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Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash provides certified soft wash and pressure washing to Williston homes throughout Levy County’s largest city. Approximately 3,000 residents in the city, plus adjacent Williston Highlands and East Williston communities served. Family-owned Ocala-based crew, 30 to 35 minutes southeast via US-27. Family homes and manufactured homes both welcome. Honest written pricing with travel built in. Gateway to the Nature Coast.
Williston sits in Levy County, approximately 30 to 35 minutes northwest of Ocala via US-27 — one of our closer service area destinations. The city covers approximately 6.85 square miles, essentially all land with negligible water area, with around 3,000 residents and growing rapidly (population has increased over 15 percent since the 2020 Census). Williston is the largest city in Levy County and part of the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, oriented north toward Gainesville rather than south toward Ocala/Villages/Citrus like most other communities we serve. The city was established before 1885 by J.M. Willis (who named it after himself) and has grown steadily through the early 20th century rural community era into a working-family city with the official motto ‘Gateway to the Nature Coast.’ The city’s median age is around 40 with approximately 20 percent of residents under 18 — making Williston one of the youngest, most family-focused communities in our service area.
Most Williston homeowners know exterior cleaning is overdue but put it off because of past bad experiences with out-of-town companies or rental pressure washers. A rental pressure washer from the hardware store is cheap, but it usually does not kill the algae at the root and it can damage older vinyl siding common to established Williston homes, vent caps on manufactured homes, and the modern stucco finishes on newer construction. The mature landscaping that gives Williston its character also feeds aggressive algae growth on shaded north-facing walls and roof slopes. A budget out-of-town crew that does not return calls is no better. A bad professional job is worse than no job at all. Doing it right with the correct method and a fair written price up front is almost always the cheapest option over the long run, especially for working-family Williston households where the property represents real long-term value.
Reach out by phone, text, or our online form. Most estimates come back the same day. We ask where in Williston you live (city limits, Williston Highlands, East Williston, or one of the surrounding Levy County unincorporated areas), your home type (stick-built, manufactured, or newer construction), and what specific services you need. You get a written price before any water hits your property. Travel time from our Ocala base is built into the pricing so you see one clean number, not a base price plus a surcharge.
Our certified crew arrives at your Williston address with commercial-grade equipment and the training to know which technique belongs on which surface. Established Williston homes get gentle low-pressure soft wash that protects original materials. Newer construction gets certified soft wash calibrated to the modern stucco and vinyl finishes. Manufactured homes get a specialized low-pressure approach. Asphalt shingle roofs get ARMA-approved technique that protects the manufacturer warranty. We work around working-family schedules including school pickup and work-from-home calls. You do not need to be home. We text updates and send after-photos when complete.
Certified soft wash kills algae and mold at the root, not just on the surface. Most Williston homes only need this service every 12 to 18 months. The result is a property that looks the way you remember it looking when you first moved in, with the kind of curb appeal that holds your home value in a community where the housing market is steadily growing.
Williston has a unique identity in our service area. As Levy County’s largest city and the Gateway to the Nature Coast, Williston anchors the rural Levy County working-family community with a downtown core that dates back to the 1880s when J.M. Willis founded the town and gave it his name. Today, the city has a young median age (around 40, with over 20 percent of residents under 18), a working-family income tier (median household income approximately $60,000), and the most demographically diverse community character in our service area. Most Williston residents have noticed that out-of-town service companies either skip Williston (treating it as too far from their main service area) or overcharge based on a presumed lack of local options. We do not. We serve Williston as a regular part of our service rotation with pricing calibrated to working-family Williston budgets.
The established Williston neighborhoods include homes dating back to the early-to-mid 20th century rural community era, with substantial mid-century single-family construction and various 1970s-1990s additions. Many of these heritage homes have vinyl or aluminum siding, original window frames, mature landscaping, and other elements that high-pressure washing would damage. We use a low-pressure soft wash technique with biodegradable detergent that cleans these older surfaces without damaging the original materials. Many of these Williston homes have been owned by the same family across multiple generations.
