAINIER TERRACE
RAINIER VIEW PARK ADDITION
RAINIER WATER DEPARTMENT
RAINWOOD
RANCH ACRE
RED CEDAR ESTATES
REDTAIL HAWK 616
RICHMOND TOTTEN
RIDGEWOOD 609
RIVER PARK
RIVERLEA 692
ROCHESTER
ROLLING FIRS EVERGREEN TERRACE
SALT AIRE MOBILE TERRACE
SCATTER CREEK RANCH 760
SCENIC SHORES WATER COMPANY
SCOTT LAKE
SEASHORE VILLA
Sexton
SHOREWOOD
SILVER FOX 693
SILVER HAWK
SINGLE TREE ESTATES
Ski View Estates
SKOOKUMCHUCK 612
SKOOKUMCHUCK MOBILE MANOR
SMITH PRAIRIE 251
SNUG HARBOR OWNERS CLUB
SOUTH BAY TERRACES WATER COMPANY
STEAMBOAT ISLAND INC
SUMMERHILL
SUMMERSET MERIDIAN
SUNWOOD LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOC INC
Sylvan Terrace Condominiums
TAHOMA MEADOWS 694
TAHOMA VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
TALCOTT RIDGE 695
TALL FIRS MOBILE HOME PARK
TAMOSHAN
TANGLEWILDE THOMPSON PLACE 600
TEMPO LAKE WATER CO
Tenino City of
TIMBERLANE MOBILE ESTATES
TOLMIE COVE
TOLMIE PARK 239
TOWNSHIP PLACE
TUMWATER CITY OF
VALLEY VIEW MOBILE HOME PARK
VINEYARD THE 696
VISTA BY THE SEA
Washington Land Yacht Harbor
WAYSIDE VILLAGE
WESTERN AIRPARK
WHISPERING WOODS HOME PARK
WILDAIRE ESTATES
WINDOLPH
WOODARD PLACE
WOODLAND PARK UTILITY ASSN
YELM CITY OF
Internet 6 providers
Lightcurve
T-Mobile
Tenino Telephone Company/Scatter Creek InfoNet
Verizon
Xfinity
ZIP codes in Rainier, WA
Disclaimer: Provider information is sourced from federal databases including HIFLD, EPA SDWIS, FCC Broadband Data, and EIA-861. Utility cost estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Local electric rates are based on 2023 NREL Utility Rate Database data; state and US averages are from EIA Form 861 (2024). Coverage areas are approximate and may not reflect recent changes. Please verify directly with your provider.
Data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, NREL, EIA-861, HIFLD, EPA, FCC. Last updated: May 2026.