How house cleaning companies rank on Google in Tampa
We searched Google for “house cleaning” and “cleaning service” from 49 spots across Tampa, the way a customer does on a phone. Here is who shows up first in each part of the city, and what they have that other house cleaning companies don’t.
- 1Extreme Maids4.8(386)House cleaning service · Hyde Park
- 2Royal Hive Cleaning4.9(76)
- 3Lightning Cleaning Tampa4.9(262)House cleaning service · South Tampa
- searches for house cleaning in Tampa in a typical month
- 2,540
- spots where Lightning Cleaning Tampa is #1 for “house cleaning”
- 17 of 49
- reviews on the typical house cleaning listing. The regular top 3 have 262 to 601
- 6
- spots where a paid listing sat above the free ones
- 2 of 49
Who is #1 where the customer is searching
Google ranks house cleaning companies differently on every street. Switch searches, or follow one house cleaning company to see where it shows up.
Each pin is one spot, about 3.7 km from the next, showing what Google listed for someone searching on a phone there. Tap a pin to see that spot’s top 3.
The house cleaning companies Google shows most in Tampa
Ranked by how many of the 49 spots put them in the top 3 for “house cleaning”. New reviews come from each one's latest 100 reviews.
- 1Lightning Cleaning TampaSouth Tampa · #1 at 17 spotsTop 3 at27 of 49 spotsReviews262 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days20 · 100% repliedPhotos43From downtown3.1 km
- 2Extreme MaidsHyde Park · #1 at 7 spotsTop 3 at25 of 49 spotsReviews386 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days34 · 65% repliedPhotos97From downtown0.8 km
- 3Molly Maid of Greater TampaTampa · #1 at 8 spotsTop 3 at12 of 49 spotsReviews601 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days9 · 100% repliedPhotos99From downtown15.6 km
- 4Two Maids CleaningLago Vista · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at8 of 49 spotsReviews609 · 4.4 ★New, 90 days1 · 100% repliedPhotos827From downtown9.2 km
- 5The Real Maids#1 at 4 spotsTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews1,000 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days16 · 100% repliedPhotos174From downtown25.4 km
- 6house cleaning services TampaTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews28 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days27 · 0% repliedPhotos–From downtown7.2 km
- 7MaidPro of TampaForest HillsTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews1,100 · 4.7 ★New, 90 days24 · 54% repliedPhotos433From downtown10.3 km
- 8Master Cleaners & DecorTerrace ParkTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews86 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days1 · 0% repliedPhotos291From downtown10.8 km
What the Tampa leaders have in common
Measured on the 8 house cleaning companies that make the top 3 most often.
Every house cleaning company in the top 3 at 10 or more spots has at least 262 Google reviews. Half of the 299 house cleaning listings within 12 km of downtown have 6 or fewer reviews, and only 7 have 200 or more.
The leaders keep collecting reviews. In the last 90 days Extreme Maids added 34, house cleaning services Tampa added 27 and MaidPro of Tampa added 24.
4 of the 8 leaders with recent reviews replied to at least three out of four of them.
The house cleaning companies that make the top 3 most often have 43, 97 and 99 photos on their Google profiles. The typical house cleaning listing in Tampa has 16 photos.
All 8 leaders use "House cleaning service" as their main Google category.
Google favors the house cleaning company closest to the person searching, so #1 changes across Tampa. Lightning Cleaning Tampa is #1 at 17 spots, from an office 3.1 km from downtown. Molly Maid of Greater Tampa is #1 at 8 spots, from an office 15.6 km from downtown. Extreme Maids is #1 at 7 spots, from an office 0.8 km from downtown.
Where Tampa’s 299 house cleaning listings stand on reviews
Google profiles with a house cleaning category within 12 km of downtown. The highlighted ranges are where the house cleaning companies that make the top 3 most often sit.
299 Google listings in total. Share of listings in each review range.
What customers in Tampa search, and what an ad click costs
Google's figures for Tampa. A typical month is the middle of the last six months. The click price is what advertisers pay to show at the top of the page.
searches in a typical month. Highest in March 2026 at 3,500; lowest in April 2026 at 2,310.
What else customers see on Google
A paid listing sat at the top of Google’s list at 2 of 49 spots for “house cleaning”. My Ad Center paid for the first place at 5.
- 1reddit.combest #1
- 2maidpro.combest #1
- 3thecleaningauthority.combest #2
- 4extrememaids.combest #3
- 5yelp.combest #4
- 6getspruce.combest #5
Across “house cleaning tampa”, “cleaning service tampa” and “house cleaning near me”.
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Google also showed an AI Overview on some of these searches.
What Aaptly does for a cleaning service in Tampa
Our SEO expert, a former Google engineer, does this work for you. You keep answering customers; we handle everything on Google and your website.
We set the right main category and list everything you offer: regular house cleaning, deep cleaning, move-out cleaning and apartment cleaning, with your service areas and hours.
We send every customer a review link after each cleaning and reply to every review. We track your new reviews against the Tampa leaders every month.
We add before-and-after photos of your work to your Google profile every week, so it looks as active as the house cleaning companies above you.
We write a page on your website for each search on this page, and pages that answer the questions customers in Tampa ask Google.
We make your name, address and phone number match on Yelp, Angi, BBB, Apple Maps and Bing.
We rerun this 49-spot check for your company every month and show you where you moved and where you did not.
Ranking a cleaning service in Tampa
Who is the top house cleaning company on Google in Tampa?
It depends on where the customer is searching. On September 29, 2026, Lightning Cleaning Tampa was #1 for "house cleaning" at 17 of our 49 spots across Tampa. For "cleaning service", Lightning Cleaning Tampa was #1 at the most spots (18).
How many Google reviews does a house cleaning company need to rank in Tampa?
There is no fixed number. The house cleaning companies in the top 3 at 10 or more of our spots had 262 to 601 reviews, and most leaders kept adding new ones. Half of the 299 house cleaning listings within 12 km of downtown Tampa have 6 or fewer reviews.
How much does a Google ad click cost for house cleaning companies in Tampa?
Google estimates advertisers pay $6.17 to $18.82 for a top-of-page click on "maid service tampa" in Tampa. The most expensive search we checked was "house cleaning tampa", at up to $20.43 a click.
Can a house cleaning company outside downtown Tampa rank in the city?
Yes, near its own office. Molly Maid of Greater Tampa, about 15.6 km from downtown, was #1 at 8 of our spots. Reviews, photos and a complete Google profile decide how far past its own neighborhood a house cleaning company shows up.
Where does this data come from?
We ran these Google searches from 49 spots across Tampa on September 29, 2026 and read the Google profiles and reviews of the house cleaning companies that came up. Search counts and ad prices are Google Ads figures for Tampa. Google results change from day to day, so a new check can differ by a few places.