The homes we clean in Greenburgh
| Housing, ACS 2020-2024 | Greenburgh | White Plains | Scarsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74.0% | 51.0% | 92.3% |
| Detached single-family houses | 46.7% | 27.8% | 92.7% |
| Homes in buildings of 20+ units | 19.2% | 49.0% | 2.6% |
| Median rooms per home | 5.6 | 4.2 | 9 or more |
| Median year built | 1959 | 1961 | 1943 |
| Built before 1940 | 22.4% | 29.8% | 48.0% |
On five of the six lines Greenburgh lands between the city and the village that border it; on the sixth, the pre-1940 share, it is the newest of the three at 22.4%. That middle position is not a blend. It is the average of very different places. Greenburgh is a town wrapped around six villages, each with its own government, plus an unincorporated area that takes in Hartsdale, the Edgemont area (which the Census calls Greenville) and Fairview. The Census reports each of them separately.
Inside the town line
| Place | Households | Own their home | In buildings of 20+ units | Median rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardsley village | 1,626 | 81.0% | 12.3% | 6.6 |
| Dobbs Ferry village | 3,962 | 63.9% | 12.7% | 5.5 |
| Elmsford village | 1,586 | 54.4% | 15.3% | 5.3 |
| Hastings-on-Hudson village | 3,164 | 79.8% | 14.0% | 6.2 |
| Irvington village | 2,396 | 81.0% | 10.9% | 6.2 |
| Tarrytown village | 5,353 | 57.4% | 18.6% | 4.6 |
| Hartsdale (unincorporated) | 1,238 | 81.3% | 41.6% | 4.5 |
| Greenville, the Edgemont area (unincorporated) | 3,815 | 82.0% | 44.1% | 5.2 |
| Fairview (unincorporated) | 1,043 | 55.1% | 9.6% | 5.3 |
Two things stand out. First, the large buildings sit in two unincorporated hamlets: 41.6% of Hartsdale's homes and 44.1% of Greenville's are in buildings of 20 or more units, and 81.3% and 82.0% of the households there own. Those are co-ops and condos, and they are how Greenburgh can be a town of owners with a big-building share well above Mount Pleasant's 8.3%. Second, the river villages split by age. Hastings-on-Hudson has 48.9% of its homes built before 1940, a higher share than Scarsdale's 48.0%, and Dobbs Ferry has 37.5%; Ardsley, at 11.2%, has the smallest pre-1940 share of the six.
What that means for a cleaning visit
In Hartsdale and Edgemont, the typical job is an owner's apartment: a median of 4.5 to 5.2 rooms, cleaned on a standing schedule, with the building's rules for visitors handled in advance. In Ardsley, Irvington and Hastings, it is more often a house, with a median of 6.2 to 6.6 rooms, stairs, a basement and, in the older villages, radiators and plaster. Tarrytown, with the smallest median home of the six villages at 4.6 rooms and the highest renter count, 2,282 households, brings the most lease-driven work. Greenburgh's own median, 5.6 rooms, is below its neighbors' average of 6.3, which is one reason a regular visit here is often shorter than one in Scarsdale or North Castle.
What Greenburgh homes usually need
People in Greenburgh search for cleaning by the name of their hamlet or village, Hartsdale, Tarrytown and Dobbs Ferry most of all, far more often than by the name of the town. Whatever the name on the search, the housing behind it points to five of our services.
- Weekly & biweekly cleaning
Greenburgh has 26,487 owner-occupied homes, more than White Plains, Scarsdale, North Castle or Mount Pleasant. Owners keep a schedule, and a regular visit is the core of our work here.
- Apartment & condo cleaning
Sized for the co-ops and condos of Hartsdale and Edgemont, where 41.6% and 44.1% of homes are in large buildings, and for Tarrytown's apartments.
- Deep cleaning
People search for deep cleaning in Hartsdale by name, and the pre-war houses of Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry and Elmsford (48.9%, 37.5% and 31.4% built before 1940) are the homes that gain most from one.
- Carpet & upholstery cleaning
Houses of 6.2 to 6.6 median rooms in Ardsley, Irvington and Hastings carry more carpet and upholstered furniture than a Hartsdale unit, and in New York this service is not taxed like the rest of a visit.
- Move-in & move-out cleaning
For the 9,326 renter households across the town, with Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry and Elmsford holding the largest village counts, and for owners changing homes within the town.
The rest of the list still applies. Window cleaning suits the detached houses that make up 46.7% of the town's homes, and after-construction cleanup follows the renovations that older housing tends to get. The pricing page explains how a quote is built for each of them, and the Westchester County page lists the towns around Greenburgh, including Mount Pleasant and North Castle, which have no pages of their own.
