How Much to Cut Grass (price, versus, driveway, yard)

[Ann Alison]

Can someone give me a wag for the going rate to cut about 1/4 acre of grass (less house and garage). It takes me a little under an hour with a push mower; there are lots of trees. The median income here is about $50,000. I'm talking about an adult who happens to be in a depressed industry and could use the money to pay his mortgage, versus a pro or a teenager.

Thanks.

[crazyma]

I paid a fireman $35 for about 8000 sq feet of lawn, That was just mowing, i took care of the rest. You might call some of your local firehouses and ask of any of those guys do mowing as a side job...they can use the extra $

[sgresident]

I would say $25 for just the mowing. extra if they are doing trim work.

[BobKovacs]

That kind of service runs around $35-40 here in the burbs of Atlanta, and would include weedwhacking, edging, and blowing off the walks/drives afterwards.

[Ann Alison]

Thanks, all.

[Barking Spider]

You may want to contact churches near your house and see if there are any youth that do yard work/mowing.

[Cattknap]

We pay $75 a month to have our small front yard cut once a week - things are expensive in So. California.

[motormaker]

Originally Posted by Cattknap

We pay $75 a month to have our small front yard cut once a week - things are expensive in So. California.

Whoa, I'm only paying $25 a mont to mow, edge and cleanup.

[Jeremy Joyce]

Originally Posted by Ann Alison

Can someone give me a wag for the going rate to cut about 1/4 acre of grass (less house and garage). It takes me a little under an hour with a push mower; there are lots of trees. The median income here is about $50,000. I'm talking about an adult who happens to be in a depressed industry and could use the money to pay his mortgage, versus a pro or a teenager.

Thanks.

Hello miss ann i am jeremy and i have been recently laid off form my job in nov of 08 since that time i have tried my luck in the landscaping field i currently have to lawns that i do one is a half acre and the other is a little less my price to them is 25 dollars for cutt and weedeat and blow the grass off sidewalks driveways etc. if u are in the northcarolina region please email me at [email]Jeremy.Joyce@embarqmail.com[/email] if not good luck and hope the person u hire is not to expensive and does a good job! Thanks again Jeremy

[Donn2390]

Originally Posted by motormaker

Whoa, I'm only paying $25 a mont to mow, edge and cleanup.

$25 a month for all of that in Corona is a steal. I haven't heard of anyone charging less than, and usually more, than $100 a month. I want your gardener's name...!