No hourly meter. No end-of-visit surprises. One number, agreed up front. Priced by the size of your home and the depth of the clean, not by how slow the day goes. Rates for studios through four bedrooms are on this page.
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Marisol D. called us from Sunset Park with three quotes on her kitchen table. One was an hourly rate that sounded cheap, one was a flat number twice as high, and one was a per-square-foot formula she could not make sense of for a 720 square foot two bedroom. She had already been burned once: an hourly cleaner quoted $35 an hour, took seven hours on that same apartment, and left the oven for “next time.” The cheap rate turned into $245 and a kitchen that still needed doing.
We quoted her $275 flat for a deep clean with the oven included, and $165 flat for the bi-weekly visits after it. The number did not move when the day ran long, becuase the day running long is our problem and not hers. That is the whole difference between an hourly rate and a flat rate: with one you are buying time, with the other you are buying a finished apartment. If you are weighing us against hiring somebody directly, the IRS rules on employment taxes for household employees is worth ten minutes first, because a cleaner you hire yourself is an employee and the tax and insurance side lands on you.
We are Green Hands Cleaning Services Corp, based at 22-16 79th Street in East Elmhurst, and we have been quoting flat rates across Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan since 2015. This page lists the house cleaning prices New York City clients actually pay, what moves a price up or down, and where the discounts sit. No formulas, no “starting at” games, and no number that changes after the door closes.
The rate card
Flat rates, all cleaning products included, one cleaner unless the home needs two. These are the numbers we quote every day across the three boroughs. A sixth-floor walk-up, heavy pet hair, or a home nobody has cleaned in over six months can push a quote up; a recurring plan pulls it down by 10 to 25%.
Add-ons, priced the same way
Every rate above includes the cleaning products, sprays and cloths, and the 24-hour re-clean guarantee. For hygiene reasons we do not carry vacuums and mops between homes, so we ask that yours stays in your home. First-time clients take 10% off with FIRST10, and a recurring plan takes another 10 to 25% off every visit after that. The full breakdown sits in recurring plans, the room-by-room list is under what is included in a visit, and the numbers behind each service are on the deep cleaning, move in / move out and house cleaning pages. Every rate is covered by our 24-hour guarantee, and you can book a slot without paying a deposit.
Limited-time
Tap a code to copy it, then mention it when you book. One code per household, and they do not stack.
New clients
10 % off
Code FIRST10
Ten percent off the first visit, whichever service you start with. The easiest way to see how we work before you commit to a schedule.
Most flexible
5 % off
Code FLEX5
Give us a four-hour window instead of a fixed hour and we can route more efficiently. That saving comes back to you on every visit.
Biggest saving
$30 off
Code RESET30
Thirty dollars off a first deep clean or a move-in / move-out clean, the two jobs where the difference is most visible when you walk back in.
Paid what they were quoted
Same buildings, same walk-ups, same narrow kitchens as yours. Unedited reviews from clients who booked a flat rate and paid it.
Jessica R.
Upper East Side, Manhattan · one-time deep clean
In-laws landing the next morning and the apartment in complete disarray. They turned it into a sparkling, welcoming home before anyone rang the bell, and the price I was quoted on the phone is exactly what I paid.
Michael T.
Greenpoint, Brooklyn · move-out clean
Packing was eating me alive and the old place still had to be spotless. Their move-out clean got me my full security deposit back. One flat number, no add-ons invented at the door.
Sarah K.
Astoria, Queens · bi-weekly
Newborn, messy house, my parents visiting for the first time. The nesting clean was so thorough, safe products throughout, and the bi-weekly rate came in under what I had budgeted.
How it works
Nobody comes to your apartment to write an estimate, and nothing gets priced on the spot.
Most cleaning companies in this city make you book a walkthrough before they will say a price out loud. We publish the rate card instead, so you can compare us in two minutes.
Bedrooms, bathrooms, and how long it has been since the last proper clean. Sixty seconds online or one phone call, and the flat quote comes back before anyone is booked.
