Model
Crosley ARXH443UW
Rank #297 means 296 of the 1,000 refrigerator models we track cost less to run each year; the 25th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 25% of those models.
What does the Crosley ARXH443UW cost to run per year?
Ranking #297 of 1,000, the Crosley ARXH443UW is in the cheaper half of its class to run, at about $50 a year. It uses 11% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $56/yr to run, a saving of roughly $6 a year. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 25% of refrigerator models we track, a below-average efficiency result. At 4.4 cu ft, it is a small refrigerator for the class, which runs 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft; size and efficiency are the two levers behind the figure above, and this dataset does not carry a separate efficiency-factor column for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Vissani VS46HSCPW at $50/yr runs a little cheaper and the Danby Designer DAR044A8* at $50/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A refrigerator typically stays in service for somewhere around 12 years; over that span, the Crosley ARXH443UW's $50/yr adds up to roughly $600 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Danby Designer DAR044A8*, Roomwell REFNFR4400.
By the numbers
The Crosley ARXH443UW normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $50/yr, here is what the Crosley ARXH443UW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Crosley ARXH443UW costs about $500. That is roughly $60 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $560 over the same ten years.
How the Crosley ARXH443UW compares
The refrigerator class we track runs from $8 to $149 a year. At $50/yr, it runs about $14 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $42 a year more than the cheapest refrigerator to run at $8. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $56/yr, the Crosley ARXH443UW uses 11% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4.4 cu ft, the Crosley ARXH443UW is a small refrigerator for its class, which spans 1.2 to 31.7 cu ft with a median of 12.6 cu ft, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is.
- Interior volume. Cubic feet of interior volume is the first thing that scales a fridge's running cost up or down, before compressor quality even enters the picture.
- Counter depth vs standard depth. Counter-depth models sit flush with cabinets but usually hold less interior volume than a standard-depth model of the same width, which can nudge the per-cubic-foot running cost either way.
- Compressor technology. Newer variable-speed (inverter) compressors modulate output instead of cycling fully on and off, which tends to use less energy for the same cooling job than an older fixed-speed compressor.
- Placement and ventilation. A fridge pushed tight against a wall or cabinet, or standing next to an oven or in direct sun, works harder to shed the heat its compressor produces, which can push real-world cost above the published figure.
Common questions
Is the Crosley ARXH443UW cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $50 a year it ranks #297 of 1,000 refrigerator models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Crosley ARXH443UW cost per month?
Roughly $4.15/mo, spreading the $50/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 268 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $50 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Crosley ARXH443UW for its size?
25th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 296 | Vissani VS46HSCPW4.6 cu ft | $50 |
| 295 | Whirlpool WH46**E4.6 cu ft | $49 |
| 294 | Truarctic THRF14522SS4.5 cu ft | $49 |
| 293 | Thor Kitchen RBC24SSD-BLK5 cu ft | $49 |
| 292 | Magic Chef HMTR450SE4.5 cu ft | $49 |
Source
ES_1145610_ARXH443UW_05312024115302_80193194View certified refrigerator listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Crosley and ARXH443UW are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.