A monthly RV rate in Texas usually covers your site, water, sewer, and trash, with electricity handled either as an included utility or as a separately metered charge depending on the park. That single variable accounts for most of the difference between two monthly rates that look similar on paper. Understanding how a park structures its pricing matters more than comparing the headline number, especially if you are booking a long project stay.
How Monthly Rates Are Usually Structured
Parks generally price stays in tiers, with the nightly rate highest, the weekly rate somewhat lower per night, and the monthly rate substantially lower per night. The tradeoff is that inclusions often narrow as the term lengthens. A nightly guest typically pays one flat number and never thinks about utilities. A monthly guest may pay a lower base rate with power billed on top.
Neither approach is inherently better value. An all-inclusive monthly rate gives you a predictable number to budget against, while a metered arrangement can cost less if you are away at work most of the day and run little air conditioning. What matters is knowing which structure you are agreeing to before you arrive, because the two are not directly comparable by base price alone.
What’s Typically Included in a Monthly Rate
The base rate covers the site itself with hookups appropriate to that site type, and at most parks it also covers water, sewer, and trash service. Beyond that, inclusions vary enough that assumptions get expensive. Wi-Fi may or may not be provided, and where it is, quality ranges from adequate for email to workable for remote work. Shared facilities differ just as much: some parks have laundry rooms, restrooms, and common areas on site, while others offer none. Parking allowances vary too, with a set number of vehicles per site being the norm but the number differing by park.
The site type you book also shapes what you get, since pad length, hookup amperage, and pull-through versus back-in access are all priced differently at many parks. If those terms are unfamiliar, our guide to RV site classifications walks through what each one means in practice. At Town & Country, electric, water, sewer, trash, and Wi-Fi are all included at every site, with no metered electric billing, so the monthly figure you are quoted is the figure you pay.
What Can Cost Extra
Electricity is the most common add-on and the first one worth asking about. Beyond power, charges that show up at some parks include additional vehicles beyond the site allowance, pets, extra occupants above the stated maximum, propane, and laundry where machines are coin- or card-operated. A refundable deposit at the start of a long-term stay is also common.
None of these are unreasonable. Long-term guests use more of a park’s resources than a weekend camper does, and separate billing lets parks keep base rates lower for everyone. The problem is not that the charges exist; it is arriving without knowing about them. A monthly rate that looks like a bargain can land well above a higher-priced all-inclusive site once power and a pet fee are added.
How Does Texas Regulate Metered Electricity at RV Parks?
Texas is more specific about this than most people expect. Chapter 184 of the Texas Utilities Code governs how RV parks may sell submetered electricity to occupants, and it does not leave the rate to the park’s discretion. A park billing metered power has to use a fixed rate per kilowatt-hour set at the start of its fiscal year, calculated by dividing what the supplying utility charged the park during the prior fiscal year by the total kilowatt-hours occupants consumed in that same year.
The statute also caps recovery. A park cannot take in more from occupants through metered charges across the year than the supplying utility charged the park for the electricity being submetered, and it cannot pass along the cost of powering common areas or the park office through those metered charges. Two things follow for you as a guest. The per-kilowatt-hour rate you are quoted should hold steady rather than moving month to month, and a park should be able to tell you what that rate is and how it was calculated. If a park cannot answer that, ask more questions before you sign.
What to Confirm Before You Commit to a Month
Ask directly whether electricity is included or metered, and if metered, at what rate. Then ask about the minimum stay, what happens if your project ends early, and whether the monthly rate requires upfront payment. Those questions cover most of the situations that create friction later, particularly for contract workers whose end dates move. Ask what is physically on site as well, since you can’t assume laundry and restroom facilities.
It is also worth reading the park’s reviews with an eye toward long-term guests specifically, since their experience differs from a weekend visitor’s. Our guide to reading RV park reviews covers what to weigh and what to discount. If this will be your first stay of a month or longer, it’s worth reading alongside this guide to set expectations for an extended stay.
FAQ
Is electricity included in monthly RV rates in Texas?
It depends on the park. Some include it in a flat monthly rate, while others meter it and bill separately under the state’s submetering rules. Ask before booking, because this is the single largest variable between two otherwise comparable rates.
Can a Texas RV park charge whatever it wants for metered electricity?
No. State law requires a fixed per-kilowatt-hour rate calculated from what the supplying utility charged the park, and limits what the park can recover annually through those charges.
How much do monthly RV rates cost in Texas?
Published rates vary widely by region, season, park amenities, and whether utilities are included, so any statewide average is close to meaningless for budgeting. Compare specific parks on total monthly cost rather than base rate.
Is there usually a minimum stay for a monthly rate?
Many parks require a full month to access monthly pricing, and some ask for the first month up front. Policies on early departure differ, so confirm what happens if your work schedule changes.
Can I extend a monthly stay?
Usually, though availability is the limiting factor in areas with steady project work. Talk to the park before your current term ends rather than at checkout.
Planning a Long Stay in Southeast Texas?
Town & Country RV Park offers monthly sites in Bridge City with all utilities and Wi-Fi included and no metered electric billing, so your rate is the same number every month regardless of how hard you run the air conditioning. See current pricing on our Stays & Rates page, or contact us to check availability.