Recurring residential lawn mowing service cost per visit in Tennessee (2026)
A typical Tennessee 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 Tennessee
Tennessee's tall fescue lawns in the middle and eastern parts of the state follow a transition zone calendar with strong spring and fall growth, while Bermuda and zoysia are common in the west around Memphis, giving a season from about April into November. Costs generally sit below the national typical range outside the fast growing Nashville area, and Tennessee does not generally apply sales tax to mowing labor. Humid summers, heavy spring rain and hilly terrain in the east all slow crews.
Tips for Tennessee buyers
- Price Nashville area lawns on their own rate card; the labor market there has tightened faster than the rest of the state.
- Plan for a heavy April and May cadence on fescue lawns, then a summer slowdown.
- Add a terrain adjustment for East Tennessee slopes, where walk behind work replaces the zero turn on many lots.
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.