Leaf Removal vs Yard Cleanup Cost Guide
The leaf-only visit against the broader ticket: two scopes priced apart, frame by frame.
Orange County, CA · Updated 2026 · Costs shown as ranges — your quote will vary by installer and scope
The tickets, priced apart by frame
| Ticket reading | Leaf ticket | Cleanup ticket |
|---|---|---|
| One-time visit, Frame A | $200-$850 fall cleanup | no cleanup line printed |
| General range, Frame B | $150-$700 leaf range | $125-$400 cleanup average |
| Quarter acre, by frame | $175-$250 / $200-$400 | $220-$500 cleanup counting |
Each reading is one ticket's own counting: a leaf figure prices the leaf-only visit, a cleanup figure prices the broader debris-and-bed scope, and a leaf figure is never carried into a cleanup row. The recurring contract lines stand as printed -- a per-year contract band beside its tickets, named as a contract and never a single visit.
The leaf ticket, priced apart by frame
| Leaf row | Frame A reading | Frame B reading |
|---|---|---|
| One-time visit | $200-$850, around $525 average | in $150-$700 range |
| National average / most jobs | $379 / $191-$592 | in residential range |
| Quarter acre | $175-$250 acreage band | $200-$400 residential band |
| Raking / blowing rows | $25-$50 / $15-$45 per hour | in residential range |
The leaf ticket is its own visit only as quoted -- no page here adds the removal rows into one visit total, and each frame's rows stand in that frame alone.
The cleanup and contract tickets, priced apart
| Reading, as published | Ticket | 2026 reading |
|---|---|---|
| Frame B yard cleanup average | cleanup | $125-$400 |
| Frame B fall cleanup | cleanup | $150-$400 |
| Frame B overgrown cleanup | cleanup | $400-$800 |
| Frame A annual contract | contract per year | $150-$500 |
| Frame A quarterly contract | contract per year | $250-$750 |
The other tickets count different purchases: a yard cleanup prices a broader scope of debris and bed work on one visit, a contract prices a year of visits, and a leaf row prices leaves alone.
The totals behind the tickets, and the neighbours named apart
| Row or total, as published | Frame | 2026 band |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter acre, leaf visit | Frame A / Frame B | $175-$250 / $200-$400 |
| General leaf range | Frame B | $150-$700 |
| National average visit | Frame A | $379 average |
The two frames count the same quarter-acre job differently -- Frame A reads a quarter acre at $175-$250 on its acreage table, while Frame B reads the same quarter acre at $200-$400 inside its $150-$700 residential range. That difference is named as a frame difference on every page here, never averaged. Named apart, never a row here: full yard cleanup, a broader debris-and-bed scope and never a leaf-only visit; gutter cleaning, a roofline ticket and never a yard visit; and landscaping services, a design-and-build lane and never a cleanup price.
Reading a leaf-vs-cleanup quote
- Ticket named beside every figure
- Leaf row read apart from cleanup tickets
Frequently asked questions
What does a leaf visit read at against a cleanup, as reported?
The leaf ticket prices the leaf-only visit: Frame A one-time at $200 to $850, averaging around $525, its national average at $379; Frame B leaf range at $150 to $700. The cleanup ticket stands apart in Frame B, its average at $125 to $400.
What does the cleanup ticket print at, as reported?
Frame B prints a yard cleanup at $125 to $400 on average, a fall cleanup at $150 to $400, and an overgrown cleanup at $400 to $800 as the broader ticket. That ticket prices a wider scope and stands apart from every leaf row here, including the $150 to $700 range.
What does the recurring contract line read at, as reported?
Frame A prints an annual contract at $150 to $500 and a quarterly contract at $250 to $750, each per year as printed. Those lines price a year of visits and stand apart from the one-time leaf visit at $200 to $850 in the same frame.
What do the quarter-acre rows read at on each ticket, as reported?
On the leaf ticket, Frame A prints a quarter acre at $175 to $250 and Frame B at $200 to $400. On the cleanup ticket, Frame B counts a quarter acre at $220 to $500 in its cleanup counting, apart in its own ticket.
Can a leaf figure be carried into a cleanup row?
No. Tickets stand as printed -- leaf rows at $175 to $250 in Frame A and a $150 to $700 range in Frame B, the cleanup average at $125 to $400 in Frame B apart. The contract lines stand as printed, a contract band and never a single-visit price.