Straight-answer pricing for house cleaning in the Triangle — by square footage, bedrooms, service type and frequency. No 'starting at' games, no hourly-rate trickery.
Joseph here. I'm one of the cleaners with Triangle Home Cleaners, and I get asked "what's this actually going to cost" more than any other question on the phone. Most cleaning companies duck it. I'm going to give you real numbers.
A quick honest caveat: every home is different. A 2,000 sq ft loft with hardwood and two adults cleans in a fraction of the time of a 2,000 sq ft home with three kids, two dogs and heavy carpet. The bands below are what most Triangle homes actually price at in 2026.
Recurring house cleaning — Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill
- Small (1 bed / 1 bath, up to ~900 sq ft): $110 – $145 per visit
- Medium (2–3 bed / 2 bath, ~1,200–1,800 sq ft): $145 – $210
- Large (4 bed / 3 bath, ~2,000–2,800 sq ft): $210 – $295
- Extra large (5+ bed, 3,000+ sq ft): $295 – $425+
Those are per-visit prices for a recurring biweekly clean. Weekly is roughly 10–15% less per visit; monthly is roughly 15–25% more per visit because more work has accumulated.
Deep cleans and first-time cleans
A one-time deep clean typically runs 1.5–2× the recurring price for the same home. For a 3-bedroom Raleigh home that's roughly $260–$395. If a company is quoting you a deep clean at the same price as a recurring visit, they're not actually doing a deep clean — they're hoping you don't notice.
Move-in / move-out cleaning
Move-outs price like deep cleans because they include inside the oven, fridge, cabinets, baseboards, walls and windows. For a Triangle apartment or townhome, expect $325–$550. For a full single-family home, $450–$800. Getting your deposit back almost always beats the cost.
Airbnb / short-term rental turnovers
Priced per turnover, not by the hour. Studios and 1-bedrooms run $95–$140; 2-bedrooms $140–$195; larger houses $200–$375+. Linen laundering and consumable restocks are separate line items — you don't want them hidden.
Why "per hour" pricing hurts you
Almost every cheap-looking hourly quote in the Triangle ends up costing more than a flat-rate. If a company is billing $45/hr with a 2-cleaner team, that's really $90/hr, and the meter keeps running whether they're scrubbing your bathroom or refolding their rags. Flat-rate is the only pricing model where the cleaner is incentivized to work efficiently instead of slowly. We only quote flat-rate for exactly this reason.
What drives the price up or down
- Frequency — weekly is cheapest per visit, monthly is most.
- Pets — shedding dogs and cats add real time.
- Clutter level — clear surfaces get cleaned faster and better.
- Time since last clean — anything past 4 weeks starts trending toward a deep clean.
- Add-ons — inside oven ($30–$45), inside fridge ($30–$45), interior windows ($3–$6 per pane).
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Written by
Joseph — one of the cleaners on the Triangle Home Cleaners crew. I'm in homes every week across Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, and I write these from what I actually see on the job.