A screened, trained cleaner arrives with the products and works top to bottom through the written list. If the visit runs long that is on us, the price is already settled.
Card on file, charged after the visit, for the number you agreed to. No travel fee, no supply fee, no line item you have never heard of before.
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What the price protects
A cheap quote that turns into an argument at the door is not cheap. Everything below is inside the number you are given, which is why the price does not drift between the quote and the invoice.
We are …
… roughly forty cleaners working out of East Elmhurst, on payroll, insured and bonded, most of them with us for years. Thats part of what the rate pays for: nobody at your door is a subcontractor found last night on an app.
You have been putting off the call because you dont know what it costs.
It costs $115 to $255 for a standard clean.
Now you can stop guessing.
The result
Real New York homes, the evening after we finished. Kitchens reset, bathrooms done, floors clear, and the invoice matching the quote to the dollar.
What we charge for
$115 studio to $255 for four bedrooms. Kitchen, bathrooms, floors, dusting and surfaces on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly rhythm.
View service$195 to $425 by size. Inside the oven and fridge, grout, baseboards, door frames, vents and behind furniture, twice a year in most apartments.
View serviceStandard rate plus $25 a laundry load. Tidying, linens and dishes alongside the clean, for homes that need more than surfaces.
View service$225 to $495 by size, and code RESET30 takes $30 off when you book seven days ahead. Cabinets and closets included, timed to your lease dates.
View serviceQuoted per site after a five-minute call, flat per visit. Offices, studios and small retail, after hours or before opening.
View serviceFrom $180 as an add-on, or priced as a deep clean plus dust passes. Fixtures, window tracks and every horizontal surface twice over.
View serviceIncluded in every rate, at no extra charge
In detail
$225 studio to $495 for a townhouse. Empty rooms hide the most, and a deposit is usually worth several times the clean, so this is the one place we tell people not to shop on price alone.
$195 studio to $425 for four bedrooms. Roughly 70% more than a standard visit, becuase it is between two and four extra hours of scrubbing rather than wiping.
$115 to $255 a visit, less once its on a schedule. This is the cheapest way to own a clean apartment in this city, because you never pay for a deep clean twice a year again.
From $180 on top of a deep clean. Renovation dust is finer than household dust, so it settles again after you finish, and the extra passes are the reason this one is priced separately.
What clients say
The post-renovation dust was everywhere and we needed the place ready for a roommate. They scrubbed every surface and the quote held. Miracle workers.
Thanksgiving was stressful enough without the house. Top to bottom deep clean, and the oven and floors have not looked that good in years.
Recovering from surgery and could not manage a thing. They sanitized and dusted while I rested. Relief, for a price I could plan around.
Kitchen was a disaster after a dinner party and we had a bridal shower the next day. Spotless. Absolutely perfect for the celebration.
My schedule means I fall behind and the dust was hitting my allergies. After one deep clean the air in here feels completely different.
Came back from a long trip to a musty, dusty home with my parents arriving. They refreshed the whole space, quickly, and the quote never moved.
Newborn coming home from the hospital. Every baseboard and tile scrubbed, professional the whole way through. Worth every dollar.
Rental unit before a landlord inspection. They went after the oven and the ceiling fans, and we now use them at our own place too.
The checklist
Before comparing two quotes, compare two lists. Every visit works through the checklist below, in the same order, top to bottom so nothing we knock loose lands on a surface we already finished. Deep and move-out cleans are this list plus the items under them, which is exactly where the price difference comes from.
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The recurring visit. Every item, every time.
02
Everything in the standard clean, plus:
03
Everything in the standard and deep clean, plus:
Cleaning products, sprays and cloths all come with us and are inside the rate. For hygiene reasons we do not carry vacuums and mops between homes, so we ask that yours are available on the day. Fragrance-free or pet-safe products cost nothing extra, just say so when you book. Anything outside the list is an add-on with a published price, and we will tell you before we start, not after.
