Merry Maids Cost Comparisons

About Merry Maids

Dallen W. Peterson founded Merry Maids in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska. The public company cleans more than 300,000 homes, apartments and condominiums each month in North America. It has franchises in Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Kingdom. In 1988 Merry Maids joined the ServiceMaster Quality Service Network, which includes franchise companies AmeriSpec, Terminix and Furniture Medic. Merry Maids is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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#62 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
#113 in Franchise 500 for 2021.



Residential Cleaning Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Merry Maids against other Residential Cleaning franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Merry Maids with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
1-800-Water Damage $31,000-$84,500 5%-10% 2% $57,613-$211,537
Adele $17,555-$180,000 5% $50,001-$100,000
Aire-Master of America $25,500-$83,000 5% $40,484-$145,900
Better Life Maids $14,500 $29,350-$79,000
Better Life Maids $14,500 $500 per month or 5% 1% $15,000-And Up
bioPURE $38,500 $67,600-$100,500
Boardwalk Cleaning Co., The $15,000 2.5% - 6% $750+/mo. $35,000-$80,050
Cleaning Authority, The $15,000-$20,000 4-6% 1% $76,011-$169,044
CottageCare $9,500-$17,000 5.5% $49,500-$75,500
Dublcheck Limited N/A $17,800-$389,600
Duraclean $24,500 2-8% $79,600-$129,900
Dust Queen Maid Service N/A 5.5%-6.5% 2% or $1,000/month +1.5% Nat'l $93,260-$134,667
DwellGreen $30,000 7% 2% $59,069-$115,364
eMaids Inc. $9,950-$21,500 4% $33,500-$67,700
FAB Cleaning N/A $50,000
Home Clean Heroes $49,500 $117,525-$134,060
Home Cleaning Centers of America $9,500 3-5% $25,800-$32,500
Hygienic Home, The N/A $67,800-$82,450
Magic Bubbles $30,000 6% 1% $79,025-$197,800
Maid Brigade $30,000 6.9-3.5% 2% $110,300-$130,300
Maid Right $60,000 6% 2% $99,375-$141,500
Maid To Perfection $15,000 2-7% $57,030-$62,635
Maid To Sparkle $20,000 7% $40,000
Maid2Clean N/A $9,999
MaidPro $20,000-$80,000 4%-7% 1.5% $57,560-$222,450
Maids Etc. $10,000 5-7% 0-2% $36,000-$56,000
Maids To Order $12,500-$57,500 5% $35,100-$101,500
Maids, The $12,500 3.9-6.9% 2% $64,100-$154,300
Messy Maid $15,000 6% 2% $15,001-$25,000
Mini Maid N/A $15,500-And Up
MTOclean $12,500-$57,500 $35,100-$101,500
Myhome Clean $50,000 $70,000
NeatFleet N/A $31,500-$81,300
Renew Crew $10,000-$19,500 $600-$1,800/Mo. $36,800-$63,625
ServiceMaster Clean $31,500-$69,500 4%-10% 0.5%-1% $76,500-$274,500
Servpro $60,000 3-10% 3% $167,575-$221,450
Shack Shine $16,000-$26,500 8% 2% $67,600-$129,050
Sparkle Wash $20,000-$50,000 6% $50/mo. $65,950-$128,450
Two Maids & A Mop $30,000 6% 2% $61,435-$134,885
Window Gang $60,000 7% $80,900-$118,300

Home Cleaning/Maid Services Franchise Opportunities

Below is a quick comparison of Merry Maids against other Home Cleaning/Maid Services franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Merry Maids with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.

Franchise Franchise Fee Royalty Advertising Fee Development Costs
Clean & Happy Windows N/A 7% $500-$2,000
Clean First Time $12,000-$150,000 7% $12,000-$150,000
CottageCare $9,500-$17,000 5.5% $49,500-$75,500
DwellGreen $30,000 7% 2% $59,069-$115,364
Maid Brigade $30,000 6.9-3.5% 2% $110,300-$130,300
Maid To Perfection $15,000 2-7% $57,030-$62,635
MaidPro $20,000-$80,000 4%-7% 1.5% $57,560-$222,450
Maids To Order $12,500-$57,500 5% $35,100-$101,500
Maids, The $12,500 3.9-6.9% 2% $64,100-$154,300
Sometimes Spouse $24,999 7% $31,150-$66,618
Sparkle Wash $20,000-$50,000 6% $50/mo. $65,950-$128,450
TruBlue $39,500 6% 2% $59,650-$86,000