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Tree Service Costs by City
Tree service pricing is set locally, not nationally. Crew wages, green-waste tipping fees, and permit rules can swing an identical job by more than 50% between two metros. Below is what each service costs in 101 major cities across 36 states.
Key takeaways
- Most expensive metros: New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Fremont, Los Angeles — driven by high wages and dense access.
- Most affordable metros: Wichita, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Tulsa, Birmingham, where labor and disposal both run below national norms.
- Spread: the same removal costs $1,080 in Wichita versus $1,740 in New York — roughly 61% more.
- Permits: 54 of 101 cities listed regulate at least some private tree removals.
Pricing data reviewed · Sourced from national service rates and local labor indices
Highest and Lowest Cost Cities
These are the extremes of the dataset — useful for sanity-checking a quote you have in hand:
| City | Tree removal cost | Cost index |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $640–$2,840 | 1.42 |
| San Francisco, CA | $620–$2,760 | 1.38 |
| Honolulu, HI | $620–$2,760 | 1.38 |
| Fremont, CA | $590–$2,640 | 1.32 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $590–$2,620 | 1.31 |
| Wichita, KS | $400–$1,760 | 0.88 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $400–$1,780 | 0.89 |
| Memphis, TN | $400–$1,780 | 0.89 |
| Tulsa, OK | $400–$1,780 | 0.89 |
| Birmingham, AL | $400–$1,780 | 0.89 |
All Cities
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AlbuquerqueNM$420–$1,860AnaheimCA$570–$2,540AnchorageAK$580–$2,560ArlingtonTX$440–$1,940AtlantaGA$470–$2,080AuroraCO$470–$2,080AustinTX$460–$2,060BakersfieldCA$500–$2,220BaltimoreMD$520–$2,300Baton RougeLA$430–$1,920BirminghamAL$400–$1,780BoiseID$430–$1,900BostonMA$590–$2,600BuffaloNY$490–$2,160ChandlerAZ$430–$1,920CharlotteNC$450–$1,980ChesapeakeVA$470–$2,080ChicagoIL$540–$2,400Chula VistaCA$560–$2,500CincinnatiOH$440–$1,960ClevelandOH$440–$1,960Colorado SpringsCO$450–$2,020ColumbusOH$440–$1,960Corpus ChristiTX$420–$1,860DallasTX$440–$1,960DenverCO$480–$2,140Des MoinesIA$420–$1,860DetroitMI$450–$2,000DurhamNC$440–$1,960El PasoTX$410–$1,800Fort WayneIN$420–$1,860Fort WorthTX$430–$1,920FremontCA$590–$2,640FresnoCA$510–$2,280GarlandTX$440–$1,940GilbertAZ$430–$1,920GlendaleAZ$430–$1,920GreensboroNC$430–$1,900HendersonNV$450–$2,000HialeahFL$480–$2,140HonoluluHI$620–$2,760HoustonTX$450–$1,980IndianapolisIN$430–$1,900IrvineCA$580–$2,580IrvingTX$440–$1,960JacksonvilleFL$450–$1,980Jersey CityNJ$580–$2,560Kansas CityMO$420–$1,860LaredoTX$410–$1,800Las VegasNV$450–$2,000LexingtonKY$410–$1,820Los AngelesCA$590–$2,620LouisvilleKY$410–$1,820LubbockTX$410–$1,800MadisonWI$450–$2,000MemphisTN$400–$1,780MesaAZ$430–$1,920MiamiFL$490–$2,180MilwaukeeWI$450–$2,000MinneapolisMN$470–$2,100ModestoCA$510–$2,260NashvilleTN$430–$1,920New OrleansLA$440–$1,960New YorkNY$640–$2,840NewarkNJ$560–$2,500NorfolkVA$470–$2,100North Las VegasNV$450–$1,980OaklandCA$590–$2,620Oklahoma CityOK$400–$1,780OmahaNE$410–$1,800OrlandoFL$450–$2,020PhiladelphiaPA$520–$2,300PhoenixAZ$440–$1,960PittsburghPA$480–$2,120PlanoTX$450–$1,980PortlandOR$520–$2,300RaleighNC$450–$1,980RenoNV$450–$2,020RichmondVA$470–$2,100RiversideCA$540–$2,380SacramentoCA$540–$2,380Salt Lake CityUT$450–$2,000San AntonioTX$430–$1,900San BernardinoCA$530–$2,340San DiegoCA$570–$2,540San FranciscoCA$620–$2,760Santa AnaCA$570–$2,540ScottsdaleAZ$460–$2,040SeattleWA$550–$2,440SpokaneWA$490–$2,160St. PaulMN$470–$2,080St. PetersburgFL$450–$2,020StocktonCA$510–$2,280TacomaWA$520–$2,300TampaFL$450–$2,020ToledoOH$430–$1,920TucsonAZ$420–$1,880TulsaOK$400–$1,780WashingtonMD$560–$2,500WichitaKS$400–$1,760Winston-SalemNC$430–$1,900
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