<p>Hi, we have learned from the USC site that, unlike the freshman dorms, students in the apartment-style dorms, such as Cardinal Gardens, are billed for utilities twice a semester.</p>
<p>Can students who have lived in the USC apartments give us an idea of what size bill to expect?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Another question: Do Webb Tower residents pay for utilities?</p>
<p>Utilities are cheap, because the weather is so nice and the apartments are small for heating/cooling anyway. Internet is free. No one has land telephone lines any more. I'd say in the range of $50 per month per student.</p>
<p>Webb Tower residents do not pay for utilities.</p>
<p>Also, dt123: I think your numbers are off. Have you ever lived in Cardinal and paid utilities or are you just pulling that number out of the air?</p>
<p>I think that number is off. I lived in private off-campus housing and my roommates and I had to pay for water, gas, and electric. It was no more than $50 for all utilities every month (which was less than $10 per person for the five of us).</p>
<p>That's not a bad price. I assume the cost of air conditioning is included in the USC electric bill? (Running the A/C is very expensive in our So. CA home as it pushes us into "heavy user" triple rates.)</p>
<p>Would appreciate if anyone else can share their utility bill experience in USC-owned apartments. My daughter will specifically be in Cardinal Gardens.</p>
<p>2+2=whatever, no and no</p>
<p>I lived in a 2 person apartment in Cardinal Gardens freshman year. Looking back at my billing statements, I was paying about $25 a month for electricity.</p>
<p>I hardly used the air conditioning because the weather is fairly mild, and the unit was noisy and inefficient.</p>