Typical costs for housecleaning in the neighborhood?

[supersojo.livejournal.com]

What are going rates for house cleaning in the Somerville area?  I suppose the real question may be more like, what is common practice in pay per hour, or by square footage... I'm new at this, have mercy on me.

My place is the upstairs condo of a two floor house: LR, DR, K, 1BA, 2BR, approximately 1100 sq feet. The first quote I received was assuming 1.5 to 2 hours per session.

Thanks.

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[emcicle.livejournal.com]

In North Cambridge, I paid $20/hr per worker. (had the whole place deep cleaned, it took 2 of them 9 hours, and cost $360; that was three stories, though.... the cost was by hour, though, totally unrelated to the size of the house)...

[myfatcat.livejournal.com]

About $70- $80 seems about standard - I have similar sized place and have used a couple different people.

[dphilli1.livejournal.com]

We pay $110/session for our 1600 ft^2 house.

Silva Cleaning Service

[lady-ceylonna.livejournal.com]

While sq ft plays a role, so does the frequency you want it cleaned at - every 2 weeks costs less than once a month. Some services do general straightening and dishes along with cleaning, others are the cleaning basics-- floors, bathrooms, countertops. They should come to your place and give you a quote. For a place that's larger than yours by a bath and bed, it ranges from $85-100, depending on above factors.

[teko.livejournal.com]

We have a team of three from Tremendous Maid come once a month and do the whole house -- the first, second, and third floors, as well as all stairways -- for $170. Not sure of the square footage.

[aedifica]

I recommend staying away from Maid Pro if you want anything *cleaned* cleaned. They did my place and all they did was spray stuff and wipe it off, they don't scrub. I was pissed, since I said when I booked them that I needed stuff scrubbed. So now I leave them bad reviews instead. :-)

[eustaciavye.livejournal.com]

We pay $90 for once a month cleaning but we don't have the bedrooms cleaned, just the common areas of the house so hallways, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room.

[pukku.livejournal.com]

You may find that the first visit will cost more -- my cleaners who come once a month ($70 for ~6 rooms incl bathroom and kitchen) charged $100 for the first visit. Admittedly, the first visit also took longer.

[supersojo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, everyone. Super helpful.