Raccoon Removal Cost: $150–$1,900 (Average $400) in 2026

How much does raccoon removal cost?

Most homeowners pay $300 to $450 to have a raccoon professionally trapped and removed, averaging around $400 nationally — a figure Angi and HomeAdvisor both report independently, along with an identical $150 to $1,900 full range. HomeGuide’s numbers land lower, a $250 average with a $200 to $300 typical range, but that figure is specifically scoped to removing one raccoon rather than a whole job — its location and method breakdowns otherwise track closely with Angi and HomeAdvisor. Forbes Home frames its pricing per animal, $350 to $600 typical, $150 to $1,500 at the extremes. What moves the number most is where the raccoon is and how many there are: a yard trapping job sits at the bottom of the range, while an attic or chimney job with a nest of kits sits at the top.

What affects the cost?

A handful of factors explain most of the spread between a $150 job and a $1,900+ one:

• Number of raccoons. A single animal runs $150 to $300 to trap and remove; a full nest with multiple raccoons costs $300 to $750 (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide).
• Location. Yard trapping costs $150 to $300, roof removal $325 to $700, attic removal $550 to $975, and chimney removal $400 to $3,500 (Angi, HomeAdvisor).
• Removal method. Trap-and-release runs $150 to $300 per raccoon. Manual removal — hand-caught, typically used for kits or a nest — costs $150 to $250 for one animal or $300 to $750 for a nest (Angi, HomeAdvisor).
• Inspection fee. An initial inspection to confirm entry points and assess the job typically runs $80 to $150 (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide), though some companies charge $75 to $125 (Forbes Home).
• Emergency or same-day service. Calling for urgent removal, rather than scheduling ahead, can add $150 to $250 (HomeGuide).
• Region and contractor. Local labor rates and how common raccoon calls are in your area affect what a given company charges for the same job.

What does attic exclusion and damage cleanup cost?

Trapping the raccoon is usually just the first line item. Sealing the entry point so raccoons can’t get back in — a step contractors call exclusion — typically means installing an animal-proof vent cover, which runs $300 to $450 apiece, or adding exclusion barriers along rooflines and openings at $10 to $25 per linear foot (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide). Raccoons that have been living in an attic often leave behind droppings, urine, and torn-up insulation, so cleanup and decontamination is commonly billed separately at $250 to $500 (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Forbes Home). Structural damage adds more on top: drywall patches start at $300, and insulation replacement runs $1 to $7 per square foot (Angi, HomeAdvisor). If a raccoon died in the space rather than being trapped alive, dead-animal removal and disposal runs $150 to $350 (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide). A job that includes trapping, exclusion, repair, and cleanup can easily exceed the $1,900 headline ceiling, which is why chimney and heavily damaged attic jobs sometimes run into the thousands.

How to lower your raccoon removal cost

• Call as soon as you hear activity. A single raccoon costs far less to remove than a full nest ($150-$300 versus $300-$750), so acting before it has kits keeps the job in the cheaper tier (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide).
• Ask what’s included in the quote. Confirm upfront whether inspection, exclusion work, and cleanup are bundled or billed separately — the base trapping fee alone rarely covers the whole job.
• Prioritize exclusion over repeat trapping calls. Sealing entry points with a vent cover or exclusion barrier ($300-$450 or $10-$25 per linear foot) is a one-time cost that prevents another raccoon from moving in and triggering another service call (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide).
• Skip the emergency call if it can wait. Same-day or after-hours service adds $150 to $250 on top of the standard fee (HomeGuide); scheduling a normal appointment avoids that surcharge.
• Get multiple quotes, especially for attic or chimney jobs, since location and difficulty swing pricing by hundreds of dollars between contractors (Angi, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide).

Prices vary by region, raccoon location, and whether babies are involved, so treat the figures above as a planning budget. Get two or three local quotes, and confirm whether exclusion, repairs, and cleanup are included before committing to a final number. If it’s birds rather than raccoons nesting in your attic or chimney, see our bird removal cost guide for that pricing instead.