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Tree Removal Cost by City

Average cost to remove a tree including stump grinding. Compare costs across 300 US cities.

National Average
$400 – $2,000
avg range
Cities
300+
Cheapest
San Juan
Most Expensive
San Francisco
Spread
$660 – $3K
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How much does tree removal cost by city? The honest answer: it depends entirely on where you live. National averages ($400 to $2,000) mask enormous regional variation driven by local labor costs, regulations, and market competition. This page ranks every city in our database from cheapest to most expensive.

Why Tree Removal Costs Vary by City

1

Local labor rates, which closely track the city's overall cost of living

2

Code requirements that vary by state and municipality, affecting scope of work

3

Material and supply chain costs, which vary by proximity to distribution centers

4

Competition density — more providers in a market generally drives prices down

5

State and municipal licensing requirements that add regulatory costs

Cheapest and Most Expensive Cities for Tree Removal

🟢 Most Affordable

1San Juan, PR
$660-45%
2Brownsville, TX
$660-45%
3McAllen, TX
$670-44%
4Dayton, OH
$691-42%
5Decatur, IL
$705-41%

🔴 Most Expensive

1San Francisco, CA
$3K+169%
2Aspen, CO
$3K+154%
3Sunnyvale, CA
$3K+149%
4San Jose, CA
$3K+134%
5Vail, CO
$3K+129%

