Tampa Bay Lawn & Landscape Report 2027.
What 1,077 lawn pros tell you, and what they don’t.
Every listing on Find Yard Pros is built by reading the business’s own website and public profiles, writing down only what it states, and re-checking it each month. Put together, those 1,077 lawn care and landscaping pros based in 77 Tampa Bay cities and communities give a picture of the local market that nobody else publishes. Data as of Nov 7, 2026.
Press summary
- Nine in ten pros publish no price. Only 98 of 1,077 Tampa Bay lawn and landscape pros (9.1%) post any price on their own website. Among those that do, a single mowing visit starts at a median $45 (10 pros) and a monthly lawn plan at $120 a month (27 pros).
- Few chemical lawn-care pros show their license. 222 pros (20.6%) advertise fertilization and weed control, work Florida licenses through FDACS. Only 7 of them (3.2%) publish an FDACS license number on their own website, and 6 state the GI-BMP fertilizer certification.
- Three in four pros publish no street address. Only 287 pros (26.6%) publish a street address; 661 (61.4%) give only the places they serve, and 129 give neither. Pros that name their service area list a median of 3 places.
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Nine in ten pros publish no price.
Only 98 of 1,077 Tampa Bay lawn and landscape pros (9.1%) post any price on their own website. Among those that do, a single mowing visit starts at a median $45 (10 pros) and a monthly lawn plan at $120 a month (27 pros).
| Single mowing visit | $35–$60 · median $45 · 10 pros | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly lawn plan | $50–$205 · median $120 · 27 pros | |
| Irrigation service call | $45–$150 · median $84.50 · 12 pros | |
| Design consultation | $50–$250 · median $125 · 5 pros |
Method: We recorded a price only where the pro states one on its own website, took each pro’s lowest posted price in each category, and report the median and range across pros. Download the numbers (CSV)
Few chemical lawn-care pros show their license.
222 pros (20.6%) advertise fertilization and weed control, work Florida licenses through FDACS. Only 7 of them (3.2%) publish an FDACS license number on their own website, and 6 state the GI-BMP fertilizer certification.
| Publish an FDACS license number | 7 · 3.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| Say they are insured | 75 · 33.8% | |
| State GI-BMP certification | 6 · 2.7% | |
| State Florida-Friendly Landscaping training | 1 · 0.5% |
Method: Among pros that list fertilization or weed control, we counted a license number, insurance or certification only where the pro’s own website states it; we did not look anyone up in the FDACS register for this count. Download the numbers (CSV)
Lawn care is still a local, independent trade.
995 of 1,077 pros (92.4%) are independent local businesses. Chains and franchises run only 40 (3.7%), and no brand has more than 3 listed locations.
| Independent, locally owned | 995 · 92.4% | |
|---|---|---|
| Chain or national company | 28 · 2.6% | |
| Franchise | 12 · 1.1% | |
| Not stated | 42 · 3.9% |
Method: Each pro is classed as independent, chain/national company or franchise from its own website; where the site doesn’t make it clear, it is counted as not stated. Download the numbers (CSV)
Three in four pros publish no street address.
Only 287 pros (26.6%) publish a street address; 661 (61.4%) give only the places they serve, and 129 give neither. Pros that name their service area list a median of 3 places.
| Publish a street address | 287 · 26.6% | |
|---|---|---|
| No address, but name the places they serve | 661 · 61.4% | |
| Neither | 129 · 12% |
Method: We recorded a street address and service areas only where the pro publishes them on its own website or Google Business Profile. Download the numbers (CSV)
Where the pros are based.
The 1,077 pros are based in 77 Tampa Bay cities and communities. Tampa has the most (176), and 21 places have only one or two. Counting the places pros say they serve, Tampa is covered by 298, while among the 18 core areas Temple Terrace has the fewest, 19.
| Tampa | 176 | |
|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | 86 | |
| Bradenton | 72 | |
| Lakeland | 49 | |
| New Port Richey | 45 | |
| Spring Hill | 39 | |
| Clearwater | 37 | |
| Riverview | 30 | |
| Plant City | 29 | |
| Sarasota | 27 | |
| Wesley Chapel | 26 | |
| Largo | 25 |
Method: Each pro is counted where it is based (its address or stated home town); the “serving” column adds pros that name the place as a service area on their own website. Download the numbers (CSV)
Most pros sell landscaping, not just mowing.
