Recurring residential lawn mowing service cost per visit in Oregon (2026)
A typical Oregon range, the local factors behind it, and the tools to price your own project.
Reviewed for 2026, updated September 8, 2026.
What drives the cost in Oregon
Oregon is split between the wet Willamette Valley, where cool season lawns grow from about March through November and rain delays are constant in spring, and the drier eastern side of the state, where irrigated lawns follow a shorter, hotter season. There is no state sales tax, and the state landscape contractors board licenses landscape construction while routine mowing is generally treated separately, so confirm which of your services require a license. Labor costs in the Portland area sit above the national typical range and the state minimum wage is well above the federal floor.
Tips for Oregon buyers
- Sell a long season plan in the valley but build wet ground and rain rescheduling rules into it from the start.
- Confirm licensing requirements with the state board before you add installation or irrigation work to a maintenance plan.
- Keep Portland area and eastern Oregon rate cards separate; the climate and wage differences are large.
Ranges are hedged planning estimates derived from a national typical range and a local index, not quotes. Typical per visit price for a standard suburban lawn with mow, trim, edge and blow on a weekly or biweekly plan; real quotes vary widely with lot size, cadence, region and what the visit includes, so treat this as a starting point rather than a market rate.
Price your project
- Mowing Crew Route Capacity Planner: Estimates how many stops a mowing crew can finish per day, how many visits your whole operation can cover per week, and how many recurring customers that supports at a weekly or biweekly cadence.
- Recurring Mowing Plan Price Calculator: Estimates what a lawn care business needs to charge per visit and per month on a recurring mowing plan to cover crew labor, equipment and overhead while keeping a target profit margin.
- Lawn Crew Windshield Time Cost Calculator: Estimates how many paid hours and dollars a lawn care operation spends driving between stops each week, and what tighter routing would save in cost and extra billable visits.