Akron’s published 2026 curb-service rows calculate to $298.08 per year for regular service and $161.40 per year for the homestead category. The difference is $11.39 per month, or $136.68 over 12 months.
Those figures multiply two City rate rows. They do not decide whether a customer qualifies, estimate a property-tax benefit, or represent a complete utility bill.
Use the year-labeled rows
The City’s utility-billing page lists these monthly curb-service amounts:
| Table year | Regular | Homestead |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.34 | $13.20 |
| 2026 | $24.84 | $13.45 |
The section heading still says “2025 CURB SERVICE,” but the table itself contains separate 2025 and 2026 rows. This report preserves that mismatch and uses only the row explicitly labeled 2026 for the current examples.
Reproduce the 2026 amounts
| Category | Monthly row | Twelve-month calculation | Annual amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $24.84 | $24.84 × 12 | $298.08 |
| Homestead | $13.45 | $13.45 × 12 | $161.40 |
Category difference:
$24.84 − $13.45 = $11.39 per month
$298.08 − $161.40 = $136.68 per year
These examples assume all 12 months use the same published category. They exclude water, sewer, account adjustments, taxes, prior balances, and other service lines.
The year-over-year change
Holding each category constant:
- Regular: $24.84 − $24.34 = $0.50 more per month, or $6.00 over 12 months.
- Homestead: $13.45 − $13.20 = $0.25 more per month, or $3.00 over 12 months.
This is a comparison of table rows, not a statement about what any one customer’s total bill changed.
Keep the qualification record separate
The Summit County Fiscal Office publishes the separate homestead application route. Its 2026 page describes qualifying categories including age 65 or older and permanent disability, a $41,000 application income threshold, and supporting residency or qualification records.
That County record concerns the homestead exemption process. The City page supplies a curb-service billing category. The reviewed pages do not make an article, age, income fact, or submitted form sufficient to award either one.
Build two columns in the account file:
| City curb-service record | County qualification record |
|---|---|
| Rate year and monthly category shown | Current application and eligibility category |
| Effective billing period | Income and residency evidence requested for that cycle |
| Account response or category-change date | County receipt and formal decision |
| First statement showing the category | Renewal or status-change instructions |
Ask the responsible office which record connects an approved status to the City account and when a change becomes effective. Do not use the $136.68 arithmetic difference as a promised savings.
Source and methodology
Local Service Ledger reviewed the City and County pages on August 11, 2026. We multiplied each City monthly row by 12, subtracted like periods, and kept the County source outside the price calculation. We did not review an account, application, tax bill, or eligibility decision.