If you print only occasionally, wouldn't it be easier to just use a print shop? Not sure how common they are in the US though.
Libraries are literally everywhere in the US, they're more common than McDonalds.
Laser printers can sit idle much longer but they're bulky and sometimes energy hogs.
I've always seen it at every library I've been at (both school and public), but I suppose it might be more of a regional thing.
On top of those, a few months ago I found a PrintWithMe [0] station at a corner store that's only a 5 minute walk away.