In detail
approach
Square footage is a poor way to price an apartment here, which is why we do not use it. A 700 square foot two bedroom with two bathrooms takes longer than an 900 square foot loft with one. So we count rooms, count bathrooms, ask when the place was last done properly, and quote flat. Every quote holds for 30 days, and it holds on the day too, even if the visit runs an hour over.
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apartments
A bathroom is the most labour-heavy room in any apartment, so the second one adds more time than a second bedroom does, and each bathroom past two adds $35. A pre-war walk-up in Astoria sheds chalky plaster dust onto frames and sill tops; a newer tower in Long Island City has sealed windows, HVAC vents holding dust and glass that shows every mark. Both are priced off the same table, they just get cleaned differently.
Rates and scope for apartment cleaning in New York City, or your neighborhood: Long Island City or Astoria.
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deep clean
The standard checklist, then the rest: inside the oven, inside the fridge, grout scrubbed by hand, baseboards and door frames wiped, light fixtures and vents, window sills and tracks, blinds, and behind and under any furniture we can safely move. That is two to four extra hours of work, which is the whole reason it is priced above a standard visit.
Most apartments here need one every six months, so budget roughly $400 to $700 a year on a two bedroom if you are not on a plan. If you cook most nights, have a radiator under a window, or you are in a ground-floor unit facing the street, make it every four months. Two deep cleans a year plus bi-weekly upkeep is almost always cheaper than three or four rescue cleans booked in a panic.
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move in / move out
Empty cabinets and drawers wiped inside. Closet shelves and rods. Inside the oven and fridge. The gap beside the stove where things fall. Window tracks. Scuffs on the walls where furniture sat. Move-in cleans cost the same and exist for a different reason: the last tenant's cleaner had twenty minutes and a landlord watching the clock.
Run the maths before you shop this one on price. A one bedroom deposit in this city is usually north of $2,500, and the New York Attorney General's office is clear that ordinary wear and tear is not deductible, while a dirty oven is. A $265 clean and a dated photo set is how you win that argument. Book seven or more days ahead and code RESET30 takes $30 off. See end of lease cleaning.
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recurring
Weekly takes 25% off every visit, bi-weekly 15%, monthly 10%, for as long as you stay on the plan. On a two bedroom that is $124, $140 and $149 against the $165 one-off rate. Bi-weekly is the right answer for most one and two bedroom apartments here. Weekly makes sense with kids, pets, or someone cooking every night. Monthly suits a quiet studio, with a deep clean twice a year on top.
Reschedule or skip free up to 24 hours ahead, because everyone has a week that falls apart. One habit worth keeping when you compare cleaning quotes, and the FTC's consumer advice site says the same thing about any service: get the scope in writing, not just the number, becuase a low quote with half the checklist missing is not the cheaper option. See custom cleaning plans.
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eco & pet-friendly
Households with cats, dogs, birds or small kids get the pet-safe set by default once they tell us, at the same rate as anyone else. One rule we never break, and neither should you: never mix bleach with ammonia or with any acidic cleaner. It produces a toxic gas, and in a windowless New York bathroom that is genuinely dangerous.
If a company quotes you a green surcharge, ask what is actually in the bottle before you pay it. Ours are the the same products we use everywhere, chosen once and bought in volume, which is why there is nothing to add to your quote. See eco-friendly cleaning and pet-friendly cleaning.
Discover nowthe full range
Standard rate plus $25 a laundry load: dishes, linens changed, towels swapped, clutter put back where it belongs.
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The checklist and nothing more, $115 to $255 by home size. Studios and one bedrooms run two to three hours with one cleaner.
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Condos, lofts, townhouses and brownstones, quoted off the four bedroom line at $255. Stairs collect more dust than any other surface, so treads, risers and banister every visit.
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No plan, no commitment, the same flat rate as a plan visit before the discount. Try us once, then decide.
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Same day, week after week, 25% off every visit. Upkeep rather than rescue, for clients who work long hours or travel most weeks.
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Call before about 11am and we can usually reach you the same day, at the standard rate with no rush surcharge. Queens and north Brooklyn are easiest.
