Lawn Care Cost Calculator

Our landscaping cost calculator shows you the average price range for your specific job based on the details you provide.

Input the type of lawn service you need to price (like lawn mowing, fertilization, Seeding, and more) and add the size of the area for each service. The calculator will show you the average cost of lawn care jobs similar to yours.

Our lawn mowing cost calculator is just one of our free tools made for lawn care service businesses. Together, these tools can help you store client information, convert estimates to invoices, and get paid for your work.

Once you’ve calculated your estimated job cost, use our free profit margin calculator to check if your pricing is profitable after adding all your expenses.

Our calculator’s price ranges are based on our research of the average price for lawn care services across the U.S.

There are plenty of factors to consider when pricing your jobs, so check out our detailed guide on pricing lawn care services.

Use the price ranges provided by our calculator to make an informed decision about your pricing. Before you set your final prices, research other lawn care businesses in your area to get an idea of how your competitors price their jobs.

Compare other lawn maintenance service pricing with the price range provided by this calculator, then use our profit margin calculator to set prices that are competitive and profitable.

You can use the lawn care cost calculator above to calculate the cost of both lawn fertilization and weed control. Simply select Fertilization and/or Weed Control and enter the property’s square footage for an estimated job cost.

For a more precise cost, follow these steps:

1. Determine the total square footage of the area to be treated.
2. Select the fertilizer and weed control products, calculate how much of each you’ll need, and multiply by the total area.
3. Estimate how long the job will take and multiply by your hourly labor rate.
4. Include a portion of your equipment maintenance, fuel, insurance, and business overhead.
5. Add your profit margin to get the overall cost you’ll charge your customer.

You can use the lawn care cost calculator above to calculate the cost of lawn care for commercial properties. For large properties, toggle to Acres instead of Sq/Ft, select the services you’ll be providing, and enter the lawn size.

For a more accurate estimate, follow these steps:

1. Determine the total square footage of the property. Larger properties may require more equipment, labor, and time.
2. Identify what services are required, like mowing, edging, trimming, fertilization, weed control, etc.
3. Calculate your labor cost by determining how many crew members are needed, how long the job will take, and multiplying by your hourly rate.
4. Include the cost of fuel, fertilizers, herbicides, mulch, and any equipment wear-and-tear or rentals.
5. Add your overhead costs, such as insurance, vehicle maintenance, lawn care business software, etc.
6. Include a markup (your profit margin) to ensure your business is profitable.
7. If the client needs weekly mowing, calculate the total cost and break it down into a monthly or per-visit pricing.

Gas prices can directly affect your mowing rates because fuel is a major expense in lawn care. When fuel costs rise, it becomes more expensive to run equipment and travel between jobs. To stay profitable, you may need to adjust your rates, add a fuel surcharge, increase your profit margin, or review your pricing regularly.

If your profit margin isn’t as high as you’d like, here are a few ways you can improve it:

• Increase your prices (and prepare your customers with a price increase letter)
• Upsell clients on new or additional lawn care services
• Lower overhead costs (e.g., reduce fuel costs with automatic service routing software) to be more efficient with the money you’re already earning
• Try new ways to advertise your lawn care business so you can bring in more customers
• Improve your team’s efficiency so you’re doing more work per hour

On your customer quote, add a line item for each lawn care service you’ll offer, along with a description and price. Then, tally up each price and add your sales tax and any discounts. If you’re using pen and paper, it could take a while to write down contact details, add line items, and add up every lawn care cost in your head.

With our free lawn care estimate template, you can send out a customizable, professional-looking estimate with some of those details already in place, and calculations are done automatically, including taxes and discounts.

It only takes a few minutes to fill in the specific details of your lawn care job and send the estimate to your client for approval.

Once you’ve finished the job, use our free invoice template to create a professional lawn care invoice for your clients.

Or, upload your job information into invoicing software like Jobber. This makes it easy to write an invoice from your mobile device or computer.

Here’s what you can do with Jobber:

• Let customers book lawn care services into your calendar through your website
• Create quick estimates and convert them into jobs
• Store customer information and communicate with clients via email and SMS
• Schedule employees, route work quickly, track time, and log expenses
• Convert completed jobs into invoices and send them to clients, fast
• Send automated invoice follow-ups using professional templates
• Take payment in person or online with convenient credit card processing
• Use built-in reporting to see how your lawn care company is doing

Learn more about how Jobber can help you create invoices and get paid faster.