{"id":3155,"date":"2021-05-19T21:51:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/cities-that-pay-the-most-for-housekeeping\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T21:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:51:22","slug":"cities-that-pay-the-most-for-housekeeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/cities-that-pay-the-most-for-housekeeping\/","title":{"rendered":"Think You’re a Neat Freak? Here’s Where People Pay the Most for Housekeeping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Picture this: Your living room floor, free of children’s toys and assorted homework assignments. <\/p>

A bedroom, any <\/em>bedroom, minus those massive piles of laundry <\/a>that loom menacingly in the corner.<\/p>

Your bathroom, without that mysterious moldy smell…and even more mysterious grout stains.<\/p>

Yes, these scenes are what (parents’) dreams are made of. And while most of us enjoy the feeling that comes with walking into a freshly cleaned house, it’s clear that some of us love that feeling a whole lot more more than others…and they’re willing to shell out mucho dinero to make house cleanings<\/a> a very regular thing.<\/p>

For its latest study, Care.com took a look at the data to find the cities where people spend the most money on hiring housekeeping <\/a>help — whether it was a housekeeper<\/a>, a maid<\/a>, a house cleaner<\/a> or a house cleaning service<\/a>. In other words, we were looking for the cities with the biggest neat freaks.<\/p>

Out of 57 cities, these 10 made the top of our list:<\/p>

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Infographic, courtesy of Care.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Having lived in Florida for more than 30 years, I’m not surprised to see so many cities from the Sunshine State on the list. Florida has a few extra things going for it that make cleaning an absolute necessity: sand, ocean water, hurricanes, constant humidity and a variety of weird bugs. NBD.<\/p>

Needless to say, hiring housecleaning <\/a>professionals helps Floridians feel like they aren’t living in one big swamp. Case in point: the citizens of Miami and Jacksonville spent 4.03 percent and 3.85 percent of their median income on housekeeping, respectively.<\/p>