Williston has grown over 15 percent since the 2020 Census, with newer single-family construction adding to the city's housing stock. These newer homes use modern materials including stucco over concrete block and current asphalt shingle roofing. The cleaning approach for these newer homes is the same certified soft wash we use throughout our service area, calibrated to the actual surface materials and the age of the specific property.
Williston is one of the most family-focused communities we serve. With a median age of approximately 40 and over 20 percent of residents under 18, Williston households frequently include working parents, school-age children, and the everyday operational reality that comes with family life — kids and dogs, school dropoff schedules, work-from-home calls, and the property wear that comes with active households. We work Williston family households on schedules that accommodate all of it. Property exteriors take a real beating from family life, and the right cleaning rotation keeps the home looking like the place the family chose.
Williston and the surrounding rural Levy County area include a meaningful share of mobile and manufactured homes alongside conventional single-family construction. Manufactured homes need a different cleaning approach than stick-built. The vinyl and aluminum siding panels common to manufactured construction can be damaged by high-pressure water, vent caps can crack, and the seals around windows and doors can be forced open. Our low-pressure soft wash method is designed specifically for manufactured home exteriors.
Williston Highlands is an unincorporated CDP of about 2,591 residents located west of Williston city, with 11.32 square miles of rural and semi-rural housing. East Williston is a smaller CDP of about 780 residents located east of the city. Both communities are part of the natural Williston service area, with many addresses using the Williston zip code 32696. We serve both CDPs on the same schedule and pricing as Williston city addresses. If your address says Williston in mailing but you're in one of these CDPs, you're in our coverage zone.
Williston anchors its community identity around the Central Florida Harvest and Peanut Festival held every October, a real annual heritage event that draws regional visitors and celebrates the city's agricultural roots. The city is also home to Devil's Den and Blue Grotto (underground spring system diving destinations just outside the city), Two Tails Ranch (an exotic animal refuge specializing in elephants), and Kirby Family Farm (an educational farm featuring the Great America Railway narrow gauge railroad). The 'Gateway to the Nature Coast' official motto reflects Williston's position between inland north central Florida and the Gulf coast nature areas.
Worth acknowledging because it shapes the city's character: Williston is part of the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (since 2018), not the Ocala metro area. Many Williston residents commute north to Gainesville for work, healthcare, or higher education at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. This Gainesville orientation gives Williston a slightly different feel than our other Marion/Citrus/Sumter county service area communities. We serve Williston the same way we serve all our other communities: as a working-family service area with honest pricing and certified methods.
Every service is delivered by Randy and Matt personally with commercial-grade equipment and certified technique. We do not subcontract.
Earlier this year we got a call from a working family in their late 30s who had owned their 1990s era single-family home in one of the established Williston neighborhoods for about 8 years. Two school-age kids, a family dog, and the everyday property wear that comes with active family life had left the exterior stucco showing visible algae on the north-facing side, the asphalt shingle roof had Gloeocapsa magma streaks visible from the road, and the concrete driveway had collected the orange irrigation staining that’s typical of the area. They had been quoted unrealistic prices by an out-of-town crew from the Gainesville side that wanted to charge premium rates and required a deposit just to come look at the property.
We walked the property, gave them one written quote covering the house, the roof, and the driveway with no upsells, and scheduled the work around the kids’ school dropoff. Soft washed the stucco with low pressure that did not damage the established finish. Treated the roof with ARMA-approved technique that killed the algae at the root and protected the shingle warranty. Surface cleaned the driveway. The work took most of one day. The family put us on a 12-month rotation and recommended us to another family in Williston Highlands the following month. That is how most of our Williston work happens. One driveway, one neighbor family, one Peanut Festival weekend conversation at a time.
In 15 years of using other powerwash companies, this has been the cleanest my driveway and sidewalks has ever been. I highly recommend Randy and Matthew.
Most Citrus Springs homes pay between $270 and $540 for a single-story house soft wash. Larger family homes with multiple structures run $480 to $700. Manufactured and mobile homes typically run $240 to $420. Driveway pressure washing usually falls between $170 and $360. Roof soft washing on a standard shingle home runs $330 to $600. Pricing reflects the travel commitment from our Ocala base. Travel time is built into the price as one clean number. Starr’s & Stripes provides a written estimate before any work begins.