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Checkout at 11, check-in at 3, priced per turnover and billed monthly. Linens reset, restocked, staged to your listing photos.
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From $180 on top of a deep clean. HEPA vacuum, several passes hours apart, and the places dust hides: door frame tops, window tracks, cabinet tops, radiator fins.
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Quoted per site, flat per visit. Offices, studios and small retail, after hours or before opening.
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Recurring plans
Set a rhythm and the discount comes off every visit automatically, on top of the flat rate. No contract, no cancellation fee, and you can change or pause it whenever you like.
For busy households and full schedules
25% off every visit
A two bedroom lands near $124 a visit.
Cancel any time · no fee
Our most popular rhythm
15% off every visit
A two bedroom lands near $140 a visit.
Cancel any time · no fee
A steady reset on the calendar
10% off every visit
A two bedroom lands near $149 a visit.
Cancel any time · no fee
Discounts apply automatically to every visit for as long as you stay on the plan, calculated off the flat rate for your home size on the rate card above. Deep cleans and move-out cleans are quoted separately and are not discounted by plan.
Where we clean
A two bedroom in Astoria and a two bedroom in Chelsea are quoted the same $165. Most of our cleaners live in Queens, so Queens and north Brooklyn get the widest choice of times, and Manhattan below 96th Street we cover every day.
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Pricing questions
A studio standard clean is $115, a one bedroom $135, a two bedroom $165, a three bedroom $205, and a four bedroom or townhouse $255. Deep cleans run $195 to $425 and move in / move out cleans $225 to $495, depending on size. Those are flat rates with products included, not starting points.
By the job, always. You get one number before you book and that is what you pay, whether the visit takes three hours or five. Hourly pricing puts the risk of a slow day on you, which we think is backwards.
Four things, mostly: a home that has not been cleaned in six months or more, heavy pet hair, more than two bathrooms, and add-ons like oven or fridge interiors. We tell you the number before booking, so nothing gets added at the door.
Weekly takes 25% off every visit, bi-weekly 15% and monthly 10%, applied automatically for as long as you stay on the plan. On a two bedroom, bi-weekly brings a $165 visit down to about $140. There is no contract and no cancellation fee.
Yes. FIRST10 takes 10% off your first clean, and your plan discount starts on the visit after that. RESET30 takes $30 off a move in / move out clean booked seven or more days ahead, and FLEX5 is $5 off every visit on a flexible slot.
No deposit. We keep a card on file and charge it after the visit is finished. Cancel or reschedule free up to 24 hours before your slot.
Yes, products, sprays and cloths all come with us at no extra charge, fragrance-free or pet-safe if you ask.
We do not carry vacuums and mops between homes, because that is how bacteria and, on a bad day, bedbugs travel between apartments. We ask that your vacuum, mop and toilet brush are available. If you would rather we bring a Swiffer mop with disposable pads instead, say so when you book.
Tell us within 24 hours and we come back and re-clean that area at no charge. It is not a credit toward a future visit, it is us returning and doing the work.
All of Queens and Brooklyn, and Manhattan below 96th Street, at the same flat rates. Queens and north Brooklyn get the widest choice of time slots because most of our cleaners live there. Ask if you are just outside those lines.
Testimonials
Going through a divorce and could not keep up with the housework on top of everything else. A friend sent me here. My home is calm and manageable again, on a plan I can actually afford.
My elderly mother cannot handle her apartment anymore, so I booked a one-time deep clean. Gentle and respectful with her belongings, and it genuinely brightened her spirits.
We had a pest issue in the pantry and needed a meticulous clean alongside the treatment. Every inch of the kitchen and the cabinets. Stressful situation, handled.
Working from home in a messy apartment was killing my focus, and one scrub down turned it into a place I can actually think in.
Megan R.
Bayside, Queens · monthly plan
Ready when you are
Tell us the home size and pick a day. The number comes back before anyone is booked, and it does not move after that. First-time clients save 10% with FIRST10.
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