Lawn Care Pricing Calculator
Use this calculator to price any lawn in seconds. Enter the lawn's square footage, your minimum stop charge, and your tiered per-1,000-sq-ft rate. The price updates as you type — no signup, no email required.
How this lawn care pricing calculator works
Pricing a lawn well comes down to three numbers: how big the lawn is, the smallest amount you'll accept for any visit, and your rate per 1,000 square feet. The minimum stop charge protects you on tiny lawns where drive time and setup eat the whole job, while the per-1,000 rate keeps big properties priced fairly instead of by gut feel.
A common mistake is pricing by lawn size alone. Two 8,000 sq ft lawns can cost very different amounts to service — one is flat and open, the other is fenced with beds to trim around. Use this calculator for a fast, defensible baseline, then adjust up for access, slope, obstacles, and how often you'll visit.
Most established lawn care operators set a minimum stop charge between $40 and $50 and a per-1,000 rate that lands their target hourly revenue once drive time is included. If your quotes keep coming in low, the fix is almost always the minimum charge, not the rate.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I charge to mow or treat a lawn?
Start with a minimum stop charge that covers drive time and setup (commonly $40–$50), then add a per-1,000-sq-ft rate that hits your target hourly revenue. This calculator combines both so the price never drops below your floor on small lawns.
What is a minimum stop charge?
It's the smallest amount you'll accept for any single visit, regardless of lawn size. It covers the fixed costs of showing up — drive time, unloading, and setup — that you pay whether the lawn is 2,000 or 20,000 square feet.
Should I price by square footage or by the hour?
Quote by square footage so the customer gets a clear number, but build that rate from your target hourly revenue plus drive time. Pricing purely by the hour is hard to quote and pricing purely by size ignores how long the work actually takes.
Is this lawn care pricing calculator free?
Yes. It runs entirely in your browser with no signup and no email required. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
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