The Best Lawn Mower Repair Services in Melrose, MA
We graded 8 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 5,918 Google reviews of 29 top-rated lawn mower repair services nationwide; 8 of them in Melrose, MA. Updated October 28, 2026.
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Simply Lawn Care ServicesHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Landscape installations”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%12Overall Experts Score 20%97Job match= 91Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.74★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.91
Simply Lawn Care ServicesHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Landscape installations”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%94Job match= 72Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.74★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.72Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Landscape installations” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about landscape installations
Simply Lawn Care ServicesDo a great job with my lawn. Braden and Chet are fast and professional! Highly recommend
Simply Lawn Care ServicesNoah and Jimmy did an amazing job at our home. We had them add a cobblestone border to our front bed, which really helps delineate that space near our front walkway. They also added stone down our driveway, previously we’d been getting a lot of run-off and this has been so much better. They were so polite and we couldn’t be happier.
Simply Lawn Care ServicesGreat job by Manny removing and replacing my shrubs. Thanks Manny and Simply Lawn Team!
Simply Lawn Care ServicesWould like to acknowledge the great job that Matt and Noah did on my overgrown yard. Trimming and removing weeds and vines. Another of hard work. Thanks.
Simply Lawn Care ServicesDeacon & Manny absolutely crushed it! My yard looks nothing like it did before. Would 10/10 recommend to anyone looking to bring their dilapidated yard back to life!
Simply Lawn Care ServicesChris did a great job on my lawn care and beds, and Nic and Chris C did a great job cutting my lawn
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of lawn mower repair services).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Velvet Green Organic Lawn CareMelrose, MA | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%97+52.9Reliability 24%99+24Value 14%92+13Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty96−0.4Experts Score= 97Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.96 | — |
| 2 | Simply Lawn Care ServicesMelrose, MA | A 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%96+52.4Reliability 24%97+23.5Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Experts Score= 97Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA–AAA | 4.96 | — |
| 3 | Simply Lawn Care ServicesMelrose, MA | A 94How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%95+51.8Reliability 24%93+22.5Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%82+5.8Experts Score= 94Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.95 | — |
| 4 |  TJ's Lawn Mower RepairMelrose, MA | B 77How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%79+54.7Reliability 31%72+22.2Experts Score= 77Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––A– | 4.81 | — |
| 5 |  Mobile Mower & Snowblower RepairMelrose, MA | B 68How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%75+51.9Reliability 31%73+22.5Momentum penalty36−6.4Experts Score= 68Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––D– | 4.84 | — |
| 6 |  The Yard General AG INCMelrose, MA | B 63How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%63+37Reliability 26%73+19Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty97−0.3Momentum penalty17−8.3Experts Score= 63Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBAAF– | 4.75 | — |
| 7 |  Stewart's Power EquipmentMelrose, MA | B 62How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%67+42.6Reliability 28%61+17.2Replies to reviews 8%24+2Experts Score= 62Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BB––AD | 4.63 | — |
| 8 |  Cason's EquipmentMelrose, MA | C 40How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%45+28.6Reliability 28%32+9Replies to reviews 8%28+2.3Experts Score= 40Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | CD––AD | 4.47 | — |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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Lawn Mower Repair Services in Melrose, MA at a glance
How the 8 lawn mower repair services we rated in Melrose, MA compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A338%
- Grade B450%
- Grade C113%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up338%
- 4.80–4.89★225%
- 4.60–4.79★225%
- Below 4.60★113%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality37422%
- Professionalism42825%
- Responsiveness35421%
- Punctuality28416%
- Value28617%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price13629%
- Reasonable30365%
- Overpriced31%
- Not sure215%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.