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Seattle and Kent House Cleaning Prices
House cleaning from $188
- By the room, not the hour
- No contracts or reschedule fees
- 100% money-back guarantee
What house cleaning costs in Seattle and Kent
These are real numbers from Seattle and Kent homes we cleaned in 2026. “Most homes” means the middle half of what customers actually paid. Your exact price depends on which rooms you choose, how big your home is and how often we come. Getting it online takes about two minutes.
$188 is where a first cleaning starts, for the smallest homes we clean. Most homes land between $221 and $340 for that first visit, which brings the home up to our standard. Every visit after it is a maintenance clean at one of the lower rates below, and that rate stays the same until you change the rooms.
Our lowest rate per visit. The home never gets far from clean, so each visit is quick.
What most Seattle and Kent customers choose.
A month of living takes longer to undo, so each visit costs a bit more than every other week.
Your first visit is the deep one: baseboards, ceiling fans, everything that has been waiting. It takes longer, so it costs more, and it is the most you will ever pay us for a cleaning. Every scheduled visit after it costs less. One-time and occasional cleanings are priced like a first visit.
An empty house cleaned top to bottom for the next family or the landlord’s walkthrough. Priced for the whole job, not by the hour.
What you’re really deciding
Most people call us to find out whether a few hundred dollars is worth it. The better question is what your Saturday is worth. A first cleaning takes a crew most of a day. Do it yourself, on top of everything else, and that is a weekend gone. One customer told us she gets about six hours back every visit.
Part of the price is who shows up. Our Crew Members are trained, background-checked and backed by a supervisor who checks the work, because the person in your home matters more than the number on this page. That is a big part of why our customers stay with us more than five years on average.
Why now
Our Seattle and Kent crews stay booked. Open dates go fast, especially before holidays and at the end of the month. A date that is open today may be gone next week. If you have been meaning to do this, get your price now and pick your dates while they are still there.
How your price is built (and why it isn’t by the hour)
By the room, not the hour. Most people who call us ask how many hours we’ll be there. We don’t bill that way. You tell us which rooms you want cleaned and we give you one set price for the finished job. Whether we send one Crew Member or two, and whether it is a fast day or a slow one, the price does not move. It stays the same every visit until you change the rooms.
Rooms. Every room is priced on its own, so you choose which ones we clean. Plenty of customers skip the guest rooms or the basement, and the price follows.
Size. Larger homes take longer, so square footage is part of the price. Very large homes get a quick walkthrough first so the price is right the first time.
Pets. A house full of pets takes a little more work, and the price reflects that. One or two dogs or cats change nothing.
Frequency. The more often we come, the less each visit costs. Weekly is our lowest rate per visit, monthly the highest of the recurring schedules, and one-time or occasional cleanings are priced like a first cleaning.
Vacant homes and add-ons
A vacant move-in or move-out is the most complete cleaning we do, and it is priced for the whole job, not by the hour. Larger empty homes cost more than smaller ones, and appliances are add-ons. If you are pricing a move-out, plan around the vacant range above, not the first-cleaning range.
Add-ons can be added to any cleaning, vacant or not.
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Inside refrigerator | $65 |
| Inside oven | $75 |
| Washer | $30 |
| Dryer | $30 |
| Inside dishwasher | $30 |
| Garage, per stall | $30 |
| Hand floor washing | $15 |
| Sheet changes | $15 |
| Damp mopping | $7 |
Prices are per cleaning. The price you’re quoted is the price you pay: no contracts, no trip charges, no fee to reschedule, and every cleaning is backed by our 100% money-back guarantee.
Three Seattle and Kent homes, priced
Ranges only go so far. Here are three typical Seattle and Kent homes run through our pricing exactly as the online tool does it, with every room in the house on the list. Take rooms off and the price drops.
Kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, two full baths. No pets. A condo, a townhome or a small ranch.
| First-time cleaning | $245 |
| Weekly | $147 |
| Every other week | $163 |
| Monthly | $212 |
Kitchen, family room, dining room, three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, one set of stairs. One dog. The typical family home in Kent, Auburn or Federal Way.
| First-time cleaning | $323 |
| Weekly | $194 |
| Every other week | $215 |
| Monthly | $280 |
| Vacant move-out, same home | $645 |
| Move-out price before add-ons. Inside fridge is $65 and inside oven is $75. | |
Kitchen, family room, living room, dining room, five bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath, two sets of stairs. Two dogs. The larger newer homes around Renton.
| First-time cleaning | $506 |
| Weekly | $304 |
| Every other week | $337 |
| Monthly | $439 |
These are examples, not quotes. Your rooms, your square footage and the rooms you leave off all move the number, which is why the exact price for your home takes two minutes online. Calculate your own price.