Landscaping & design is the most common service, offered by 647 pros (60.1%); lawn mowing is offered by 41.2%. In a region full of palms, only 70 pros (6.5%) list palm trimming as a service.
| Landscaping & design | 60.1% | |
|---|---|---|
| Lawn mowing | 41.2% | |
| Irrigation install & repair | 39.8% | |
| Mulch & bed maintenance | 35.6% | |
| Tree & shrub trimming | 34.6% | |
| Sod installation | 31.8% | |
| Yard cleanup | 30.5% | |
| Hardscaping & pavers | 28.6% | |
| Landscape lighting | 24.2% | |
| Commercial grounds maintenance | 22.3% | |
| Fertilization & weed control | 20.6% | |
| Lawn care plans | 14.2% | |
| Tree removal | 13.8% | |
| Palm trimming | 6.5% |
Method: Services are recorded as each pro lists them on its own website and grouped into 14 categories; a pro that doesn’t mention a service is counted as not offering it. Download the numbers (CSV)
Saturday is a workday; Sunday mostly isn’t.
Of 922 pros with published hours, 499 (54.1%) work Saturdays but only 148 (16.1%) Sundays. 44 (4.8%) start before 7 a.m. on at least one day.
| Monday | 99.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 99.7% | |
| Wednesday | 99.2% | |
| Thursday | 99.7% | |
| Friday | 99.1% | |
| Saturday | 54.1% | |
| Sunday | 16.1% |
Method: We recorded the weekly hours each pro publishes on its website or Google Business Profile; the 155 pros without published hours are left out. Download the numbers (CSV)
Free estimates are standard; no-contract plans are rare.
593 pros (55.1%) advertise free estimates and 364 (33.8%) say they are insured, but only 23 (2.1%) advertise no-contract service and 10 offer organic or pet-friendly treatments.
| Free estimates | 55.1% | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial properties | 41.9% | |
| Says it is insured | 33.8% | |
| Recurring plans | 15.8% | |
| Satisfaction guarantee | 10.2% | |
| HOA & communities | 8.6% | |
| One-time jobs | 5.5% | |
| Online quote | 3.9% | |
| Financing | 2.4% | |
| No contracts | 2.1% | |
| Organic / pet-friendly options | 0.9% |
Method: Conveniences, guarantees and insurance are recorded as each pro advertises them on its own website; shares are of all listed pros. Download the numbers (CSV)
A month is long enough for pros to change.
In our November 2026 re-check of all 1,079 listed pros, 2 had closed or no longer had a working website of their own, and 8 had changed their published hours or other details.
| Closed or no longer had a working website | 2 · 0.2% | |
|---|---|---|
| Changed hours or other published details | 8 · 0.7% | |
| No change found | 1,069 · 99.1% |
Method: Every listing is re-checked against its own sources each month; the counts come from the dated record of that re-check in our research data. Download the numbers (CSV)
Cite this report.
Find Yard Pros, “Tampa Bay Lawn & Landscape Report 2027”, data as of Nov 7, 2026. https://findyardpros.com/report/2027About the data.
- What it covers: the 1,077 lawn care and landscaping businesses listed on Find Yard Pros on Nov 7, 2026, across the Tampa Bay region. It is our directory, not a census: some businesses aren’t listed yet.
- Stated, not verified: prices, licenses, insurance, services and promises are counted as each business states them on its own website. We don’t infer them, and a business that doesn’t mention something is counted as not stating it. How we check.
- No personal data: the CSV files hold only aggregated counts, shares and price statistics, no business names, phone numbers, emails or addresses.
- Corrections: if a listing is wrong, tell us and we fix it; see corrections and updates.
Half of pros are on social media, mostly Facebook.
562 of 1,077 pros (52.2%) link at least one social media profile. Facebook leads with 494 (45.9%), then Instagram with 305 (28.3%); only 73 link YouTube and 39 TikTok.
Method: We counted a social media profile only where the pro’s own website links to it, for that business or for its parent brand; a pro can be on several networks, and we did not measure how active an account is. Download the numbers (CSV)