No matter what kind of house you get, sooner or later, there's going to be yard work. According to Home Advisor, the average cost of landscaping in 2020 was $3,318.
If that sounds plenty salty, imagine a $10 million home. According to Business Insider, this property will cost $100,000 or more per year, just for landscaping.
Take these examples:
– Rapper 50 Cent. In 2019, he sold a $2.9 million Connecticut mansion. The taxes, upkeep, and landscaping ran $70,000 per year.
– Michael Jackson. The lush gardens and grounds of Neverland reportedly cost $95,000 per month for the front of the house which, among other things, featured a lavish carpet of red and white flowers.
– At President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, it costs more than $100,000 per year just to mow 20 acres of lawn, including two grass croquet courts and a putting green, according to Lawn Starter. That wouldn't include lawn treatments or maintenance. It also takes a crew of five to 10 people to do it.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