Cleaning homes in Seattle and Kent
Our Seattle and Kent service center at 12925 SE Kent Kangley Rd cleans homes across Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Renton, Seattle and Bellevue and the rest of the area. Here is what that looks like on the ground, and what it does to the price.
Kent, Renton and the East Hill
Kent’s East Hill, Renton Highlands and Auburn are 1970s to 1990s split-levels and two-stories with three bathrooms and a family room down. Covington, Maple Valley and the newer parts of Kent are 2000s and newer two-stories with open kitchens and four bathrooms, and the subdivisions keep going east. The older split-levels have more small rooms and stairs; the newer homes have more bathrooms and more glass. Both price by the room.
Nine months of rain
From October through June the mud comes in on every pair of shoes, and entries, kitchen floors and mudrooms take the worst of it. Damp air keeps bathrooms and window tracks growing a film between visits, and fir needles and moss come in on everything from the yard. Summer is dry and short. This is a market where a regular schedule earns its keep, because a house here never dries out enough to stay ahead of the season on its own.
Who calls us in Seattle and Kent
Boeing and aerospace families, people commuting north to Seattle and the Eastside who would rather have the weekend, JBLM families a short drive south, and homeowners in the Kent and Tahoma schools. PCS season, May through August, and the first of the month are when move-out dates disappear first.
What that means for your price
Most Seattle and Kent customers choose every other week. For the typical three-bedroom family home here that is about $215 a visit, or $194 weekly and $280 monthly, with a first visit around $323. A two-bedroom condo or small ranch runs closer to $163 every other week, and a five-bedroom with four baths closer to $337. Newer homes with a lot of bathrooms and glass land toward the top of the ranges on this page; bungalows, ranches and condos land toward the bottom. Every room you leave off comes off the price.
How our prices compare in Seattle and Kent
Here is what the market charges, then what we charge. An independent cleaner in Seattle and Kent advertises around $24 to $29 an hour, per person, which works out to about $96 to $145 for a three-bedroom home once the hours are counted. Local cost guides put a professional house cleaning here in a typical range of $114 to $381 a visit. Both come from our own market research this fall. Here is how to read them next to ours.
The hourly rate is what gets advertised. The visit is what you pay for, and that price leaves out everything that makes a price safe to say yes to:
- No bond, no insurance. If they get hurt in your home, the claim can land on you and your homeowner’s policy. If they break something, it is your loss.
- No background check unless you run one yourself.
- No backup. When they are sick, on vacation or gone for good, so is your cleaning day.
- Nobody checks the work and nobody stands behind it. There is no guarantee to call in.
- Supplies and equipment are often yours to buy.
- The tax question. Pay someone regularly and you may be a household employer in the eyes of the IRS, with the paperwork that comes with it.
Our scheduled visits average about $205 for the same home with every one of those things included. Side by side, we are the better buy: a bonded, background-checked, supervised crew with a guarantee, and the difference in price is what pays for all of it.
That is what the market charges for a professional cleaning of an average Seattle and Kent home. Our scheduled visits average about $205, and most homes land between $133 and $295 depending on size and how often we come.
- Same price band. We sit inside the range the market already charges.
- Spelled out in advance. The checklist, the supervisor and the money-back guarantee are in writing before you book.
- Published, not quoted. The number is on this page instead of behind a phone call.
What comes with it:
- Background-checked crew, bonded and insured.
- 165-point checklist with a supervisor who checks the work.
- 100% money-back guarantee.
- A price that does not move when a visit runs long. An hourly price rewards slow work; a by-the-room price rewards a crew that knows your home.
Better cleaning, less risk, and a fair price for it. That is the whole case, and the numbers on this page back it up.
Market figures are from our own research of Seattle and Kent listings and cost guides, September 2026. Our figures are from Seattle and Kent homes we cleaned in 2026.
What a cleaning includes in Seattle and Kent
Every General Cleaning follows the same checklist, about 165 tasks in a typical home. Here is the short version, room by room. The full checklist has been public on our site for close to a decade.