Compare Tree Removal Prices Across 300 Cities

#CityStateLowAverageHighvs National
1San JuanPR$220$660$1,100-45%
2BrownsvilleTX$220$660$1,100-45%
3McAllenTX$223$670$1,116-44%
4DaytonOH$230$691$1,151-42%
5DecaturIL$235$705$1,175-41%
6GreensboroNC$238$714$1,189-40%
7LaredoTX$243$728$1,213-39%
8Winston-SalemNC$245$734$1,223-39%
9Fort WorthTX$247$740$1,233-38%
10WacoTX$249$746$1,243-38%
11SpringfieldIL$252$755$1,258-37%
12ClarksvilleTN$252$756$1,259-37%
13FrankfortKY$252$757$1,262-37%
14AbileneTX$261$783$1,305-35%
15ScrantonPA$262$786$1,309-34%
16KalamazooMI$263$789$1,315-34%
17College StationTX$264$791$1,318-34%
18St. JosephMO$267$800$1,333-33%
19OdessaTX$270$810$1,350-32%
20ChampaignIL$272$816$1,359-32%
21MaconGA$275$824$1,373-31%
22LakelandFL$275$825$1,375-31%
23FlintMI$277$831$1,385-31%
24Bowling GreenKY$277$832$1,386-31%
25LincolnNE$278$834$1,389-30%
26BeaumontTX$279$836$1,393-30%
27PocatelloID$279$837$1,395-30%
28LubbockTX$281$842$1,402-30%
29EvansvilleIN$281$844$1,406-30%
30JanesvilleWI$282$847$1,411-29%
31LouisvilleKY$284$852$1,420-29%
32OshkoshWI$284$853$1,421-29%
33IndianapolisIN$285$855$1,425-29%
34MontgomeryAL$285$855$1,424-29%
35PensacolaFL$285$856$1,426-29%
36IndependenceMO$289$868$1,446-28%
37ChesapeakeVA$294$882$1,469-26%
38DavenportIA$294$883$1,471-26%
39El PasoTX$296$887$1,478-26%
40ConwayAR$297$890$1,483-26%
41DurhamNC$297$892$1,487-26%
42Sioux FallsSD$301$904$1,506-25%
43ColumbiaSC$301$904$1,507-25%
44Des MoinesIA$302$907$1,511-24%
45MobileAL$303$908$1,513-24%
46ChattanoogaTN$305$915$1,525-24%
47Green BayWI$306$918$1,530-23%
48BismarckND$308$924$1,539-23%
49CincinnatiOH$308$925$1,541-23%
50LexingtonKY$309$926$1,543-23%
51Great FallsMT$309$927$1,545-23%
52San AntonioTX$309$928$1,546-23%
53La CrosseWI$309$928$1,546-23%
54MilwaukeeWI$314$941$1,568-22%
55LafayetteLA$314$941$1,568-22%
56Warner RobinsGA$314$943$1,572-21%
57St. LouisMO$315$945$1,574-21%
58JacksonMS$315$946$1,577-21%
59DuluthMN$315$946$1,576-21%
60MidlandTX$317$951$1,584-21%
61BirminghamAL$320$961$1,602-20%
62Virginia BeachVA$326$979$1,632-18%
63Kansas CityMO$327$981$1,634-18%
64DoverDE$327$982$1,636-18%
65ShreveportLA$328$984$1,639-18%
66Corpus ChristiTX$328$985$1,641-18%
67AkronOH$330$991$1,651-17%
68Terre HauteIN$331$993$1,654-17%
69TempeAZ$332$996$1,660-17%
70Round RockTX$333$999$1,664-17%
71AshevilleNC$334$1,002$1,670-16%
72SchenectadyNY$335$1,006$1,676-16%
73South BendIN$336$1,009$1,681-16%
74RacineWI$337$1,011$1,685-16%
75HattiesburgMS$338$1,013$1,688-16%
76OrlandoFL$339$1,016$1,693-15%
77CharlestonWV$339$1,016$1,693-15%
78TallahasseeFL$341$1,023$1,704-15%
79CasperWY$341$1,023$1,704-15%
80TulsaOK$342$1,026$1,709-14%
81MemphisTN$345$1,034$1,723-14%
82Jefferson CityMO$350$1,051$1,752-12%
83KnoxvilleTN$351$1,053$1,754-12%
84BiloxiMS$352$1,057$1,761-12%
85BloomingtonIN$353$1,060$1,766-12%
86DentonTX$354$1,063$1,771-11%
87PierreSD$356$1,067$1,778-11%
88Twin FallsID$356$1,068$1,780-11%
89RockfordIL$358$1,073$1,787-11%
90JolietIL$358$1,075$1,791-10%
91ColumbiaMO$359$1,077$1,795-10%
92HuntsvilleAL$361$1,082$1,803-10%
93Traverse CityMI$361$1,084$1,806-10%
94KenoshaWI$362$1,085$1,808-10%
95JacksonvilleFL$362$1,086$1,809-9%
96Sandy SpringsGA$362$1,086$1,810-9%
97SpringfieldMO$362$1,087$1,812-9%
98AlbanyNY$363$1,088$1,813-9%
99WilmingtonDE$363$1,089$1,814-9%
100TopekaKS$364$1,092$1,819-9%
101MinneapolisMN$366$1,098$1,829-8%
102WichitaKS$366$1,099$1,831-8%
103HoustonTX$367$1,101$1,835-8%
104YakimaWA$368$1,104$1,839-8%
105Little RockAR$369$1,107$1,844-8%
106AppletonWI$370$1,109$1,848-8%
107Colorado SpringsCO$370$1,110$1,850-7%
108Oklahoma CityOK$370$1,111$1,852-7%
109BellinghamWA$370$1,111$1,851-7%
110PuebloCO$372$1,115$1,858-7%
111SyracuseNY$373$1,118$1,863-7%
112FayettevilleAR$373$1,120$1,867-7%
113VisaliaCA$374$1,122$1,869-6%
114Salt Lake CityUT$374$1,123$1,871-6%
115LansingMI$375$1,126$1,877-6%
116ColumbusOH$376$1,127$1,878-6%
117RogersAR$376$1,128$1,879-6%
118BloomingtonIL$377$1,132$1,886-6%
119Grand RapidsMI$379$1,137$1,894-5%
120ClearwaterFL$381$1,142$1,903-5%
121LaramieWY$382$1,145$1,908-5%
122SavannahGA$382$1,147$1,912-4%
123New BedfordMA$382$1,147$1,911-4%
124RaleighNC$383$1,150$1,916-4%
125New OrleansLA$384$1,153$1,922-4%
126ClevelandOH$385$1,154$1,922-4%
127CharlotteNC$386$1,157$1,928-4%
128OmahaNE$386$1,158$1,930-4%
129AugustaME$387$1,161$1,935-3%
130MedfordOR$388$1,164$1,939-3%
131AustinTX$391$1,174$1,956-2%
132Baton RougeLA$395$1,184$1,973-1%
133AuroraCO$395$1,186$1,976-1%
134AmarilloTX$396$1,188$1,980-1%
135GainesvilleFL$397$1,192$1,986-1%
136TylerTX$398$1,194$1,9900%
137AtlantaGA$398$1,195$1,9910%
138North Las VegasNV$399$1,197$1,9950%
139BoiseID$399$1,197$1,9950%
140CheyenneWY$400$1,201$2,0010%
141Eau ClaireWI$400$1,201$2,0020%
142GreeleyCO$402$1,205$2,0080%
143Palm BayFL$403$1,208$2,013+1%
144McKinneyTX$405$1,214$2,023+1%
145VictorvilleCA$405$1,216$2,027+1%
146GilbertAZ$406$1,218$2,030+2%
147FontanaCA$407$1,221$2,035+2%
148Sugar LandTX$408$1,224$2,039+2%
149PhoenixAZ$408$1,225$2,041+2%
150TrentonNJ$409$1,226$2,043+2%
151AlbuquerqueNM$409$1,227$2,044+2%
152HarrisburgPA$410$1,230$2,049+3%
