Rodent Removal Cost: $50–$1,500 (Average $433) in 2026

How much does rodent removal cost?

Most homeowners pay $189 to $655 to have mice or rats professionally trapped and removed, averaging around $433 nationally — a figure close to both HomeAdvisor’s $395 average and Thumbtack’s $433 average. Fixr reports a higher $525 average, but its page is scoped specifically to mice, which may explain the gap. This Old House frames the full picture as a wider $395 to $1,500-or-more range — the final number swings on how big the infestation is and how much damage remediation the job needs. Zoom out further and the realistic floor-to-ceiling spread runs $50 to $1,500 — a single professional trapping visit at the low end (This Old House) up to a severe, damage-heavy infestation at the high end, before fumigation even enters the picture. General pest control pricing follows a similar shape, but rodent jobs run higher than routine ant or spider treatments because trapping and exclusion take more visits to finish.

What affects the cost?

A handful of factors explain most of the spread between a $50 job and a $1,500+ one:

• Trapping method. DIY traps cost $3 to $100, while professional trapping runs $50 to $250 per visit (This Old House).
• Size of the infestation. A small infestation runs $176 to $613, while a large or multi-colony infestation can run $1,000 or more (This Old House).
• Exclusion/sealing work. Closing up the gaps and holes rodents are using to get inside typically costs $200 to $600 (HomeAdvisor, This Old House).
• Treatment method. Snap traps, live traps, bait stations, and rodenticide stations range from $250 to $1,000 depending on which method the technician uses (Fixr).
• Service frequency. A one-time visit runs $100 to $350 (Bob Vila) or $300 to $550 (Fixr), while ongoing plans price per visit — $40 to $70 monthly or $110 to $250 quarterly (Bob Vila).
• Inspection fee. Most companies charge $75 to $200 to diagnose the problem before quoting the job (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Thumbtack, Bob Vila).
• Follow-up visits. Most homes need two to four follow-up visits before they’re rodent-free (HomeAdvisor), and removing a dead rodent found after treatment adds $50 to $200 (Thumbtack, Fixr).

What does exclusion, sealing, and cleanup cost?

Trapping is only half the job — if you don’t close off how mice and rats got in, they (or the next generation) come right back. Exclusion work, sealing gaps around vents, pipes, foundations, and rooflines, runs $200 to $600, a figure HomeAdvisor and This Old House both cite independently (Fixr’s mice-specific exclusion figure is a wider $50 to $300). Rodents that have been living in a wall or attic for a while often chew through wiring and insulation along the way; if that’s part of your damage, repairing or replacing attic insulation is billed as its own separate project, not folded into the removal price. Sources don’t break out a standalone “sanitation” line item the way they do for trapping or exclusion — the closest figures are dead-rodent removal add-ons ($50 to $200, Thumbtack and Fixr) and This Old House’s note that jobs needing “damage remediation” are what push a bill toward the $1,500 upper end of the range, rather than cleanup being priced as its own clean, comparable service across companies. For severe, established infestations that trapping and exclusion alone can’t resolve, fumigation is the next step up: $1 to $3 per square foot, or about $2,000 to $6,000 for a typical home — a figure HomeAdvisor, Fixr, and This Old House all land on closely.

How to lower your rodent removal cost

• Call early. A small infestation runs $176 to $613, while a large, multi-colony one runs $1,000 or more (This Old House) — acting on the first signs of activity keeps the job in the cheaper tier. Bobby Corrigan, urban rodentologist featured in This Old House, warns: “If you have one or two mice [or rats], and you wait to take care of them, you’ll have them everywhere in a matter of weeks.”
• Pay for exclusion once instead of repeat trapping calls. Sealing entry points ($200-$600) is a one-time cost that stops new rodents from moving in, versus paying for another trapping visit every time one gets back inside (HomeAdvisor, This Old House).
• Compare a one-time visit against a service plan before committing. A single visit runs $100 to $550 (Bob Vila, Fixr); a monthly plan runs $40 to $70 per visit and a quarterly plan $110 to $250 per visit (Bob Vila) — only worth it if you expect ongoing pressure, such as living near open fields or older construction.
• Ask if the inspection fee is waived with treatment. Several companies drop the $75-$200 inspection charge once you sign up for service (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Thumbtack, Bob Vila).
• Get multiple quotes, since job scoping varies — some companies price mice and rats separately, and some quote trapping and exclusion as one bundle while others bill them apart.

Prices vary by region, infestation size, and whether the job is trapping only or trapping plus exclusion, so treat the figures above as a planning budget. Get two or three local quotes, and confirm whether exclusion, follow-up visits, and cleanup are included before committing to a final number. If the animal in your attic isn’t a mouse or rat, see our raccoon removal cost guide for larger wildlife pricing, or bird removal cost if it’s nesting birds instead.