It is the first question almost everyone asks, and most cleaning companies dodge it. So here is a straight answer: in the Portland metro, most one-time house cleans land somewhere between $120 and $600 depending on the size of your home, its condition, and the type of clean you need.
That is a wide range on purpose, because a maintenance clean on a tidy two-bedroom apartment and a deep clean on a lived-in four-bedroom house are very different jobs. Below is how the pricing actually breaks down so you can estimate where your home falls before you ever ask for a quote.
Typical Portland cleaning prices in 2026
These are the ranges most Portland-area homeowners can expect for a professional, insured cleaning service (not the cheapest gig-app option, and not a high-end concierge rate):
- Standard / maintenance clean: roughly $120–$250
- Deep clean (first-time or seasonal reset): roughly $250–$450+
- Move-in / move-out clean: roughly $300–$600+
- Recurring weekly or bi-weekly: often 10–20% less per visit than a one-time clean
What actually determines your price
A good company prices the home in front of them, not a generic square-foot formula. The biggest factors:
- Size — bedrooms and, more importantly, the number of bathrooms (bathrooms and kitchens are the most labor-intensive rooms)
- Condition — how long since the last professional clean; build-up takes more time
- Type of clean — standard vs. deep vs. move-out changes the scope significantly
- Frequency — recurring visits cost less per clean because the home never gets far behind
- Add-ons — inside the oven, inside the fridge, interior windows, laundry, or heavy pet hair
Standard vs. deep vs. move-out — why the gap
A standard clean keeps an already-maintained home fresh: surfaces, floors, bathrooms, kitchen, dusting. A deep clean adds the detail work that builds up over time — baseboards, door frames, inside appliances, light fixtures, and the spots a standard visit does not reach. A move-out clean is the most thorough of all, because it is inspected: inside every cabinet and drawer, inside all appliances, and every surface, so you protect your deposit.
That is why the same 1,800-square-foot house can be a $180 standard clean or a $400 deep clean — you are paying for hours and detail, not just floor space.
Why we quote flat-rate, not hourly
Hourly pricing punishes you for a slow cleaner and leaves you guessing at the final bill. We quote a flat rate based on your home and what you want done, so the price you hear is the price you pay — no meter running, no surprise at the end. If your home takes longer than expected, that is on us, not your invoice.
How to get an accurate number for your home
The fastest way to a real price is to tell us your home size, roughly how many bathrooms, when it was last cleaned, and what kind of clean you are after. We send a flat-rate quote within 24 hours — no in-home sales visit required. Prefer to talk it through? Call or text us and we will ballpark it on the spot.