153Fort LauderdaleFL$410$1,231$2,051+3%
154HartfordCT$411$1,233$2,054+3%
155Pompano BeachFL$412$1,237$2,061+3%
156HendersonNV$414$1,241$2,068+3%
157CharlestonSC$414$1,242$2,070+4%
158BethlehemPA$416$1,248$2,079+4%
159MurfreesboroTN$419$1,256$2,093+5%
160EriePA$419$1,258$2,096+5%
161FresnoCA$420$1,261$2,102+5%
162ArlingtonTX$421$1,262$2,103+5%
163Carson CityNV$423$1,268$2,113+6%
164Daytona BeachFL$423$1,270$2,117+6%
165ProvoUT$424$1,272$2,120+6%
166LowellMA$424$1,273$2,121+6%
167TucsonAZ$426$1,278$2,130+7%
168FargoND$426$1,279$2,132+7%
169PeoriaAZ$428$1,283$2,138+7%
170CranstonRI$429$1,287$2,145+7%
171NashvilleTN$430$1,289$2,148+7%
172CorvallisOR$430$1,289$2,148+7%
173Newport NewsVA$431$1,293$2,155+8%
174Cedar RapidsIA$431$1,293$2,155+8%
175Saratoga SpringsNY$433$1,298$2,163+8%
176ChicagoIL$433$1,300$2,167+8%
177New HavenCT$433$1,300$2,167+8%
178Rapid CitySD$433$1,300$2,167+8%
179RochesterNY$434$1,302$2,170+9%
180PlanoTX$435$1,304$2,173+9%
181St. PaulMN$435$1,305$2,175+9%
182FriscoTX$440$1,320$2,199+10%
183RichmondVA$440$1,321$2,202+10%
184NorfolkVA$441$1,323$2,205+10%
185MiamiFL$442$1,327$2,212+11%
186RenoNV$444$1,333$2,221+11%
187Idaho FallsID$448$1,343$2,238+12%
188ElizabethNJ$448$1,345$2,242+12%
189EugeneOR$449$1,346$2,243+12%
190BillingsMT$449$1,348$2,246+12%
191SarasotaFL$450$1,351$2,251+13%
192Elk GroveCA$452$1,357$2,261+13%
193MadisonWI$453$1,359$2,265+13%
194DallasTX$454$1,362$2,269+14%
195MeridianID$454$1,362$2,269+14%
196North CharlestonSC$454$1,363$2,272+14%
197HelenaMT$455$1,365$2,274+14%
198DenverCO$456$1,369$2,281+14%
199PittsburghPA$459$1,376$2,293+15%
200Cape CoralFL$462$1,386$2,309+16%
201NampaID$465$1,396$2,326+16%
202GlendaleAZ$466$1,397$2,328+16%
203ReddingCA$466$1,398$2,330+17%
204ReadingPA$469$1,406$2,343+17%
205AllentownPA$470$1,410$2,350+18%
206ModestoCA$470$1,411$2,352+18%
207TampaFL$475$1,425$2,374+19%
208RoswellGA$475$1,425$2,375+19%
209MesaAZ$475$1,426$2,377+19%
210ConcordNH$475$1,426$2,377+19%
211CaryNC$476$1,429$2,381+19%
212BuffaloNY$480$1,439$2,398+20%
213BakersfieldCA$481$1,443$2,405+20%
214Santa FeNM$484$1,452$2,420+21%
215SpokaneWA$485$1,456$2,427+21%
216OlympiaWA$485$1,456$2,426+21%
217KennewickWA$487$1,460$2,433+22%
218StocktonCA$488$1,465$2,442+22%
219ChandlerAZ$489$1,468$2,447+22%
220NapervilleIL$492$1,476$2,459+23%
221BendOR$492$1,476$2,459+23%
222Las VegasNV$499$1,497$2,495+25%
223PatersonNJ$499$1,498$2,496+25%
224Coeur d'AleneID$500$1,501$2,501+25%
225DurangoCO$501$1,502$2,503+25%
226MontpelierVT$503$1,509$2,515+26%
227WarwickRI$503$1,510$2,516+26%
228PortlandME$505$1,516$2,526+26%
229Rancho CucamongaCA$507$1,521$2,535+27%
230TacomaWA$508$1,523$2,538+27%
231OntarioCA$509$1,526$2,543+27%
232MissoulaMT$509$1,528$2,547+27%
233RiversideCA$510$1,530$2,549+28%
234ProvidenceRI$510$1,530$2,549+28%
235IthacaNY$511$1,534$2,557+28%
236SacramentoCA$513$1,540$2,567+28%
237ManchesterNH$517$1,552$2,587+29%
238BurlingtonVT$519$1,558$2,597+30%
239Ann ArborMI$521$1,563$2,604+30%
240ChicoCA$521$1,563$2,605+30%
241PhiladelphiaPA$522$1,567$2,611+31%
242WorcesterMA$522$1,567$2,612+31%
243NaplesFL$522$1,567$2,611+31%
244FlagstaffAZ$523$1,568$2,613+31%
245RosevilleCA$525$1,576$2,627+31%
246San Luis ObispoCA$527$1,580$2,633+32%
247SpringfieldMA$532$1,596$2,660+33%
248NewarkNJ$533$1,600$2,667+33%
249ColumbiaMD$539$1,616$2,693+35%
250Fort CollinsCO$541$1,623$2,705+35%
251LakewoodNJ$543$1,630$2,716+36%
252OceansideCA$548$1,643$2,738+37%
253Moreno ValleyCA$554$1,661$2,768+38%
254SedonaAZ$565$1,694$2,823+41%
255BaltimoreMD$566$1,699$2,831+42%
256ScottsdaleAZ$568$1,704$2,839+42%
257PortlandOR$573$1,719$2,864+43%
258AnchorageAK$582$1,746$2,909+46%
259PortsmouthNH$585$1,756$2,927+46%
260YonkersNY$589$1,768$2,947+47%
261BridgeportCT$592$1,776$2,959+48%
262OxnardCA$601$1,804$3,007+50%
263Key WestFL$606$1,818$3,029+52%
264VallejoCA$614$1,842$3,070+54%
265BostonMA$614$1,843$3,071+54%
266JacksonWY$616$1,849$3,082+54%
267StamfordCT$623$1,870$3,117+56%
268Simi ValleyCA$634$1,903$3,172+59%
269JuneauAK$642$1,926$3,210+61%
270Jersey CityNJ$645$1,934$3,223+61%
271ConcordCA$649$1,947$3,245+62%
272HaywardCA$649$1,948$3,247+62%
273Santa AnaCA$652$1,957$3,261+63%
274Palm SpringsCA$654$1,962$3,270+64%
275Santa RosaCA$658$1,975$3,291+65%
276Long BeachCA$660$1,981$3,301+65%
277Huntington BeachCA$683$2,050$3,417+71%
278BoulderCO$685$2,056$3,426+71%
279San DiegoCA$697$2,091$3,485+74%
280CambridgeMA$721$2,164$3,606+80%
281BellevueWA$725$2,174$3,623+81%
282AnaheimCA$734$2,201$3,668+83%
283SeattleWA$743$2,228$3,713+86%
284WashingtonDC$757$2,270$3,782+89%
285NapaCA$769$2,308$3,847+92%
286Martha's VineyardMA$772$2,317$3,862+93%
287Los AngelesCA$783$2,349$3,915+96%
288Park CityUT$791$2,373$3,954+98%
289Santa CruzCA$802$2,407$4,012+101%
290Santa BarbaraCA$820$2,459$4,098+105%
291IrvineCA$822$2,467$4,112+106%
292OaklandCA$827$2,482$4,137+107%
293TellurideCO$837$2,512$4,187+109%
294New YorkNY$860$2,581$4,302+115%
295HonoluluHI$899$2,699$4,498+125%
296VailCO$916$2,748$4,579+129%
297San JoseCA$935$2,805$4,675+134%
298SunnyvaleCA$995$2,986$4,976+149%
299AspenCO$1,017$3,052$5,087+154%
300San FranciscoCA$1,077$3,231$5,385+169%