Countertops and backsplash cleaned and sanitized, with everything moved and cleaned behind. Sink sanitized. Cabinet and appliance exteriors cleaned, microwave cleaned inside and out, small appliances wiped down. Window over the sink, blinds, fixtures and ledges cobwebbed, sills wiped. Pantry vacuumed, trash emptied, floors edged, vacuumed and hand washed, baseboards wiped.
Sinks and countertops cleaned and sanitized. Shower and tub scrubbed and sanitized, chrome shined, glass and mirrors cleaned. Toilet cleaned and sanitized, base and behind. Cabinet exteriors, switch plates, fixtures and blinds, sills. Closet vacuumed, trash emptied, baseboards wiped, floor hand washed.
All furniture and decor dusted, glass cleaned, upholstery vacuumed. Walls, ceiling fans and baseboards cobwebbed, sills and blinds done. Beds made, rooms tidied, trash emptied. Floors edged and vacuumed. Front storm door and one set of French doors cleaned inside and out.
Your first cleaning, then the scheduled ones
The first visit works the whole checklist against everything that has built up, which is why it takes longest and costs the most. Every scheduled visit after it works the same checklist on a home that is already at our standard, so it goes faster and costs less. One customer put it plainly in a review: they dropped the guest bedroom and guest bathroom from a few cleanings while nobody was using them. You choose the rooms every time.
What costs extra
Inside the refrigerator, inside the oven, inside the dishwasher, washer and dryer, garage stalls, sheet changes, and hand washing or damp mopping of hard floors outside the kitchen and bathrooms are add-ons, priced above. Windows are not part of a General Cleaning; mirrors, glass doors and the glass listed above are. We bring our own equipment and eco-friendly products.
Move-out and move-in cleaning in Seattle and Kent
Kent, Renton and Auburn turn over all year, JBLM is a short drive south, and leases across the south end roll on the first. That is why vacant cleanings are their own price here: most Seattle and Kent move-outs run $369 to $680, from $313 for the smallest homes, with inside-the-appliance work as add-ons.
A vacant cleaning is the most complete cleaning we do. Empty rooms let us reach everything, and the price is for the finished job, whatever it takes. It is meant to pass a landlord’s walkthrough or a buyer’s final inspection.
When to book it
PCS season, May through August, and the first of the month are when move-out dates disappear first. If you have a final walkthrough or a closing date, book the cleaning the day you get it, and give us three dates that work in case the first one is gone. Price a move-out online or call the pricing line at 253-833-0112.
What moves the price in Seattle and Kent
Across Kent, Auburn, Federal Way and Renton and the rest of the area we serve, the price follows the home, not the zip code. Larger, newer builds land in the upper half of the ranges above; older homes, townhomes and condos land in the lower half. The very largest homes carry a size adjustment and get a quick walkthrough first so the price is right the first time.
Every room is priced on its own. A finished basement nobody uses, a guest room that stays closed, an office you would rather we skip: leave them off and the price follows. Add them back for the holidays. The list is yours to change.
One or two pets change nothing; a full house of them adds a little. And the more often we come, the less each visit costs, because the home never gets far from clean. Weekly is our lowest rate per visit, monthly the highest of the scheduled rates.
What Seattle and Kent callers ask us
These are the questions our pricing line hears every day, answered here so you don’t have to wait on hold for them.
How much does house cleaning cost in Seattle and Kent?
House cleaning in Seattle and Kent starts at $188 for a first cleaning, and most homes land between $221 and $340 for that first visit. After that, regularly scheduled cleanings average about $205 a visit across all home sizes: weekly runs $133 to $204 for most homes, every other week $148 to $227, and monthly $192 to $295. Vacant move-in and move-out cleanings run $369 to $680. The exact number for your home takes about two minutes online.
Do you charge by the hour?
No. We price by the room. You tell us which rooms you want cleaned and we quote one set price for the finished job, so you never pay more because a crew took longer, and you never get a rushed clean because the clock ran out.
What is the least a cleaning can cost?
$188 for a first-time cleaning, which covers the smallest homes we clean. Every scheduled visit after that costs less. Weekly, every-other-week and monthly rates begin with your second cleaning, and the ranges above show where most homes land.
Can I get a price without calling?
