House Cleaning Prices 2026: Cost by Home Size and Service Type

• Tahir Abbas
• October 29, 2026

Last updated: October 2026

Key takeaways

• Three 2026 guides give different ranges for the same job. We show each so you can see the overlap rather than trust one number.
• Square footage is the simplest yardstick: roughly $0.10 to $0.20 per square foot for a standard clean and $0.12 to $0.30 for a deep clean.
• Deep cleans cost about 1.5 to 2 times a standard clean. Recurring clients usually get 10 to 20 percent off.
• Hourly rates are quoted per cleaner: $30 to $80 per hour in one guide, with solo cleaners at the low end and companies at the high end.
• Cleaners: price = (labor + supplies + travel + overhead) / (1 – target margin). A worked example, with the arithmetic re-checked, is below.

“House cleaning prices” is searched by homeowners checking a quote and by cleaners setting their own rates, and most guides serve only one of them. Here you get the sourced price ranges first, then the cost-plus arithmetic cleaners use. If you quote jobs, the free house cleaning price calculator builds a per-visit quote from size and service type; for office and commercial work, see the commercial cleaning bid calculator.

How much does house cleaning cost by home size?

We compared three U.S. guides published or updated in 2026: Housecall Pro (which cites Angi for its size table), FieldCamp and Tidy. None is an official benchmark, and all three sell software or cleaning services, so read across each row. Prices are per visit, as of October 2026.

The spread is wide because “standard” is not standardized. Some companies include baseboards and inside appliances; others do surfaces, floors, kitchen and bathrooms only. FieldCamp’s rule of thumb adds $25 to $35 for each extra bedroom and $35 to $50 for each extra bathroom, while Tidy puts an extra bathroom at $20 to $40.

By square footage. FieldCamp prices by area, which is how many cleaning businesses quote:

Per square foot, Housecall Pro lists $0.10 to $0.20 for a standard clean and $0.12 to $0.30 for a deep clean. FieldCamp’s rates are $0.10 to $0.15 average (up to $0.20) standard, $0.15 to $0.20 deep and $0.20 to $0.25 move-out.

Standard vs deep vs move-out: what is the price difference?

Deep cleaning costs more because it takes more time. Both FieldCamp and Tidy put it at roughly 1.5 to 2 times the standard rate, and FieldCamp estimates 3 to 6 hours for a standard-size home. Move-out cleaning has no recurring discount, and FieldCamp lists move-out prices by property, such as $75 to $150 for a studio or 1-bedroom, $110 to $200 for a 2-bedroom apartment and $250 to $420 for a 2,000 sq ft house. Plain-English ranges, our synthesis and not a quote:

• Standard clean: about $100 to $300 per visit for most homes
• Deep clean: about $180 to $500
• Move-out clean: about $120 to $550

Hourly or flat rate: which is cheaper?

Neither is automatically cheaper. Housecall Pro reports that cleaning businesses charge about $30 to $80 per cleaner per hour, and gives a typical two-hour visit with two cleaners as $120 to $320. FieldCamp breaks hourly rates down by who is cleaning:

FieldCamp says flat-rate pricing usually pays cleaners better once they are efficient, while hourly suits cluttered or unknown homes. For customers, a flat quote protects you if the cleaner is slow, and hourly protects you if your home is already tidy. Ask what the flat rate covers and whether there is a 2- to 3-hour minimum, which Tidy lists as a common requirement.

What raises the price?

• Location. Housecall Pro says major cities run roughly 20 to 75 percent higher; Tidy says high-cost metros run 20 to 40 percent higher.
• Condition. FieldCamp adds 20 to 30 percent for a moderate mess and 50 to 100 percent for a home not cleaned in months.
• Pets and stories. FieldCamp lists +$10 to $25 per visit for pets and +$15 to $30 per story beyond the first. Tidy lists pet hair or odor treatment at $10 to $30.
• Same-day booking. FieldCamp adds 25 to 50 percent for same-day or emergency requests.
• Frequency. One-time cleans cost more than recurring ones. FieldCamp gives recurring clients about 10 to 15 percent off, and Tidy 10 to 20 percent. Tidy’s 3-bedroom example is $100 to $175 per visit weekly, $120 to $210 biweekly, $150 to $280 monthly and $180 to $350 one-time.
• Supplies. Eco or specialty products add $10 to $20 per visit in both FieldCamp’s and Tidy’s guides.
• Trip fee or minimum. Tidy lists a travel or trip fee of $10 to $25. FieldCamp suggests a minimum charge of $75 to $100 per visit.

What do add-ons cost?

How do cleaners price a job?

