Lawn Care Pricing Calculator
See the price per cut and what the account is worth all season.
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A starting point, not a formal quote. It doesn't cover insurance, taxes, licensing, or replacing equipment. Work those into your hourly rate, or what looks like profit is really just costs you haven't counted.
How to price a lawn
Mowing gets paid per visit but earned over a season. A $45 lawn is not a $45 decision. It is a $1,350 decision made thirty times, and a small mistake in the number follows you all summer.
Driving is most of the job
Cutting time does not vary much between similar properties. Driving does. Three lawns on one street and three lawns spread across the county bring in the same money and make for very different days. How tight your route is matters more than what you charge.
Every other week costs more than you think
Grass is taller, it cuts slower, sometimes it needs a second pass, and there are more clippings to deal with. Charge the same as weekly and it is quietly your worst account. This calculator adds about 25% to the time for that reason.
Obstacles matter more than acreage
An open half acre can cut faster than a quarter acre full of beds with a narrow gate. A wide deck only helps if there is room to use it. Quoting off lot size alone means you underprice every fiddly yard you take on.
Jobs with more than one part
Adding a cleanup, a hedge trim, or a second property at the same stop? Price each one, add it to the job, and the quote comes out with separate lines and one total. The drive only counts once, because you only drove there once.
Common questions
Should I quote per cut or per season?
Quote per cut, but show them the season number. People comparing you to the kid down the street are looking at the per cut price. People who want someone reliable are thinking about the whole summer.
What about the first cut on an overgrown yard?
Price it as a cleanup, not a mow. It is slower, harder on the machine, and it leaves debris you have to deal with. Rolling it into the regular rate to win the account means you start the relationship losing money.
How much should I raise prices each year?
Most people adjust once a year and tell customers before the season starts, not in the middle of July. A small yearly bump is much easier to hold than a big correction after three years of the same price.
Is the mowing speed realistic?
It already accounts for turns and overlap, so it is lower than what the spec sheet claims. Time a few yards and adjust your hourly rate until the number matches what you actually make.