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Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/15/2026
Source:
Quality checks: 9/9 passed
  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✓ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for NJ
Fixed: $16.50/mo
Volume: 6,000 gal = 6.00 kgal
  0–2 kgal  ×  $0.0000/kgal  =  $0.00
  2–6.00 kgal  ×  $4.2500/kgal  =  $17.00
Total: $16.50 + $17.00 = $33.50/mo

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Utility profile · NJ

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA Water Rates

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA serves 21,720 people in Mays Landing and McKee City, NJ. The monthly residential water bill at 6,000 gallons is $33.50, 37% below the national average of $53.13.

Updated Aug 2026

Beta. Data is actively being expanded. Results may vary. if something looks off.

How much does water cost provided by HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA?

Standardized to a 6,000 gallon/month residential bill on a 5/8"–3/4" meter.

Monthly Rate

$33.50 / 6k gal
-37% vs natl avg

Volumetric Rate

$5.58 / 1k gal

How does HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

Where does HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

21,720

Municipalities served

Where does HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
NJ0112001

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

0.5% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/15/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

Quality checks: 9/9 passed

  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✓ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for NJ