How house cleaning companies rank on Google in Portland
We searched Google for “house cleaning” and “cleaning service” from 49 spots across Portland, 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.
- 1Rise and Shine Cleaning Service4.8(656)House cleaning service · Northwest Portland
- 2Clean Affinity4.9(747)
- 3Tidy Gnomes4.9(530)
- searches for house cleaning in Portland in a typical month
- 2,610
- spots where Rise and Shine Cleaning Service is #1 for “house cleaning”
- 15 of 49
- reviews on the typical house cleaning listing. The regular top 3 have 207 to 671
- 9
- spots where a paid listing sat above the free ones
- 4 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 Portland
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.
- 1Rise and Shine Cleaning ServiceNorthwest Portland · #1 at 15 spotsTop 3 at21 of 49 spotsReviews656 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days36 · 89% repliedPhotos233From downtown3.4 km
- 2Sparkling PalacesNortheast Portland · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at16 of 49 spotsReviews207 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days7 · 100% repliedPhotos82From downtown3.5 km
- 3Molly Maid of Central PortlandNortheast Portland · #1 at 5 spotsTop 3 at12 of 49 spotsReviews671 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days22 · 100% repliedPhotos144From downtown9.8 km
- 4A & I House Cleaning LLC#1 at 2 spotsTop 3 at8 of 49 spotsReviews258 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days24 · 100% repliedPhotos113From downtown3.2 km
- 5The Maids in Portland; Beaverton; Lake Oswego & HillsboroVose · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews294 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days5 · 20% repliedPhotos776From downtown10.6 km
- 6The Maids of Lake OswegoWestlake · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews116 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days5 · 100% repliedPhotos715From downtown11.4 km
- 7No Nonsense Cleaning Services LLCMarrion · #1 at 2 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews121 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days8 · 100% repliedPhotos21From downtown15.3 km
- 8The MaidsPortlandTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews75 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days0Photos420From downtown7.2 km
What the Portland 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 207 Google reviews. Half of the 245 house cleaning listings within 12 km of downtown have 9 or fewer reviews, and only 10 have 200 or more.
The leaders keep collecting reviews. In the last 90 days Rise and Shine Cleaning Service added 36, A & I House Cleaning LLC added 24 and Molly Maid of Central Portland added 22.
6 of the 7 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 233, 82 and 144 photos on their Google profiles. The typical house cleaning listing in Portland has 13 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 Portland. Rise and Shine Cleaning Service is #1 at 15 spots, from an office 3.4 km from downtown. Molly Maid of Central Portland is #1 at 5 spots, from an office 9.8 km from downtown. Sparkling Palaces is #1 at 3 spots, from an office 3.5 km from downtown.
Where Portland’s 245 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.
245 Google listings in total. Share of listings in each review range.
What customers in Portland search, and what an ad click costs
Google's figures for Portland. 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 September 2025 at 4,120; lowest in February 2026 at 2,310.
What else customers see on Google
A paid listing sat at the top of Google’s list at 4 of 49 spots for “house cleaning”. My Ad Center paid for the first place at 9.
- 1reddit.combest #1
- 2ecomaids.combest #2
- 3thumbtack.combest #3
- 4yelp.combest #4
- 5nextdoor.combest #5
- 6cleanspace.combest #8
Across “house cleaning portland”, “cleaning service portland” and “house cleaning near me”.
- How much does it cost to have a house cleaned in Portland, Oregon?
- What is the 20 minute rule in cleaning?
- How much is a 3 hour house clean?
- Is $30 an hour good for cleaning?
- How much do house cleaners charge in Portland, Oregon?
- What is the 80/20 rule house cleaning?
Google also showed an AI Overview on some of these searches.
What Aaptly does for a cleaning service in Portland
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 Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland
Who is the top house cleaning company on Google in Portland?
It depends on where the customer is searching. On September 29, 2026, Rise and Shine Cleaning Service was #1 for "house cleaning" at 15 of our 49 spots across Portland. For "cleaning service", Rise and Shine Cleaning Service was #1 at the most spots (16).
How many Google reviews does a house cleaning company need to rank in Portland?
There is no fixed number. The house cleaning companies in the top 3 at 10 or more of our spots had 207 to 671 reviews, and most leaders kept adding new ones. Half of the 245 house cleaning listings within 12 km of downtown Portland have 9 or fewer reviews.
How much does a Google ad click cost for house cleaning companies in Portland?
Google estimates advertisers pay $8.45 to $22.53 for a top-of-page click on "house cleaning portland" in Portland. The most expensive search we checked was "move out cleaning", at up to $24.92 a click.
Can a house cleaning company outside downtown Portland rank in the city?
Yes, near its own office. The Maids in Portland; Beaverton; Lake Oswego & Hillsboro, about 10.6 km from downtown, was #1 at 3 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 Portland 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 Portland. Google results change from day to day, so a new check can differ by a few places.