The Mission at a glance
Older, and mostly flats
About 57% of homes were built in 1939 or earlier, against 45% citywide. Only about 12% are single-family — a third sit in buildings of two to four units.
Mostly rented
About 72% of homes are rented, against 62% citywide. That is why move-in and move-out cleans come up here as often as regular ones.
Shared homes are common
About 22% of households are unrelated people sharing a home, against 15% citywide — so a roommate turnover is an ordinary booking here.
Shares are for the 17 census tracts San Francisco Planning assigns to the Mission, and are survey estimates, so read them as approximate. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates).
Cleaning a Mission home: what to know
How old your home is depends on which side of a line drawn in April 1906 it stands. The fire that followed the earthquake stopped at Dolores Street on the Mission’s western edge and, save for a single building at the south-east corner of Valencia, at 20th Street. North of 20th, the burned blocks were rebuilt almost entirely with stacked multi-family flats in the Classical Revival and Edwardian styles that came after. South of 20th was spared and still holds largely intact Victorian streets. Two quite different kinds of building, a few blocks apart.
The rebuilt blocks brought a particular shape with them: the “Romeo flat”, usually four or six units arranged symmetrically around one central stairwell facing the street. Newer buildings were also built deeper, to fit more units on the Mission’s long, narrow lots, which pushed their plans towards light wells and interior stairs, with paired bay windows at the front. If any of that describes your home — a shared stairwell, a long internal hallway, stairs inside the flat, a room lit through a light well — mention it when you book. It changes how a crew plans the visit, not what they charge.
These are wood-frame buildings, put up in locally milled Douglas fir and redwood, with masonry rare in the district. In a home of that age some of what looks like dirt is wear: grout darkened over decades, softwood boards scuffed along the routes people walk, staining set into old bathroom and kitchen surfaces. A good crew brings all of it as far back as it will go and tells you on the day which part will not lift. Worth knowing before you book a deep clean expecting a refinish.
Because shared homes are so common here, the single most useful thing you can do when booking is say what is in scope, room by room. Where a kitchen and bathroom are shared and bedrooms are not, “clean the flat” means different things to different housemates. Writing it down keeps the visit focused and the crew’s price matched to the work.
Parking, and why it is worth a line in your notes
A crew circling for a space loses that time from the visit rather than from their own day, and there is no permit that solves it for them: SFMTA’s contractor permit is the one that waives meter payment and time limits in a residential permit area, and it is issued only to businesses licensed in a construction trade or pest control. House cleaning is neither, so crews park like any other visitor.
If you live in a permit area, you can buy one-day permits — up to 20 per address per calendar year — which SFMTA says may also be used for visitors. Offering one, or a driveway or garage space you are not using, is the simplest fix. Otherwise just say which street realistically works and how many steps lead to your door.
Sources: SFMTA, Contractor Parking Permits; SFMTA, Residential Parking Permits. More on who pays for parking.
Move-outs and roommate turnovers
Two different jobs get booked under the same name here, and picking the wrong one is the commonest mix-up in a neighborhood where most homes are rented and many are shared.
A whole-home move-out happens on an empty flat, after the movers have gone and before the keys go back. With nothing in the way it reaches what a deep clean cannot: inside every cabinet and closet, inside the oven, fridge and dishwasher, and a full clean of the bathroom and kitchen.
A roommate turnoveris the other one. One person leaves and the rest stay, so one room is empty while the flat around it is still lived in. The usual scope is a thorough clean of that bedroom plus a reset of the kitchen and bathroom everyone shares. Clear the room first, including the departing housemate’s share of any shared storage, then write in your booking notes exactly which rooms are in and which are out.
What the California deposit rules say about cleaning
Since 2025, a landlord deducting for cleaning from a security deposit has to photograph the home after you move out and before any cleaning or repairs happen, and again afterwards. A charge for professional cleaning is allowed only where it is reasonably necessary to return the home to the condition it was in when the tenancy began, leaving aside ordinary wear and tear — so the benchmark is how clean it was when you moved in, not showroom condition. The itemised statement of whatever is deducted is due within 21 days of you vacating.
In practice that is a good reason to book the clean for after the movers have gone and to keep the receipt: it is evidence of the state you left the home in, alongside your own photographs.
This is a summary of California Legislature, AB 2801 (2024), amending Civil Code section 1950.5, not legal advice.
See exactly what a move-out clean includes and what counts as an add-on.
What to book
Each crew decides which of these they take on and sets their own price for each, so the question is which one matches the state your home is in today.
Regular house cleaning
The rhythm most homes run on: surfaces, floors, kitchen and bathrooms, done often enough that nothing gets away from you. Right for a flat that is already in reasonable order.
Deep cleaning
Longer and further in — behind and inside appliances, inside cabinets, along baseboards and into grout. Worth booking as a first visit in an older flat, or before starting a regular schedule, so upkeep begins from a clean baseline.
Move-out and move-in cleaning
Done on an empty home, after the movers leave. With nothing in the way it covers what a deep clean cannot reach: inside every cabinet and closet, inside the oven, fridge and dishwasher.
