What a professional organizer costs in Northern Kentucky: typically between $150 and $750 per room. At Urge to Purge, a room with limited clutter runs $150 to $450, and a room with a lot of clutter runs $450 to $750. The exact number is set at a free assessment, in your home or over the phone, before any work is booked.
That is the short answer. The rest of this guide explains what puts a room at the low or high end of those bands, what is included, what costs extra, and how to get the most out of the money you spend.
What a professional organizer costs: the two price bands
We price by the room and by how much is in it, not by the hour. That keeps the number predictable for you and keeps us focused on finishing the space rather than watching a clock.
- Limited clutter per room: $150 to $450. The room still works, it has just drifted. A pantry where nothing has a category, a guest room that became a place to put things, a closet with one overloaded rail. Most of these are a single session.
- Lots of clutter per room: $450 to $750. The floor has disappeared, surfaces are storage, and there are real decisions to make about what stays. A garage that has become the family dumping ground, a basement with years of holiday and keepsake overflow, a bedroom where the bed itself is the laundry pile. These are usually one long session or two.
A whole-home project is priced room by room, so you can start with the space that causes the most daily friction and stop whenever you like. Every session leaves a finished room behind, not a half-done house.
What moves a room up or down inside the band
Four things decide where a room lands. None of them is the square footage.
1. How much has to come out
Everything in a room gets pulled, sorted and put back. A pantry with two shelves of duplicates is a few hours. A garage where everything has to come out onto the driveway before we can see the floor is a day.
2. How many decisions there are
Sorting is fast. Deciding is what takes time. Expired food and empty boxes decide themselves. Keepsakes, a late parent’s belongings, or a child’s outgrown things take longer, and we go at your pace rather than rushing choices that will not stick.
3. Whether there is a system to build
Some rooms just need clearing. Others need zones, labeled bins, a rail lowered to a child’s height, or a shelving unit assembled. Building a system that holds is where the value is, and it adds time.
4. How much leaves the house
Small items are included with decluttering. Donations leave with us whenever possible. A large haul, for example a treadmill, furniture, or a truckload from a basement, may carry an additional charge, and we tell you that number at the assessment, not after.
What is included
- The free first visit, in person or virtual, where we walk the space and give you a firm price.
- Hands-on sorting through every item with you, using the same four steps every time: Pull, Purge, Plan, Place.
- Designing the system around how your household actually lives, not around a photograph.
- Removing donations and small discards the same day.
- A judgment-free approach. Please do not tidy up before we arrive; we need to see how the room really works.
What is not included
- Containers and shelving. We would rather you did not buy bins before we start. We declutter first, then tell you exactly what to get so nothing is wasted. You buy the product; we specify it.
- Large hauls. Covered above. Quoted up front if it applies.
- Resale. If you want us to sell items on your behalf, we take a 50% commission on anything sold. Many clients find this covers a meaningful part of the project cost.
Real examples from our projects
These are pages from our own before and after library, so you can see what a session actually produces.
- A walk-in pantry in Demossville: one session. Good shelving, no categories. Zoned in an afternoon.
- A family garage in Loveland: everything out onto the driveway, zoned by how the family moves, floor back.
- A whole condo in Park Hills: garage, bedroom and closet over several sessions, priced room by room, with the car back inside at the end.
How this compares nationally
National marketplaces list professional organizers by the hour, most often somewhere between $75 and $150 an hour, and it is easy to underestimate how many hours a room takes. Per-room pricing means you know the total before we start, and you are paying for a finished room rather than for time.
Questions we hear about pricing
Do you charge for the first visit?
No. The assessment is free, and it is where you get the real price for your rooms.
Can I do just one room?
Yes. Most clients start with one room and ask us back for the rest of the house once they feel the difference. There is no minimum.
What if I am not sure how much clutter I have?
That is what the visit is for. If you are on the fence between the two bands, we will tell you honestly which one your room is in and why.
Do you serve my area?
We are based in Union, Kentucky and work across Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati, including Covington, Park Hills, Elsmere, Walton, Crescent Springs, Independence, Alexandria, Demossville, Cincinnati and Loveland.
Not sure where to start?
The first visit is free, in your home or over the phone, and you are under no obligation to book anything after it. Book a free assessment, or see real before and after projects across Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati first.