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What Does Weekly Mowing Cost in Massachusetts?

Posted on by Land Design Associates
Weekly mowing cost example: crew mowing and edging a residential lawn in Massachusetts
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Sep
Mowing sounds like the simplest line item on a landscape maintenance quote, but it’s often where price comparisons get confusing fastest. One company quotes a flat weekly rate, another prices by lot size, and a third wraps mowing into a bundled maintenance plan with no separate number at all. None of those approaches is wrong they just reflect different ways of pricing the same service.
 

Here’s what actually drives the cost of weekly mowing in Massachusetts, and roughly where those costs tend to land.

Note: the ranges below reflect general industry patterns for residential mowing services, not a specific company’s rate card. Actual pricing varies by provider and property.

What Drives the Cost of Mowing

Lot size. This is the most obvious factor more square footage means more time on the mower, plain and simple. But it’s not purely linear; a large, open lawn often mows faster per square foot than a smaller lot with lots of edging, obstacles, and tight corners.

Terrain and obstacles. Slopes, tree islands, garden beds cut into the lawn, fencing, and narrow side yards all slow a crew down. A flat, open half-acre can sometimes cost less to mow than a quarter-acre with a steep slope and a dozen landscape beds to trim around.

Mowing frequency. Weekly service during peak growing season (typically late spring through early fall in Massachusetts) is standard for most residential lawns. Some properties scale back to bi-weekly in early spring or late fall when growth slows, which affects the total seasonal cost even if the per-visit rate stays the same.

Edging and trimming included. A quote that includes edging along walkways, driveways, and beds plus trimming around trees, fences, and obstacles the mower can’t reach will cost more than a mow-only service, but it’s also the difference between a lawn that looks maintained and one that just looks cut.

Cleanup and debris removal. Blowing clippings off hardscape, bagging clippings versus mulching them back into the lawn, and removing debris all add time. Some providers include this as standard; others price it separately.

Bundled vs. standalone pricing. Mowing priced as part of a full maintenance plan (alongside pruning, bed care, and seasonal cleanup) is often priced differently than mowing purchased as a standalone service, since a bundled plan spreads some overhead like site visits and scheduling across multiple services instead of loading it all onto the mowing line item.

Typical Weekly Mowing Cost Ranges

For a general sense of scale, residential weekly mowing in Massachusetts tends to fall into rough tiers based on property size and complexity:

  • Small, simple lots (typical suburban lot, minimal obstacles) lower end of the range
  • Mid-size lots with moderate landscaping (beds, some slope, trees to trim around) moderate range
  • Larger properties or high complexity lots (significant acreage, extensive beds, steep grades, multiple obstacles) higher end of the range

These are relative tiers; not fixed dollar figures actual pricing depends on the specific property and provider. The most reliable way to know where your property falls is a site walk-through, since two lots with the same square footage can price very differently based on terrain and obstacles alone.

Why “Cheapest Mow” Isn’t Always the Best Value

A rock-bottom mowing quote is often a signal that edging, trimming, and cleanup are being skipped or minimized to hit that price point. Over a season, a lawn that’s mowed but never properly edged or trimmed tends to look inconsistent even though it’s technically being “maintained” every week. When comparing quotes, it’s worth asking exactly what’s included in the mow itself, not just the headline price.

Getting an Accurate Mowing Quote

Because terrain, obstacles, and scope vary so much property to property, the only way to get an accurate number is a site assessment rather than a generic quote based on square footage alone. If you’re comparing mowing options for your Massachusetts property, a walk-through will give you a far more reliable estimate than a phone-quoted price per acre.

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