Across the South Florida market, residential window cleaning typically runs $4–$12 per pane, which lands most homes in the $150–$400 range per visit. Exterior-only cleaning on a small 1-story home sits near the bottom of that range; a large 2-story home with interior glass, screens, and tracks in the scope can reach $400–$600 across the market. These are market-wide figures, not anyone’s rate card, and the honest number for your home comes from a scoped estimate, not an average.
| Job | Typical South Florida range |
|---|---|
| Per pane (residential) | $4–$12 |
| Single-story home, exterior only | $150–$250 |
| Two-story or large home, inside and out | $400–$600 |
| Storefront glass, recurring route visit | $50–$150 |
Treat the table as market-typical context, not a quote; scope, access, and condition move every one of those numbers.
What moves the price up or down?
Five factors do most of the work, and pane count is only the first.
Stories and access come next. Second-story glass takes ladder or pole work, and market pricing commonly runs 30–50% higher per pane upstairs than down. Glass over pool cages, above stairwells, or behind dense landscaping adds time the same way. Scope is the third lever: exterior only, interior only, or both sides, since interior work roughly doubles the touches per window. Screens and tracks are the fourth; removing, washing, and reinstalling a house of screens commonly adds 1 hour or more, and gritted tracks take real detailing time, so both show up in the price.
Condition is the fifth and the most underestimated. Glass cleaned every 3 months releases film quickly. A first visit after 2–3 years costs more across the market because bonded grime needs repeat passes, and sprinkler mineral deposits that have baked on may need a separate water spot removal treatment entirely, which is its own line item everywhere. What each of these factors does to the clock is laid out in how long does window cleaning take.
Why is a per-job quote better than a flat rate?
Because 2 homes with 20 windows each can be completely different jobs. One is a 1-story with reachable glass on a quarterly schedule; the other is a 2-story with a pool cage, 3 years of film, and screens on every opening. A flat “whole house” rate has to overprice the first home or underprice the second, and companies that underprice make it back by rushing or by adding charges on site.
A per-job quote scoped to your pane count, stories, access, and condition is the only number that describes your actual house. Most established companies in this market work that way for exactly that reason.
How do you compare window cleaning quotes fairly?
Line up the scopes before you line up the totals. Ask every bidder the same 5 questions: how many panes and which sides of the glass, are frames and sills included, are screens and tracks in or extra, how is upper-story access handled, and what happens if the glass has mineral staining that routine cleaning cannot remove. The cheapest quote is sometimes cheapest because it quietly answers “no” to half of those, a pattern covered in is professional window cleaning worth it.
Recurring schedules are the other lever worth asking about. Maintained glass takes less time per visit, so recurring-visit pricing across the market typically runs below one-time pricing for the same scope. Storefronts are the clearest example: route glass cleaned every 2–4 weeks commonly prices at $50–$150 per visit, far below what the same glass would cost as a one-off after months of film.
The number that matters is the one built for your home. Request an estimate and we will scope the actual glass, access, and condition, and price that.
Related questions
- How long does window cleaning take? ; Pane count, access, interior work, screens, tracks, and glass condition all affect the visit length.
- Is professional window cleaning worth it? ; It can be valuable when access, time, glass condition, or a consistent finish makes do-it-yourself work impractical.
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