Window Cleaning Cost in Los Angeles (2026 Pricing Guide)
Most Los Angeles homes land between $450 and $950 for interior and exterior window cleaning including screens, tracks and sills. The spread is wide because this metro is wide: the same house prices differently in Hermosa Beach and Moreno Valley, and the biggest variable is not window count.
This is the pricing we actually quote across Greater Los Angeles, what moves the number, and the two line items that should always be quoted separately rather than folded into a flat price.
By Jamison Weise, Owner, Sonlight Window Cleaning. Published August 2026.
Quick answer
Interior and exterior: $450-$950 for most homes. Exterior only: roughly 60 percent of that. Hard-water restoration and deck rail are quoted separately. Access drives the price more than window count does.
Los Angeles Window Cleaning Prices by Home Size
These are real quoted ranges rather than a national average. Full service means every visible pane inside and out, screens off the frame and hand-washed, tracks cleared dry, sills wiped and frames detailed.
| Property | Openings | Exterior only | In and out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condo or apartment, 1-2 bedroom | 10-14 | $240 | $545 |
| Single-storey, 1,700 sqft | 18-20 | $320 | $535 |
| Single-storey, 2,000 sqft with slider wall | 20-22 | $345 | $575 |
| Two-storey, 2,400 sqft | 24-26 | $405 | $670 |
| Two-storey, 2,600 sqft | 26-28 | $445 | $740 |
| Two-storey, 3,000 sqft with great-room glass | 30-32 | $475 | $790 |
| Coastal, 2,600 sqft plus deck rail | 30-32 | $540 | $885 |
| Hillside, 2,800 sqft with staging required | 26-28 | $560 | $890 |
| Estate, 4,000+ sqft with divided lights | 40-44 | $645 | $1,150 |
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The Five Things That Actually Move the Price
Access, not window count
This is the largest single variable and the one most people do not expect. A two-storey window wall facing downslope over a caisson, a walkstreet house with no vehicle access at the front, or a roof deck reachable only from inside all take planning and equipment that a per-window average cannot absorb. Ask for those elevations to be listed as their own line. If they are not in the quote, they are frequently not in the plan either, which is why so many hillside houses have view glass that has never actually been cleaned.
Which water your address drinks
Southern California sells three waters and the mineral load varies by a factor of two and a half. Los Angeles Aqueduct supply is about 6.5 grains per gallon. Metropolitan imported supply is about 16. Local basin groundwater runs 12 to 18, and Anaheim publishes 18. Harder water does not change the price of a wash, but it decides whether you also need mineral restoration, which is quoted separately and is where the real money is.
How close you are to the ocean
Within about a mile of surf, the honest interval is three cleanings a year rather than two, which is a real annual cost difference. That is a corrosion interval rather than an appearance one: damp salt pits aluminum, hardens screen spline out of its channel and destroys door rollers, and the assembly usually fails before the glass looks bad. Coastal homes also go through screens two to three times faster than inland ones.
Screens, tracks and rail
A full-service price should include screens off the frame and washed flat, tracks cleared dry, sills wiped and weep holes checked. Frameless deck and balcony rail usually is not included and should be quoted separately, because on a lot of coastal and contemporary properties there is more rail glass than window glass. Ask. It is the most common silent omission in this market.
The California surcharge is real
The same house prices about $200 higher on the full-service line here than it does on the Colorado Front Range. That reflects labour, insurance, licensing and drive time rather than margin. Traffic is the underappreciated part: a crew covering three jobs across the Westside and South Bay spends a materially larger share of the day not working than a crew covering three jobs in Denver.
Two Things That Should Never Be in a Flat Price
Hard-water and mineral restoration
Restoration is not cleaning. Washing does not dissolve carbonate, which is why the same spots survive repeated cleanings. It needs a controlled acidic pass and it is priced per affected window, normally only the elevations your sprinklers reach. Deposits under about five years old restore fully; past a decade in this sun the carbonate has etched into the silica and restoration improves the appearance without perfecting it. Ask for an inconspicuous section to be tested before you pay for it.
Glass deck rail and balustrade
On a lot of coastal and contemporary Southern California properties there is more frameless rail than window glass. It has no eave over it, it shows marks from both faces, and it realistically needs about twice the frequency of the windows behind it. It is almost never in a competitor's quote and it is the first thing anyone standing on the deck notices.
Prices by Part of the Metro
Greater Los Angeles is not one market. Each of these has its own water, its own exposure and its own access profile, and each has a guide written for it:
Or start from the Greater Los Angeles service area guide, which covers all sixty-six markets and the three different waters this metro drinks.
Common Questions
How much does window cleaning cost in Los Angeles?
Most Los Angeles homes land between $450 and $950 for interior and exterior cleaning including screens, tracks and sills. A single-storey 1,700 sqft house runs around $535. A two-storey 2,600 sqft house runs around $740. Estate and hillside properties with difficult access run $900 to $1,200 and up. Exterior-only is roughly 60 percent of the full-service price.
Why is window cleaning more expensive in Los Angeles than in Denver or Phoenix?
Labour, insurance, licensing and drive time. A comparable house in Colorado prices about $200 lower on the full-service line, and that gap is not margin, it is the cost of operating here. Drive time is the underestimated part: a crew covering the Westside and the South Bay in one day spends hours in traffic that a Front Range crew spends working.
What is the single biggest thing that changes the price?
Access, not window count. Two houses with identical glass can differ by several hundred dollars if one has a two-storey window wall over a slope and the other does not. Hillside and canyon properties, walkstreet homes with no vehicle access, roof decks and anything needing staging or rope work all price separately, and they should be itemised rather than buried in a per-window average.
Is hard water stain removal included in the price?
No, and it should never be folded in. Mineral restoration is a different job than washing: washing does not dissolve carbonate. It is quoted per affected window, usually only the elevations your sprinklers reach. If a company includes it in a flat wash price they are either not doing it or not telling you what you are paying for it.
How often do Los Angeles homes need window cleaning?
Twice a year for a sheltered inland house. Three times within about a mile of the water, near a freeway or port corridor, or near working agricultural ground. The reason is that there is no rain between May and November, so nothing is being cleaned for you in between. Late October is the single most valuable appointment of the year.
Do you charge more for high-rise or condo work?
Above roughly the third floor the exterior work becomes rope descent or suspended platform, which is a licensed, OSHA-governed discipline with anchor inspection, rescue planning and separate insurance. It is priced differently because it is a different trade. Most companies quoting window cleaning in this market cannot legally go above pole reach, which is usually what explains a dramatically cheaper bid on a tower.
Is there a discount for cleaning gutters or solar panels at the same time?
Yes, because the crew is on site once instead of twice and that genuinely costs us less. Bundling gutter cleaning or solar panel cleaning with a window visit is cheaper than booking them separately. It is worth knowing that many Southern California tile roofs carry gutter runs on only some elevations, so ask what you actually have before assuming a whole-house gutter price.
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