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does tree removal cost on average?

The national average for tree removal ranges from $400 to $2,000. However, actual costs vary significantly by city — San Juan is the most affordable at $660, while San Francisco is the most expensive at $3,231. That's a spread of $2,571 between the cheapest and most expensive cities.

Where is tree removal cheapest in the US?

The top 5 most affordable cities for tree removal are: 1. San Juan, PR ($660); 2. Brownsville, TX ($660); 3. McAllen, TX ($670); 4. Dayton, OH ($691); 5. Decatur, IL ($705). These cities benefit from lower labor costs, less regulatory overhead, and more competitive local markets.

Why does tree removal cost more in some cities?

Several factors drive cost differences: local labor rates (often tied to housing costs), state and city regulations, material transportation costs, competitive density of service providers, and regional demand patterns. High cost-of-living cities like San Francisco (index: 244) have higher baseline expenses that push up service costs across the board.

About This Data

Data SourcesBLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, Census Bureau ACS, HUD Fair Market Rent data, and regional industry surveys.
MethodologyNational averages adjusted by city-specific cost-of-living indices derived from BLS regional price parities.
Confidence LevelMEDIUM— Model-derived from national data

Limitations: These are estimated ranges based on federal datasets and cost indices, not direct local surveys. Actual costs may vary based on project scope, provider, timing, and local market conditions. Data last updated: May 2026.

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