Want to see where your city landed in our ranking? Here’s the full list:<\/p>
City Name<\/strong><\/td>Overall Ranking<\/strong><\/td>Total $ Spent on Housekeeping Per Year<\/strong><\/td>Median Income<\/strong><\/td>Housekeeping Spend as a % of Median Income<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Miami, FL<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>$1,964<\/td>$48,745<\/td>4.03%<\/td><\/tr>
Jacksonville, FL<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>$2,001<\/td>$51,998<\/td>3.85%<\/td><\/tr>
Louisville, KY<\/strong><\/td>3<\/td>$1,914<\/td>$51,205<\/td>3.74%<\/td><\/tr>
Orlando, FL<\/strong><\/td>4<\/td>$1,824<\/td>$48,768<\/td>3.74%<\/td><\/tr>
Oklahoma City, OK<\/strong><\/td>5<\/td>$1,845<\/td>$51,461<\/td>3.59%<\/td><\/tr>
Tampa, FL<\/strong><\/td>6<\/td>$1,711<\/td>$47,085<\/td>3.63%<\/td><\/tr>
Charlotte, NC<\/strong><\/td>7<\/td>$1,871<\/td>$53,076<\/td>3.53%<\/td><\/tr>
Cleveland, OH<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>$1,741<\/td>$49,925<\/td>3.49%<\/td><\/tr>
Grand Rapids, MI<\/strong><\/td>9<\/td>$1,864<\/td>$53,780<\/td>3.47%<\/td><\/tr>
Las Vegas, NV<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>$1,725<\/td>$51,575<\/td>3.34%<\/td><\/tr>
San Antonio, TX<\/strong><\/td>11<\/td>$1,801<\/td>$53,122<\/td>3.39%<\/td><\/tr>
Nashville, TN<\/strong><\/td>12<\/td>$1,866<\/td>$54,047<\/td>3.45%<\/td><\/tr>
Buffalo, NY<\/strong><\/td>13<\/td>$1,656<\/td>$50,962<\/td>3.25%<\/td><\/tr>
Riverside, CA<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td>$1,793<\/td>$55,092<\/td>3.25%<\/td><\/tr>
Albany, NY<\/strong><\/td>15<\/td>$2,007<\/td>$62,283<\/td>3.22%<\/td><\/tr>
Detroit, MI<\/strong><\/td>16<\/td>$1,688<\/td>$52,603<\/td>3.21%<\/td><\/tr>
New Haven, CT<\/strong><\/td>17<\/td>$1,943<\/td>$61,640<\/td>3.15%<\/td><\/tr>
Milwaukee, WI<\/strong><\/td>18<\/td>$1,768<\/td>$54,336<\/td>3.25%<\/td><\/tr>
Rochester, NY<\/strong><\/td>19<\/td>$1,685<\/td>$52,483<\/td>3.21%<\/td><\/tr>
Pittsburgh, PA<\/strong><\/td>20<\/td>$1,690<\/td>$52,499<\/td>3.22%<\/td><\/tr>
Indianapolis, IN<\/strong><\/td>21<\/td>$1,684<\/td>$52,842<\/td>3.19%<\/td><\/tr>
Phoenix, AZ<\/strong><\/td>22<\/td>$1,698<\/td>$53,723<\/td>3.16%<\/td><\/tr>
Los<\/strong> Angeles, CA<\/strong><\/td>23<\/td>$1,905<\/td>$60,705<\/td>3.14%<\/td><\/tr>
Cincinnati, OH<\/strong><\/td>24<\/td>$1,722<\/td>$55,501<\/td>3.10%<\/td><\/tr>
Houston, TX<\/strong><\/td>25<\/td>$1,845<\/td>$59,649<\/td>3.09%<\/td><\/tr>
Dallas, TX<\/strong><\/td>26<\/td>$1,850<\/td>$59,946<\/td>3.09%<\/td><\/tr>
Columbus, OH<\/strong><\/td>27<\/td>$1,727<\/td>$55,878<\/td>3.09%<\/td><\/tr>
St. Louis, MO<\/strong><\/td>28<\/td>$1,663<\/td>$55,066<\/td>3.02%<\/td><\/tr>
Providence, RI<\/strong><\/td>29<\/td>$1,724<\/td>$56,849<\/td>3.03%<\/td><\/tr>
Portland, ME<\/strong><\/td>30<\/td>$1,784<\/td>$58,584<\/td>3.04%<\/td><\/tr>
Salt Lake City, UT<\/strong><\/td>31<\/td>$1,890<\/td>$62,192<\/td>3.04%<\/td><\/tr>
Richmond, VA<\/strong><\/td>32<\/td>$1,743<\/td>$59,919<\/td>2.91%<\/td><\/tr>
Allentown, PA<\/strong><\/td>33<\/td>$1,725<\/td>$58,699<\/td>2.94%<\/td><\/tr>
Austin, TX<\/strong><\/td>34<\/td>$1,893<\/td>$63,437<\/td>2.98%<\/td><\/tr>
Sacramento, CA<\/strong><\/td>35<\/td>$1,757<\/td>$60,003<\/td>2.93%<\/td><\/tr>
New York, NY<\/strong><\/td>36<\/td>$1,913<\/td>$67,296<\/td>2.84%<\/td><\/tr>
Kansas City, MO<\/strong><\/td>37<\/td>$1,673<\/td>$57,388<\/td>2.92%<\/td><\/tr>
Portland, OR<\/strong><\/td>38<\/td>$1,752<\/td>$60,286<\/td>2.91%<\/td><\/tr>
Atlanta, GA<\/strong><\/td>39<\/td>$1,634<\/td>$57,000<\/td>2.87%<\/td><\/tr>
Chicago, IL<\/strong><\/td>40<\/td>$1,697<\/td>$61,828<\/td>2.74%<\/td><\/tr>
Bridgeport, CT<\/strong><\/td>41<\/td>$2,315<\/td>$84,233<\/td>2.75%<\/td><\/tr>
Virginia Beach, VA<\/strong><\/td>42<\/td>$1,595<\/td>$58,852<\/td>2.71%<\/td><\/tr>
Philadelphia, PA<\/strong><\/td>43<\/td>$1,727<\/td>$62,513<\/td>2.76%<\/td><\/tr>
San Diego, CA<\/strong><\/td>44<\/td>$1,784<\/td>$64,309<\/td>2.77%<\/td><\/tr>
Seattle, WA<\/strong><\/td>45<\/td>$1,968<\/td>$70,475<\/td>2.79%<\/td><\/tr>
Worcester, MA<\/strong><\/td>46<\/td>$1,640<\/td>$64,367<\/td>2.55%<\/td><\/tr>
Hartford, CT<\/strong><\/td>47<\/td>$1,791<\/td>$69,869<\/td>2.56%<\/td><\/tr>
Urban Honolulu, HI<\/strong><\/td>48<\/td>$1,871<\/td>$74,460<\/td>2.51%<\/td><\/tr>
Boston, MA<\/strong><\/td>49<\/td>$1,888<\/td>$75,389<\/td>2.50%<\/td><\/tr>
Raleigh, NC<\/strong><\/td>50<\/td>$1,562<\/td>$63,363<\/td>2.47%<\/td><\/tr>
Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><\/td>51<\/td>$1,676<\/td>$68,778<\/td>2.44%<\/td><\/tr>
Denver, CO<\/strong><\/td>52<\/td>$1,658<\/td>$65,614<\/td>2.53%<\/td><\/tr>
San Francisco, CA<\/strong><\/td>53<\/td>$2,004<\/td>$81,552<\/td>2.46%<\/td><\/tr>
Baltimore, MD<\/strong><\/td>54<\/td>$1,626<\/td>$70,936<\/td>2.29%<\/td><\/tr>
Oxnard, CA<\/strong><\/td>55<\/td>$1,701<\/td>$77,348<\/td>2.20%<\/td><\/tr>
Washington, DC<\/strong><\/td>56<\/td>$1,881<\/td>$92,324<\/td>2.04%<\/td><\/tr>
San Jose, CA<\/strong><\/td>57<\/td>$2,003<\/td>$95,405<\/td>2.10%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Methodology<\/strong><\/h2>

In this study, Care.com data analysts compared housekeeping jobs<\/a> posted on Care.com in 57 metropolitan statistical areas (M.S.A.) in the United States. They computed the total amount spent on housekeeping per year by multiplying the number of times a housekeeper cleans that home per year by the number of hours per visit and the average hourly rate listed in the job.<\/p>

The final ranking measures the average amount of money spent on housekeeping per year as a percentage of median household income in that M.S.A. Income data is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey.<\/p>

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Want to check out more of our studies? Feel free to peruse this list:<\/h2>