Moving, renting and short-term rentals in Greenburgh
Greenburgh has 9,326 renter households against 26,487 owners. Renting is concentrated: Tarrytown has 2,282 renter households, Dobbs Ferry 1,430 and Elmsford 724, while Hartsdale has 232 and Ardsley 309. The pattern is the reverse of Yonkers next door, where renters, 43,908 households, outnumber owners. For anyone leaving a rental, a move-out cleaning on the day the unit is empty reaches inside every cabinet and along every baseboard that furniture used to hide.
Short-term rentals in Greenburgh
The Town of Greenburgh publishes its Town Code on ecode360 (GR0237), current through legislation of 22 October 2025 and read 19 September 2026. Its table of contents has no chapter on short-term rentals; the regulations in Part III run from Chapter 300, Alarm Systems, to Chapter 472, Weapons, and none is titled for short-term or transient rentals. That code applies only to the unincorporated town, so it covers Hartsdale, Edgemont and Fairview. Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Tarrytown each publish a code of their own, and a host in any of them reads the village code, not the town's. Zoning, Chapter 285 of the same code, can carry rules the general chapters do not, and a co-op board, condo association or lease can rule out nightly rentals on its own. Before listing, ask the Building Department of the government that covers your address, town or village, whether a permit, a registration or a zoning limit applies, and whether a landlord must register a long-term rental. Once you host, Airbnb and vacation rental cleaning handles the turnover between guests.
Your security deposit
Under New York General Obligations Law section 7-108(1-a)(e), a landlord has 14 days after a tenant moves out to hand over an itemized statement of anything kept and return the rest of the deposit; a landlord who does neither within the 14 days forfeits the right to keep any of it. Ordinary wear and tear is not a lawful deduction. A move-out cleaning puts the unit in the cleanest condition you can leave it in, and dated photos taken afterward record that condition; the decision on the deposit still rests with the landlord under the statute.
Common questions about house cleaning in Greenburgh
Do you clean co-ops and condos in Hartsdale and Edgemont?
Yes, and they are a large part of our Greenburgh work. In Hartsdale 41.6% of homes are in buildings of 20 or more units, and in the Greenville area that most people call Edgemont the figure is 44.1%; 81.3% and 82.0% of the households there own. When you book, tell us the building's routine for outside help: whether we sign in at a desk, use a service entrance or elevator, and where a car can park. If your building limits the hours outside help may work, put those hours in the booking and the visit is planned inside them.
Which of Greenburgh's villages do you serve?
All six: Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Tarrytown, as well as the unincorporated town. The homes differ village by village. Tarrytown's median home has 4.6 rooms and is more often rented; Ardsley's has 6.6 rooms and is owned 81.0% of the time; Hastings-on-Hudson has the town's oldest housing, with 48.9% built before 1940. Give us the village and the type of home on the quote form and the visit is planned for that house or unit, not for an average of the town.
Is sales tax on house cleaning the same in Greenburgh as in Yonkers?
No. Greenburgh, its villages included, is at the Westchester County combined rate of 8.375% in Publication 718 (rates effective 1 March 2025); the City of Yonkers, which borders Greenburgh, is listed at 8.875%. Interior cleaning of a home is taxable in New York under TSB-M-91(4)S, on a one-time visit and on a standing contract alike. Carpet, rug, drapery and upholstery cleaning are listed as exempt in the state's quick reference guide, TB-ST-740, so that portion of a bill carries no tax. White Plains and Scarsdale, on the town's other borders, are also at 8.375%.
What takes the longest in an older Hastings-on-Hudson or Dobbs Ferry house?
The bathrooms and the woodwork. In a house from before 1940, and the share is 48.9% in Hastings-on-Hudson and 37.5% in Dobbs Ferry, bathrooms are often small tile with many grout lines, radiators have fins that trap dust, and window casings and paneled doors have more edges than modern flat trim. Kitchens in those houses are frequently renovated and clean quickly. A first visit as a deep cleaning handles the built-up areas; a routine visit after that keeps pace. Tell us the year of the house when you book.
How do you quote a Hartsdale co-op compared with a house in Ardsley?
From the same form, with different answers. A Hartsdale unit near the median of 4.5 rooms, on one floor, is quoted on its bathrooms, kitchen and frequency. An Ardsley house near 6.6 rooms adds floors, a basement and often a third bathroom, so the same frequency takes more time. We reply by text or email, usually the same day, with a quote for the specific home. Nothing on this site is a flat rate; the pricing page lists what raises or lowers a quote so you can see where yours falls.
Which months are easiest for starting a cleaning schedule in Greenburgh?
The quiet months. In New York, Google searches for house cleaning are highest in July and August and lowest in February and March, and searches for spring cleaning peak in March and April. A first thorough cleaning booked in late winter, before the spring rush, is the easiest to fit and leaves a home ready when the windows open. Move-out cleaning searches peak in August and September, so a summer lease end is worth booking early. Whatever the month, the quote form is the fastest way to get a date.
