This free calculator prices a mow-and-maintain visit from lot size, terrain difficulty, add-ons, and a season-contract discount. Loaded with the seeded example (8,000 sqft lot, flat/easy terrain, one-time visit, no add-ons) it totals $48, the per-visit price shown the instant the page loads. Switch to sloped or heavy-slope terrain and the surcharge is added automatically; select a weekly or biweekly season contract and the discount comes off the same way.
Pricing lawn care off memory means a flat, easy quarter-acre and a sloped, obstacle-heavy quarter-acre end up quoted the same, right up until the second one takes twice as long to mow and you have quietly worked for half your rate. This calculator prices a visit by lot size and terrain difficulty (flat/easy, sloped/obstacles, or heavy slope/tight access), so harder properties price higher automatically instead of you having to remember to bump the number.
Add-ons are itemized separately: edging and trimming, blowing clippings off walkways, bagging and hauling clippings, and a fertilizer treatment each carry their own charge, so a client can see exactly what is and is not included in the base mow. A season-contract discount is built in for weekly or biweekly commitments, calculated rather than just quoted as a round number.
Click "Calculate Quote" for the price, then "Print Quote" for a copy you can hand the customer at the curb instead of texting a number after you drive away.
How it works
- 1 Enter lot size in square feet and your rate per 1,000 square feet.
- 2 Select terrain difficulty: Flat/easy, Sloped/obstacles, or Heavy slope/tight access.
- 3 Toggle any add-ons: edging and trimming, blow clippings off walkways, bag and haul clippings, fertilizer treatment.
- 4 Select visit frequency (one-time, or a discounted weekly/biweekly season contract), click "Calculate Quote," then "Print Quote."
Ways to use it
Pricing a new property before you ever mow it
Walk the lot, judge the terrain, and run the numbers on your phone before you commit to a price, so a sloped or obstacle-heavy yard gets priced for the extra time it will actually take.
Converting one-time customers to season contracts
The built-in weekly/biweekly discount gives you a real number to show a one-time customer why committing to the season is worth it for them, not just for your schedule.
Keeping add-on pricing consistent across the crew
If more than one person quotes jobs, itemized add-on pricing (edging, bagging, fertilizer) keeps every crew member quoting the same job the same way.