Dorchester
Boston's largest neighborhood, with long streets of triple-deckers and two-family houses alongside single-family homes. Tell us which floor you live on and whether the stairs are shared.
Where we work
Cleaning Service Areas in Boston
Our cleaning service areas start with the whole city of Boston: every neighborhood from East Boston and Charlestown down to Hyde Park and West Roxbury. From there we serve the cities and towns within about an hour's drive of Boston, and the checker on this page shows the status of any place in Massachusetts.
- Every Boston neighborhood, with local guides for seven of them
- Cities and towns within about an hour's drive of Boston
- A statewide checker for any city, town or ZIP code
Boston first, then about an hour around it
Boston is the center of our area. That means every neighborhood inside the city line, whether or not it has its own page on this site. A two-family house in Mattapan and a condo in a Seaport high-rise are equally in range.
Around the city, we serve 156 of the state's 351 cities and towns: the ones within about an hour's drive of Boston. We measure by driving time rather than miles, because a few miles across a river crossing can take longer than a highway run to the suburbs. Traffic varies, so for a town near the edge of that hour, the time of day can matter when we plan a visit.
Neighborhood guides
Seven neighborhoods have their own guide, with notes on housing, building access, parking and the seasonal details that change how a visit is planned.
All Boston service areas Outside Boston? Check your city or town
More Boston neighborhoods we cover
These neighborhoods do not have a separate guide yet. They are covered just the same, and a few notes on their housing can help you write a more useful request.
Jamaica Plain
Victorian houses, triple-deckers and apartment buildings near Jamaica Pond and along the Orange Line. Older homes here often have radiators and original trim that hold dust.
Roxbury
A mix of Victorian houses, brick rowhouses, triple-deckers and larger apartment complexes, from Nubian Square up to the streets around Fort Hill.
Charlestown
Brick and wood-frame rowhouses on narrow, hilly streets, plus newer condos and apartments around the Navy Yard. Street parking is tight, so mention any off-street option.
Allston and Brighton
Many student and young-professional rentals in apartment buildings and multi-family houses. September 1 turnover is especially heavy here, so move-out requests should go in early.
Beacon Hill
Brick rowhouses on steep, narrow streets, many of them walk-ups with tight staircases. Parking is very limited, so access details matter more than usual.
Downtown and Financial District
Mostly office buildings, with residential towers mixed in. Building management rules, loading docks and after-hours access are usually part of the plan.
Roslindale
Single-family and two-family homes with yards, plus apartments around Roslindale Village. Houses with several floors are common, so square footage matters as much as bedroom count.
West Roxbury
One of the more suburban parts of Boston, made up mostly of single-family homes with driveways. For a whole-house visit, tell us about finished basements and extra levels.
Hyde Park
Single-family and two-family houses on the city's southern edge, around Cleary Square and the Fairmount commuter rail line.
Mattapan
Triple-deckers, two-family houses and single-family homes near Mattapan Square and the Mattapan trolley line.
Mission Hill
Dense apartment buildings and triple-deckers on a steep hill beside the Longwood Medical Area, with many students and hospital workers among the renters.
Cities and towns within about an hour's drive
Our wider area runs in every direction from the city. These are examples, not the full list. The checker below and the statewide directory give the status of each place.
Close to Boston
Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Watertown are a short drive from the city, and so is every community on the Boston city line.
North and the North Shore
Lynn, Salem, Beverly and Gloucester along the coast, and Woburn, Lowell, Andover and Haverhill inland, up to Newburyport.
West and MetroWest
Newton, Waltham, Lexington, Natick, Framingham and Marlborough, with Worcester at the western edge of the hour.
South of the city
Quincy, Milton, Braintree, Norwood, Brockton and Foxborough, with Taunton and Attleboro toward the southern edge.
South Shore
Weymouth, Hingham, Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury.
Farther than an hour
Cape Cod, the islands, Plymouth, New Bedford, Fall River, Springfield and western Massachusetts are outside our usual area. That is not an automatic no. Describe the place and the work in your request, and you will get an honest answer about whether the trip makes sense for us.
What to tell us about where you live
Two homes with the same floor plan can still need different planning because of the building and the block. These details make a quote more accurate:
- Stairs or elevator. Which floor you are on, and whether an elevator has to be reserved.
- Getting in. A buzzer code, a lockbox, a front desk, or a property manager with keys.
- Parking. Resident-permit streets, a driveway, a garage space, or nothing nearby.
- Building rules. Some buildings ask vendors to register, book a service elevator or show a certificate of insurance. Send us the requirements and we will tell you before booking whether we can meet them.
- Timing. Street-sweeping days, the September 1 moving rush and winter snow emergencies all affect when a visit works best.
Check a Massachusetts city, town or ZIP code
Type a place name or ZIP code to see its status. "Served" means the city or town is within about an hour's drive of Boston. "Outside our usual area" means it is farther, and a request is still the quickest way to get a real answer.
The full statewide directory
The Massachusetts directory lists all 351 cities and towns with the same two status labels. ZIP codes sometimes cross town lines, so if you live near a border, include both your ZIP code and your town in the request.
Service area questions
My Boston neighborhood has no guide page. Can I still book?
Yes. Every neighborhood inside the city of Boston is covered. The seven guides exist because those neighborhoods have building and parking details worth explaining, not because they are the only places we go.
I live just outside Boston. Will you come to me?
Yes. Every city and town that borders Boston is well inside our area, and so is the rest of the region within about an hour's drive. Send a request with your ZIP code and a few details about the space.
My town is a little more than an hour away. Is it worth asking?
Yes. "Outside our usual area" is not a refusal. Tell us the address, the kind of cleaning and how often you want it, and we will say plainly whether the trip works.
Does my neighborhood affect the price?
Access details can. Walk-up stairs, parking a long way off and building procedures all change how long a visit takes, and the quote reflects that. The pricing page explains the main factors.
Do you serve businesses in every Boston neighborhood?
Yes, commercial requests from anywhere in Boston are welcome. See commercial cleaning for offices, restaurants and other workplaces; each one gets a written scope and a schedule set around its operating hours.
Send a request from Boston or nearby
Call or email us with the type of space, its rough size, your ZIP code and what you need done. We reply with a free quote, and nothing is booked until you approve it.