The usual method is cost-plus. Housecall Pro’s guide walks through it: calculate the real cost of the job, set a minimum rate by dividing cost by (1 – target margin), check local competitors, then pick a model (hourly, flat, per room or per square foot) and review after 30 to 60 jobs. In formula form:

1. Labor = cleaner hours x loaded hourly cost. Wages plus employer costs, which Housecall Pro puts at 15 to 20 percent on top of wages. For reference, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports median pay of $17.71 per hour (May 2025) for janitors and cleaners other than maids and housekeeping cleaners, a related but different occupation (BLS).
2. Supplies used on the visit.
3. Travel = round-trip miles x a per-mile cost. The IRS business standard mileage rate is 76 cents per mile for July 1 to December 31, 2026 (IRS); it is a tax rate but a fair proxy for fuel and wear.
4. Overhead = insurance, software, admin time and marketing, spread across jobs.
5. Price = total cost / (1 – target margin).

Divide by (1 – margin); do not multiply by (1 + margin). Housecall Pro’s own example: a $66 cost at a 25 percent margin gives $66 / 0.75 = $88. FieldCamp suggests margins of 15 to 25 percent for cleaners, and Housecall Pro uses 25 percent in its examples; the example below uses 30 percent to show a healthier cushion. For how margin and markup differ, see our markup vs margin guide and the gross margin calculator.

Worked example: a 3-bedroom, 1,800 sq ft home

Two cleaners, 2.5 hours each. These inputs are illustrative estimates, not market data. Swap in your own.

The $21 wage matches the roughly $21.01 average cleaner wage Housecall Pro cites from Indeed, and the 15 percent burden is the low end of its 15 to 20 percent range.

Price at a 30 percent margin: $152.87 / (1 – 0.30) = $152.87 / 0.70 = $218.39, rounded to $220.

Re-check: at $220, profit is $220 – $152.87 = $67.13, and $67.13 / $220 = 30.5 percent, so the target is met. A 30 percent markup instead would price the job at $152.87 x 1.30 = $198.73, which is a margin of only 23.1 percent ($45.86 / $198.73).

Market cross-check: $220 falls inside the 3-bedroom standard ranges from Tidy ($140 to $230) and FieldCamp ($130 to $300) and just above Housecall Pro’s Angi-based $130 to $200, so it is upper-middle of the market. Per square foot it is $220 / 1,800 = $0.122, within the $0.10 to $0.20 range. Per billed labor hour it is $220 / 5 = $44, inside the $30 to $80 per cleaner-hour range. A deep clean at 1.5 to 2 times the standard price would be about $330 to $440 (220 x 1.5 = 330; 220 x 2 = 440), which overlaps the upper end of the 3-bedroom deep-clean ranges of $150 to $450 in the guides.

Next step

Homeowners: get two or three quotes for the same scope and ask what “standard” includes. Cleaners: run your own labor and overhead through the free house cleaning price calculator, and use the commercial cleaning bid calculator for office work. More pricing tools are in our free tools collection. Price data on this page is drawn from the sources linked above as of October 2026 and will drift, so check current local quotes before you commit.

Frequently asked questions

How much does house cleaning cost?

As of October 2026, published guides put a standard house cleaning at about $100 to $300 per visit, with a national average near $180 according to Tidy. A 1-bedroom is roughly $55 to $130, a 3-bedroom $130 to $300 and a 4-bedroom $150 to $350. Location, condition and frequency move the price.

How much does a deep clean cost compared with a standard clean?

Deep cleaning typically costs 1.5 to 2 times a standard clean. Across the three guides we read, a whole-home deep clean runs about $180 to $500, depending on size, condition and the company.

How much does move-out cleaning cost?

Housecall Pro lists $220 to $400, FieldCamp $120 to $420 and Tidy $250 to $550 for move-in or move-out cleaning. FieldCamp’s examples are $75 to $150 for a studio or 1-bedroom and $250 to $420 for a 2,000 sq ft house.

How much do house cleaners charge per hour?

Housecall Pro reports $30 to $80 per cleaner per hour for cleaning businesses. FieldCamp lists $20 to $30 for a beginner working alone, $30 to $50 for an experienced independent, $50 to $75 for a professional company and $75 to $90 or more for specialty services.

Is it cheaper to pay for house cleaning by the hour or a flat rate?

It depends on the home. A flat rate protects you if the cleaner works slowly, and hourly can cost less for a tidy home. Ask what the flat rate includes and whether there is a 2- to 3-hour minimum.

How much should I charge for house cleaning?

Add up labor (with payroll costs), supplies, travel and overhead, then divide by one minus your target margin. For example, a $152.87 job cost at a 30 percent margin gives $218.39. Compare the result with local competitors and per-square-foot rates of roughly $0.10 to $0.20 for a standard clean.