Lawn care is priced yard by yard, by local companies, and LotSite has no sourced price list for any city, so this page does not print one. It explains how mowing is priced, how to work out your own annual cost from a local quote, and gives one published reference figure for each region of the country.
Per visit. A mowing company quotes a price for one visit, which covers mowing, trimming the edges and blowing the clippings off hard surfaces. You pay that price each time the crew comes, so the yearly bill is the visit price times the number of visits.
By lawn size. The price follows the area of grass the crew has to cut, not the size of the lot. The house, driveway, patio and planting beds are not mowed, so a company that prices from the lot size on a listing is pricing ground you do not have in grass. Give the grass area and the quote will be closer to the bill.
What changes the price. Two lawns of the same area can be priced differently. The things a company looks at:
Fertilizing, weed control, aeration and leaf cleanup are separate services with their own prices. Ask for each one as its own line so you can compare companies like for like.
annual mowing cost = price per visit × visits per year
Both numbers come from a local company. Add any other services you want, each at its own quoted price, to get the full year.
Doing the routine work yourself changes the sum from a company's price to your own time and materials. The DIY versus hiring guide walks through that choice, and the fertilizer, seed and mowing time calculators turn a measured area into quantities and hours.
These figures are from LawnStarter, a lawn care booking company, in its study How Location Impacts Lawn Care Costs in 2026 (updated June 11, 2026). They are 2025 averages for the four U.S. census regions. The study gives a national average of $53.59 per visit.
| Region | Average per visit (2025) | States in the region |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $58.17 | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Midwest | $55.45 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| South | $52.93 | Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia |
| West | $50.90 | Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming |
| National | $53.59 | All regions |
Source: LawnStarter, "How Location Impacts Lawn Care Costs in 2026", updated June 11, 2026, table "Average Cost per Mow by Region (2025)". Figures are shown as published.
What these numbers are. LawnStarter says the study covers more than 2 million completed mowing jobs in more than 2,000 cities, and that its averages are weighted by job volume and represent the areas it serves. That makes them one company's completed-job data. They are not an official statistic, and they are not a quote for your yard.
How to use them. As a check on a quote, not a replacement for one. A regional average mixes small city lawns with large suburban ones, so your own price can sit well above or below it for ordinary reasons. LotSite has not broken these figures down by state or by city and has not adjusted them in any way. For a price in your city, the city pages open the satellite view for 50 metros so you can measure first and then ask locally.
Enter your address, paint the grass on the satellite view, and read the square footage of what you painted.