Yes. Price your own home any time at quote.cottagecare.com. It asks the same questions our pricing line does, rooms, size, pets, frequency, and gives you a price for every frequency at once. If you would rather talk it through, the pricing line is 253-833-0112, Monday through Friday 5 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 7 AM to 2 PM, and it takes about ten minutes.
Can I have just some rooms cleaned?
Yes. Plenty of customers have us clean the kitchen, bathrooms and main living areas and skip the guest rooms or the basement. You choose the rooms, the price follows, and you can change the list any time.
How much is a move-out or move-in cleaning?
Vacant homes are the most complete cleaning we do, and most Seattle and Kent move-outs land between $369 and $680 before appliances. Inside the refrigerator is $65 and inside the oven is $75. It is priced for the whole job, not by the hour.
What does a cleaning include?
Every General Cleaning covers cobwebbing, dusting and vacuuming in every room, and kitchens and bathrooms cleaned and sanitized. Kitchen and bathroom floors are hand washed. Floors in every other room, hard surface or carpet, are edged and vacuumed; hand washing or damp mopping those is an add-on. The full 165-point checklist is on our site. Inside appliances, garages and sheet changes are add-ons, priced above. We bring our own equipment and eco-friendly products.
How soon can you come?
It depends on the season and the week. Sometimes we can be there the next day, sometimes later that week, and in busy stretches it can be a week or two out. Our Seattle and Kent office stays busy and open spots go quickly, so the sooner you book the better your pick of dates. When you book, you give us three dates that work for you and we confirm one. If you have company coming or a closing date, tell us and we will do what we can.
Do I need to be home?
No. Most customers leave a key, a garage code or a lockbox, and you choose how we get in when you book. Our Crew Members are background-checked, and CottageCare is bonded and insured.
What if I’m not happy with a cleaning?
Tell us and we make it right. Every cleaning is backed by our 100% money-back guarantee, there is no contract holding you, and there is never a fee to reschedule.
Service Center Hours
- Monday – Friday:
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Pricing Line Hours
- Monday – Friday:
5:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Saturday:
7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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Kristen Roach ManagerLocation12925 SE Kent Kangley Rd Unit 103 Kent, WA 98030
Location12925 SE Kent Kangley Rd Unit 103 Kent, WA 98030
How we got these numbers. The first-cleaning range is the middle half of what Seattle and Kent customers actually paid for a first cleaning in 2026, from our own scheduling records, with vacant homes counted separately. Scheduled-visit ranges are what those same homes pay on a weekly, every-other-week or monthly schedule. The $205 average covers all scheduled cleanings across all home sizes. We update this page as prices change. Last updated September 2026. This is the price sheet for our Seattle and Kent service center at 12925 SE Kent Kangley Rd.
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Our Kent Cleaning Services Cover it All!
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At CottageCare, we believe all families deserve Freedom From Housework®. With our house cleaning services in Kent, you can enjoy a beautiful, freshly cleaned home as often as you like. With decades of experience in the industry, CottageCare® is well-known for providing families with quality cleanings, using eco-friendly products, and flexible service options to meet your needs and budget!
Whether you are looking for house cleaning services in Kent, Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Renton, Olympia, or elsewhere in the Seattle metro area, CottageCare is here for you. No matter the size or style of your home or apartment, we can provide full home cleaning services from top to bottom! Most of our clients choose weekly services, but we are also happy to offer customized packages to meet whatever your needs may be, including a bi-weekly or as-needed cadence.
CottageCare offers a wide range of cleaning services in Kent, including our 165-point cleaning checklist detailing the following rooms and areas:
- Kitchen Cleaning – The surfaces in your kitchen will be thoroughly cleaned by hand, from the fronts of the cupboards to the countertops and floors. The sink and faucet will be scoured until it shines!
- Bathroom Cleaning – Say goodbye to mildew. CottageCare’s bathroom cleaning services include a thorough cleaning of the shower, tub, sink, and toilet, as well as hand-washed floors.
- Furniture Cleaning – CottageCare will carefully remove dust and pet hair from chairs, couches, tables, bookshelves, and entertainment centers.
- Hard Floor Cleaning & Carpet Vacuuming – Small furniture and objects are carefully moved or vacuumed under to ensure that the entire floor is cleaned. We utilize 2 types of vacuums depending on the floor surface. Floors in the kitchen, bathrooms and foyer are washed by hand and damp mopping is offered for other hard floor surfaces upon request.
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