Recurring cleaning
The same crew each visit, weekly, fortnightly or every four weeks. They learn the flat — which surfaces need care, how you like things left — which is the real argument for a standing booking over a string of one-offs.
Right now 2 of the 5 crews quoting standard cleans in San Francisco list a recurring discount of their own, ranging from 5% to 10% depending on the crew and how often you book. The rest charge the same per visit at any frequency. How recurring cleaning works.
What house cleaning costs
Crews quote from the home rather than the neighborhood, so the figures below are San Francisco-wide, shown for the three layouts most Mission homes fall into — about 45% are a studio or one bedroom, and another third are two-bedroom.
| Home | Standard | Deep | Move-out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $64$36–$114 · 5 crews | $79$29–$150 · 6 crews | $258$258–$258 · 1 crews |
| 1 Bed / 1 Bath | $84$48–$132 · 5 crews | $110$38–$180 · 6 crews | $324$324–$324 · 1 crews |
| 2 Bed / 1 Bath | $103$60–$151 · 5 crews | $141$48–$210 · 6 crews | $390$390–$390 · 1 crews |
Larger figure: the average of the prices crews list for that home and service, as you would pay at checkout. Beneath it: the cheapest and dearest currently listed, and how many crews the row is drawn from. Read live and refreshed hourly. How these figures are calculated.
These are San Francisco-wide figures, not the Mission’s own market rates and not a SanCrew price list. Each crew sets their own price and quotes from the home rather than the address, so an identical flat gets the same quote from the same crew anywhere in the city. What you actually pay depends on the crew you pick, your home and the service. Enter your address for your own price →
Crews serving all of San Francisco, including the Mission
Crews on SanCrew choose their own service areas, and these cover the whole city rather than one neighborhood — the same crews you would see at an address in Noe Valley or the Marina. Each runs their own business, sets their own prices and keeps their own schedule. Compare them here, then enter your address for their exact prices and who is free on your date.
4 more crews currently quote standard cleans for San Francisco addresses without having a public profile yet, so they are not shown here. They appear when you enter your address.
Each figure is that crew’s own starting rate for a standard clean of the smallest home — one area block, one bathroom, one kitchen — read live and refreshed hourly. Larger homes cost more. To compare the same crews across services side by side, see the full San Francisco price table.
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Reviews on SanCrew's Google Business Profile. Most date from SanCrew's cleaning-company era, predating the marketplace. Shown as posted.
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Frequently asked questions
One roommate is moving out — what should I book?
Book a clean of the empty bedroom plus a reset of the rooms everyone shares, and say so explicitly. This is a partial turnover, not a whole-home move-out, and the two are priced differently because they are different amounts of work. Clear the room first, including the departing housemate's share of any shared cupboard or closet, so the crew spends the visit cleaning rather than moving things. Then list in your booking notes which rooms are in scope and which are not: in a shared flat, "clean the flat" means different things to different housemates, and that note is what keeps the crew's price matched to the actual job. Shared homes are common here — about 22% of Mission households are unrelated people sharing, against 15% across San Francisco — so this is a normal booking rather than an awkward one. If the whole flat is emptying, book a move-out clean instead.
What does a move-out clean cover, and when should I book it?
A move-out clean is done on an empty home, after the movers have gone and before you hand back the keys. Because nothing is in the way, it goes further than a deep clean: inside cabinets and closets, inside the oven, fridge and dishwasher, and a full clean of the bathroom and kitchen. Book it into the gap between the move and the handover rather than the same morning as the van. California's deposit rules matter here. Since 2025 a landlord has to photograph the home after you leave and before any cleaning or repairs, and may only charge for professional cleaning where it is reasonably necessary to return the home to the condition it was in when the tenancy began, ordinary wear and tear aside. The itemised statement of deductions is due within 21 days of you vacating. That is a summary of the law, not legal advice.
How much does house cleaning cost in the Mission?
The neighborhood does not move the price. Every crew on SanCrew quotes from the home itself — how many area blocks, bathrooms and kitchens it has, and which service you book — so an identical flat gets the same quote from the same crew anywhere in San Francisco. Across the city right now, crews list an average of $64 for a standard clean of a studio, $84 for a one-bed, one-bath flat and $103 for a two-bed, one-bath, with the cheapest and dearest listings shown beside each figure further up this page. A deep clean costs more than a standard one, and a move-out clean more again, because each is more work. Those averages come from the prices 5 crews set for themselves — they are not a SanCrew price, and individual quotes run above and below them. Enter your address to see each crew's own price for your home.
My flat is up a shared stairwell — does that change the price?
No. Crews price the home — its area blocks, bathrooms and kitchens, and the service you book — not the journey to the front door or the flights of stairs above it. Access is still worth a line in your booking notes, for a different reason: it changes how a crew plans the visit. The Mission blocks rebuilt after 1906 went up largely as stacked flats, and the common form was four or six units arranged around a single central stairwell facing the street, so a crew arriving with a street address and no flat number can lose real time at the door. Give them the unit number, the buzzer, the floor and anything awkward about the entry. The same goes for a long internal hallway, a staircase inside the flat, or a room lit only through a light well: useful for planning the day, never a surcharge.
Nearby neighborhoods
The same crews work these too — the housing is what differs.