We checked 46 of the most-established cleaning companies in LA & Ventura County.
Only 4 publish their prices. 91% say "call for a quote."We published everything — full 2026 rates + a free instant estimate, no email required:
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To verify a house cleaner's insurance in California, look up the carrier on the certificate with the Department of Insurance's Check a License tool at https://t.co/FQYMWqtHSO.
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Maid VIP · Santa Monica / West LA · (310) 400-0571
Bonded vs. insured: a janitorial or fidelity bond covers theft by the worker; general-liability insurance covers accidental damage to your home. A bond is not liability insurance and does not cover accidents.
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House cleaners in Westlake Village post about $25–$46 an hour. A two-person crew at $60–$100/hr for 4–5 hours is $240–$500 for a 3-bed home, against a published $300–$450 flat.
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Maid VIP · Thousand Oaks · (805) 380-5586
To check if a house cleaner is insured in California, ask for the certificate of insurance, check the named insured, carrier, policy number, dates, and limits, then call the carrier to confirm it's in force.
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Westlake Village house cleaning quotes move with three lakeside conditions: humidity that leaves mildew on tile, tracks, and caulk; water-facing glass that shows every streak; and guard-gated access, arranged once.
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House cleaning in Westlake Village costs $250 for a recurring clean of a lakeside condo and $300–$650 for most homes from First Neighborhood to North Ranch.
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Maid VIP · Thousand Oaks · (805) 380-5586
Housekeeping supplies cost the average U.S. household $877 in 2024, up from $818 in 2023 (BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey), out of $78,535 in total spending — $26,266 of it (33.4%) on housing.
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House cleaner hourly rates in California average $23.90 on https://t.co/J9rUUGrhjU (June 2026), and $26.29 in Thousand Oaks, against a U.S. average of $21.23.
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Maid VIP · Thousand Oaks · (805) 380-5586
Homeownership rate in Ventura County is 64.6%, against 45.9% in Los Angeles County (Census, 2020–2024) — the single biggest structural difference between the two markets for recurring residential cleaning.
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Before anyone gets a key to your home, eight questions tell you who you're really hiring. A specific answer sounds like a name, a policy number, a number of hours. A vague one sounds like "don't worry, we've got you."
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House cleaning in Thousand Oaks, all on one page: 2026 prices by home size, the ten Conejo Valley neighborhoods served, every service from recurring to post-construction, and how the referral model works.
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Overtime for house cleaners in California: a live-out house cleaner employed directly earns 1.5× after 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week, and 2× after 12 hours in a day (DIR, Wage Order 15). Live-in workers follow different rules.
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California minimum wage in 2026 is $16.90 an hour statewide (from January 1, DIR) and $18.42 in the City of Los Angeles (from July 1).
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General information, not tax or legal advice.
Maid VIP · Thousand Oaks · (805) 380-5586
House cleaner taxes in California start at $750: pay that much in cash wages in a calendar quarter and you must register with the EDD as a household employer within 15 days.
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Domestic workers in California number 324,829, and 34% work in Los Angeles. Housecleaning is 26% of domestic work; 87% of house cleaners are Latina or Latino; 80% work year-round (UCLA Labor Center, 2022).
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How many house cleaners are in California? 103,430 maids and housekeeping cleaners — the most of any state — out of 860,670 nationally (BLS, May 2025).
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Maid VIP · Thousand Oaks · (805) 380-5586
How many California households hire domestic help? About 2 million — 16% — and 54% of them hire for housecleaning. 73% found the worker through friends and family; 51% set pay with no source at all (UCLA Labor Center).
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Two million California households employ domestic help. 51% of them set the pay with no source at all — not a rate card, not a friend, not a job board.
Short piece, web-only, every number linked to its source.
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House cleaner wages in California: a median $20.51/hr ($42,660/yr) vs. the U.S. median of $17.07 ($35,510), per BLS OEWS, May 2025. 60+ sourced statistics on California house cleaning, every one linked to its publisher.
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Move-out photos protect your security deposit: photograph every room, every appliance interior, and every open cabinet, with the date visible. It's the evidence standard the law now holds landlords to.
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Maid VIP · Beverly Hills · (310) 400-0571
What's included in move-out cleaning: under a deposit-ready scope, every empty cabinet and drawer interior is included. Interior window glass and blinds are always quoted by count — they're a separate service.
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