Lawn Care and Landscaping in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: Costs, Licensed Companies, and When to Hire
We list 10 lawn care and landscaping companies serving Huntingdon. Mowing here typically runs $36 to $56 a visit and crews bill about $52 an hour for everything else, on a cool-season calendar that puts seeding and aeration in a narrow window each year.
What lawn care costs in Huntingdon
Bands rather than averages, because a real quote depends on lot size, slope, and how far the crew drives.
| Service | Typical price | Unit | What drives the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn mowing | $36 to $56 | per visit | Weekly through the growing season on an average quarter-acre lot. |
| Edging and trimming | $12 to $19 | per visit | Usually bundled into a mowing visit rather than billed alone. |
| Fertilizer application | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Slow-release blend, three to five rounds a year. |
| Weed control | $8 to $12 | per 1,000 sq ft | Pre-emergent in spring, post-emergent as broadleaf weeds show. |
| Core aeration | $12 to $19 | per 1,000 sq ft | Once a year, priced higher on compacted clay soil. |
| Overseeding | $20 to $31 | per 1,000 sq ft | Nearly always quoted together with aeration. |
| Grub and insect control | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | One preventive round covers most of the season. |
| Dethatching | $10 to $15 | per 1,000 sq ft | Only needed when thatch is over half an inch thick. |
Priced for a city of 6,827 in Huntingdon County, outside the major metros.
Compare against national lawn care costs or price your own lawn on the lawn cost estimator.
Services in Huntingdon
Lawn care companies in Huntingdon
6 companies match these filters
Standing Stone Landscaping
5.0on Google (4)Huntingdon, PA
Standing Stone Landscaping is a lawn care company in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, offering lawn care and landscaping, with Google reviews going back to 2025, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(814) 599-8109Thomas Bros Tree and Landscaping
5.0on Google (25)Huntingdon, PA
Thomas Bros Tree and Landscaping serves Huntingdon and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with lawn care, landscaping and tree service, rated 5.0 by 25 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, and a published phone number and website.
Robinson’s Landscaping LLC
4.9on Google (35)Petersburg, PA
A Petersburg lawn care company, Robinson’s Landscaping LLC lists lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.9 by 35 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2026, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(814) 599-5520Baker Landscaping
4.6on Google (55)Huntingdon, PA
Baker Landscaping is a lawn care company in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, offering lawn care and landscaping, rated 4.6 by 55 Google reviewers, with Google reviews going back to 2020, Saturday hours listed, and a published phone number and website.
H&H Tree Service & Landscaping LLC
4.4on Google (7)Huntingdon, PA
A Huntingdon lawn care company, H&H Tree Service & Landscaping LLC lists lawn care, landscaping and tree service, with Google reviews going back to 2022, and a published phone number.
Landscaping(814) 251-5670Towne & Country Landscaping
Huntingdon, PA
Towne & Country Landscaping serves Huntingdon and the surrounding Pennsylvania area with lawn care and landscaping, with a published phone number.
Landscaping(814) 907-1399
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Where these companies are
When to do the work in Huntingdon
Huntingdon sits in the Northeast climate region, which runs cool-season lawns. Last frost usually falls April 15-May 1 and first frost October 1-15, and that pair sets every date below.
Grasses that do well here
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- Perennial Ryegrass
- Fine Fescue
- Tall Fescue
| Task | Local window | Why then |
|---|---|---|
| Seed or overseed | Mid August to late September | Soil is still warm enough to germinate seed while air temperatures drop. |
| Fertilize | April, June, September, and early November | The September and November rounds do most of the work on a cool-season lawn. |
| Core aerate | Late August to October | Paired with overseeding so the seed drops into open holes. |
| Pre-emergent for crabgrass | April 1 - May 1 | Go by soil temperature: apply before it holds 55 degrees. |
Problems local crews deal with most: Snow mold, summer stress, crabgrass.
Want the exact soil temperature before you book pre-emergent? Check your ZIP on the soil temperature tracker.
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Lawn care in Huntingdon: common questions
How much does lawn care cost in Huntingdon?
A single mowing visit in Huntingdon typically runs $36 to $56 for an average quarter-acre lot, and crews bill around $52 an hour for work outside a routine cut. Treatments are quoted per 1,000 square feet: fertilizer and weed control land in the single-digit to low-teens dollars, while core aeration and overseeding cost more because they are once-a-year jobs. Full-season contracts almost always beat per-visit pricing.
Which lawn care company in Huntingdon should I hire?
Compare the attributed Google and Yelp ratings rather than any single score, check the company actually offers the service you need, and get two quotes for the same scope rather than one. For spray work, ask for the company's pesticide applicator licence number directly: Pennsylvania requires one for anyone applying herbicide or insecticide for payment, and we have no public register for this state to check it against for you.
Does a lawn care company need a licence in Pennsylvania?
Yes, for pesticide work. Applying herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides on someone else's property for payment requires a commercial pesticide applicator licence issued by Pennsylvania, and the licence carries a number and an expiry date. Plain mowing and trimming generally do not require that licence, so a company can be perfectly legitimate for mowing and still not be licensed to spray. Ask which one you are hiring for.
When should I hire a lawn care company in Huntingdon?
Book before the season starts rather than during it. Huntingdon runs cool-season lawns, so the calendar that matters is the timing table on this page: pre-emergent goes down off soil temperature in spring, and the seeding and aeration window is the single busiest stretch of the year for local crews. Calling two to three weeks ahead of a window is the difference between getting your date and getting whatever is left.
Is a lawn care service worth it in Huntingdon?
It depends on which jobs you hand over. Mowing is the easiest thing to do yourself and the most expensive thing to buy repeatedly. Pesticide application is the opposite: it is the job where a licensed applicator with calibrated equipment and the right product beats a homeowner with a hose-end sprayer. Many people in Huntingdon split it, mowing themselves and buying the treatment rounds.