What is the average cost of having your home cleaned?

Question

I am interested in cleaning homes/businesses part-time, but am unsure of what the going rate is. Do people typically charge by the job, or by the hour? I live in the midwest.

Answer 1

depends on where you live but here its $80-$300 just depending on how big your house is and how dirty! lol

Answer 2

Hi Amy!

It really does depend on your region.  Here in North Carolina, it's different for every city and for different regions in each city.  Most cleaning companies quote on the square footage and/or the number of rooms required.  Most cleaning companies do not clean windows.  Window cleaning is it's own business.  Here's an example.  For $50.00 per week, my home is vacuumed and dusted and that is all that is done.  No mopping of floors, no bathrooms done, no beds made, no dishes or laundry washed.  I would blog with some companies that are professional cleaners, like the Merry Maids or a company like that.  You may be surprised by the differences inherent in that business.  Here in Charlotte, where I live, to clean an entire home in the historic Dilworth area, where homes are between 3,000-8,000 square feet, the company could charge as much as 500.00 per visit.  While my grandmother pays 20.00 per visit for her home.  It really depends.   My sister does this part time and it's 50.00 per room for the following:

Dusting,

Vacuuming,

Mopping,

Detailing (where she dusts baseboards, chair-rails and under furniture.)

I hope this helps.  It's a booming business right now, so good luck and happy cleaning!

Answer 3

It completely depends on where you are exactly, what financial bracket your clients are in, what services you will perform, and how big of a space you are cleaning.  ("Midwest" doesn't say much - rural, suburban, or city?  poorer area, mostly middle class area, or mostly upper class area?  smaller spaces, or larger ones?  etc)

My suggestion - Check out the cleaning services around where you are (private and chains).  Look on their websites, or call to inquire.  If you call, they don't have to know that you're looking to start up your own service; be nice when you call and say you're "just looking around" - there's no lying in that, and it happens all the time at places who offer services.  There's nothing wrong with pricing out places.  It will give you a good idea as to how much you want to charge.