Yes. Williston is the largest incorporated city in Levy County per Wikipedia and the 2020 Census, with approximately 3,000 residents (and growing rapidly — population has increased over 15 percent since 2020). The Levy County seat is actually Bronson (a smaller town), but Williston is the largest city by population. Note: Williston Highlands is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Williston with about 2,591 residents, often counted separately in some demographics rankings.
Yes. Williston Highlands (a CDP with about 2,591 residents, west of Williston city) and East Williston (a smaller CDP with about 780 residents) are both unincorporated communities adjacent to Williston that we serve as part of the natural Williston service area. Many addresses in these CDPs use the Williston zip code 32696. Service is on the same schedule and pricing as Williston city addresses.
Yes. Starr’s & Stripes serves Williston on a regular schedule, not as an occasional out-of-area job. We are based in Ocala approximately 30 to 35 minutes southeast of Williston via US-27. Williston is one of our CLOSER service area destinations. Most Williston jobs can typically be scheduled within one week. Travel time is built into our pricing rather than charged as a separate surcharge so you see one clean number on your written estimate.
Yes. Williston is a family-leaning community (median age approximately 40 with about 20 percent of residents under 18 — younger than most communities we serve). The city includes a mix of established single-family homes, manufactured and mobile homes, and newer construction. Starr’s & Stripes serves all of these on the same schedule with methods calibrated to the actual home type. Mobile and manufactured homes get a specialized low-pressure soft wash technique designed specifically for those exteriors.
Most Williston homes benefit from professional exterior cleaning every 12 to 18 months. Homes under heavy oak canopy or with extensive irrigation overspray may need service every 6 to 12 months because the moisture environment feeds algae growth more aggressively than open lots. Florida humidity feeds algae growth year-round, and Williston’s location in the north central Florida moisture environment combined with the mature landscaping common in established neighborhoods creates conditions for biological growth on stucco, vinyl siding, and shingle roofs.
Williston is known for the Central Florida Harvest and Peanut Festival held every October — a real annual community heritage event that anchors the city’s identity. Williston is also home to Devil’s Den and Blue Grotto, popular underground spring system diving destinations just outside the city. Two Tails Ranch (an exotic animal refuge specializing in elephants) and Kirby Family Farm (an educational farm with a narrow gauge Great America Railway) are also in the Williston area. The city’s official motto is ‘Gateway to the Nature Coast,’ reflecting its position between inland north central Florida and the Gulf coast.
Yes. Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash is fully licensed and insured in the state of Florida with general liability coverage on every job. Randy and Matt Starr are certified in power washing, soft washing, and paver sealing. We are based in Ocala and have served Williston and the surrounding Levy County area since 2023.
Starr’s & Stripes PowerWash provides full residential exterior cleaning across Williston and the surrounding Levy County area. If your address is in Williston city limits or the immediately adjacent unincorporated communities, we serve it on the same schedule. Travel built into pricing.
Established 20th-century heritage homes in the older Williston neighborhoods. Mid-century and 1970s-1990s single-family construction. Mobile and manufactured homes. Newer 2020s residential construction. All served on the same schedule with methods calibrated to the actual surface materials and household type.
32696. The Williston zip code also covers Williston Highlands and East Williston CDPs.
Levy County’s largest incorporated city. Gateway to the Nature Coast (official city motto). Established 1885 by J.M. Willis. Central Florida Harvest and Peanut Festival every October. Devil’s Den and Blue Grotto underground spring diving destinations (just outside city). Two Tails Ranch exotic animal refuge. Kirby Family Farm with Great America Railway. Williston City Hall. US-27 corridor through the city.
Williston Highlands (unincorporated CDP, west, 2,591 residents). East Williston (unincorporated CDP, east, 780 residents). Bronson (Levy County seat, north). The rural unincorporated north central Levy County corridor. Our /service-areas/levy-county-fl/ hub page provides additional Levy County coverage.
Williston is approximately 30 to 35 minutes northwest from our Ocala base via US-27 — closer than most of our service area communities. Most jobs scheduled within one week. Travel built into pricing.