Lawn Mowing Cost Calculator

This calculator prices lawn mowing from the area that is actually cut rather than the size of the lot, because the house, the driveway and the beds are not mowed. Enter the lot size, the square footage of everything that is not grass, a rate per thousand square feet, and the linear feet of trimming and edging, and it returns the charge for one visit with a cost per thousand square feet and per acre. A second action takes that per-visit figure, a cutting frequency and a season length and works out the number of cuts, the seasonal total with spring and fall cleanups, and the monthly payment if the bill is spread. Every rate is yours to enter, since mowing prices are set locally and a national average would be the least useful number here. Obstacles, slopes and a gate a rider cannot fit through are priced by time and sit outside the area figure.

Calculator Type

Measured In

This sets the unit for the whole form. Pick square metres or hectares and the house, the hard surfaces, the trimming and the edging are read in metres, the mowing rate per 100 square metres, and the answer comes back the same way.

Lot Size (sq ft) *

The whole parcel. What is not grass comes off below.

House and Roofed Area (sq ft)

In the unit chosen above. Zero is zero either way.

Driveway, Patio, Beds and Pool (sq ft)

In the unit chosen above.

Mowing Rate ($ per 1,000 square feet, or per 100 square metres) *

Minimum Charge per Visit ($)

String Trimming (linear)

Fence lines, foundations, trees and anything the deck cannot reach, in feet.

Trimming Rate ($ per linear foot, or per metre)

Edging (linear)

Driveway, walks and curb, where a blade cuts a hard line, in feet.

Edging Rate ($ per linear foot, or per metre)

Blowing and Cleanup ($ per visit)

Trip or Travel Charge ($)

Sales Tax (%)

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