Statistics
House Washing Cost Statistics 2026
36 facts about house washing and pressure washing prices, each with its source and check date. Prices are providers' own list prices, not quotes. Medians come from the House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index.
Prices
The House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index compiles 613 published prices from 209 providers' own rate cards, covering 19 service lines in the United States (House Washing Cost, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for house washing is $325 per job (range $100–$1,300) across 113 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for roof cleaning is $445 per job (range $195–$3,000) across 68 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for driveway and concrete cleaning is $165 per job (range $75–$1,950) across 64 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for gutter cleaning is $190 per job (range $25–$2,000) across 62 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for gutter brightening is $175 per job (range $75–$400) across 8 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for deck cleaning is $175 per job (range $99–$600) across 19 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for fence cleaning is $170 per job (range $30–$1,500) across 17 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for paver cleaning and sealing is $1,000 per job (range $399–$1,850) across 5 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for driveway sealcoating is $350 per job (range $200–$750) across 3 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for window cleaning (whole house) is $190 per job (range $65–$1,500) across 40 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
The typical published price for pool cage and lanai cleaning is $235 per job (range $135–$425) across 12 providers' published prices (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Washing a manufactured or mobile home costs $175–$450 per home in washing companies' published prices (House Washing Cost manufactured home guide, checked October 2026).
Pressure washing a small storefront costs $200–$350 per visit in published commercial prices (House Washing Cost storefront guide, checked October 2026).
Permanent roofline lighting costs $2,700–$5,250 per 150 ft of roofline in installers' published prices (House Washing Cost permanent lights guide, checked October 2026).
Standard sizes
House washing priced per sq ft has a typical published rate of $0.20 per sq ft (range $0.10–$0.40, 16 providers), which comes to about $400 for a 2,000 sq ft home (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Roof cleaning priced per sq ft has a typical published rate of $0.30 per sq ft (range $0.15–$3.00, 15 providers), which comes to about $600 for a 2,000 sq ft roof (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Driveway and concrete cleaning priced per sq ft has a typical published rate of $0.24 per sq ft (range $0.15–$1.65, 12 providers), which comes to about $145 for a 2-car driveway (about 600 sq ft) (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Gutter cleaning priced per linear ft has a typical published rate of $1.73 per linear ft (range $0.50–$7.00, 12 providers), which comes to about $275 for 160 ft of gutter (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Gutter brightening priced per linear ft has a typical published rate of $1.75 per linear ft (range $1.75–$2.50, 3 providers), which comes to about $280 for 160 ft of gutter (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Deck cleaning priced per sq ft has a typical published rate of $0.30 per sq ft (range $0.20–$1.50, 4 providers), which comes to about $90 for a 300 sq ft deck (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Fence cleaning priced per linear ft has a typical published rate of $1.25 per linear ft (range $0.75–$4.00, 8 providers), which comes to about $190 for 150 ft of fence (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Paver cleaning and sealing priced per sq ft has a typical published rate of $1.73 per sq ft (range $0.85–$4.00, 11 providers), which comes to about $690 for a 400 sq ft patio (House Washing Cost 2026 Price Index, checked November 2026).
Deck cleaning and staining is priced at $1.00–$2.50 per sq ft, which comes to about $300–$750 for a 300 sq ft deck (House Washing Cost deck guide, checked October 2026).
Pool deck cleaning is priced at $0.25–$0.30 per sq ft, which comes to about $180–$210 for a 700 sq ft pool deck (House Washing Cost pool deck guide, checked October 2026).
Cleaning, re-sanding and sealing pavers is priced at $1.50–$3.25 per sq ft, which comes to about $600–$1,300 for a 400 sq ft patio (House Washing Cost paver guide, checked October 2026).
Professional Christmas light installation is priced at $5.70–$12 per foot of roofline, which comes to about $860–$1,800 for 150 ft of roofline (House Washing Cost holiday lights guide, checked October 2026).
Market & climate context
The median new single-family home completed in the U.S. in 2025 had 2,142 sq ft of floor area, which is why House Washing Cost uses 2,000 sq ft as its standard home size (U.S. Census Bureau Characteristics of New Housing, checked October 2026).
The average single-section manufactured home in the U.S. in 2025 had 1,073 sq ft of floor area, and the average double-section home 1,766 sq ft (U.S. Census Bureau Manufactured Housing Survey, checked October 2026).
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport averages about 156 days a year with measurable precipitation, but only about 19 of them fall in June through August (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, checked October 2026).
Buffalo, New York averages 95.4 inches of snow and about 124 days a year with a low at or below 32°F (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, checked October 2026).
Operators
U.S. workers in the BLS occupation code SOC 37-2019 earned a median $19.18 an hour in May 2023, and the top 10% earned $29.25 or more (BLS OEWS, checked October 2026).
A core professional gear kit for a new pressure washing business costs about $2,400–$2,650 one-time at published equipment prices (House Washing Cost startup guide, checked October 2026).
A hot-water pressure washer setup costs about $2,500–$16,000 to buy at published equipment prices (House Washing Cost hot-water washer guide, checked October 2026).
The U.S. consumer price index for unleaded regular gasoline rose about 28% from August 2025 to August 2026 (BLS CPI, U.S. city average, checked October 2026).
The U.S. producer price index for basic inorganic chemicals rose about 7% from August 2025 to August 2026, on preliminary August 2026 data (BLS PPI, checked October 2026).
How these facts are chosen
- Price facts come from the price index and from our published cost guides, which cite each provider's own price page. Estimates for a standard size are the published rate times the size, rounded (standard sizes).
- Market, climate and wage facts come from primary sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, NOAA and the National Weather Service, as cited in our guides.
- A separate check confirmed every fact against its cited source data before publishing. Full rules: methodology.
- Terms used here are defined in the glossary.
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