- Tenting and fumigation usually costs $2,500 to $8,000, about $5,500 typical.
- Tenting and fumigating a whole house, usually for drywood termites.
What tenting and fumigation costs
Tenting and fumigation usually runs $2,500 to $8,000. A typical job lands near $5,500. Tenting and fumigating a whole house, usually for drywood termites.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $2,500 |
| Typical | $5,500 |
| High end | $8,000 |
Sources: Fixr, Bob Vila and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $4,615 in Arkansas to $6,981 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- House size. Priced by the cubic foot of the home.
- Prep. Food, plants and pets must be removed, and you stay elsewhere for a few days.
- Roof type. Tile roofs need more care under the tent.
Tenting and fumigation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 70%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a tenting and fumigation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,155 | $4,742 | $6,897 |
| Alaska | $2,972 | $6,539 | $9,512 |
| Arizona | $2,455 | $5,402 | $7,857 |
| Arkansas | $2,098 | $4,615 | $6,713 |
| California | $2,856 | $6,284 | $9,140 |
| Colorado | $2,548 | $5,606 | $8,155 |
| Connecticut | $2,855 | $6,281 | $9,136 |
| Delaware | $2,494 | $5,488 | $7,982 |
| District of Columbia | $2,811 | $6,183 | $8,994 |
| Florida | $2,200 | $4,841 | $7,042 |
| Georgia | $2,213 | $4,869 | $7,083 |
| Hawaii | $3,173 | $6,981 | $10,154 |
| Idaho | $2,400 | $5,281 | $7,681 |
| Illinois | $3,118 | $6,860 | $9,978 |
| Indiana | $2,568 | $5,649 | $8,217 |
| Iowa | $2,498 | $5,495 | $7,992 |
| Kansas | $2,366 | $5,204 | $7,570 |
| Kentucky | $2,312 | $5,086 | $7,398 |
| Louisiana | $2,218 | $4,879 | $7,096 |
| Maine | $2,523 | $5,550 | $8,072 |
| Maryland | $2,510 | $5,522 | $8,031 |
| Massachusetts | $3,027 | $6,659 | $9,686 |
| Michigan | $2,548 | $5,606 | $8,155 |
| Minnesota | $2,883 | $6,343 | $9,226 |
| Mississippi | $2,125 | $4,676 | $6,801 |
| Missouri | $2,564 | $5,641 | $8,205 |
| Montana | $2,542 | $5,591 | $8,133 |
| Nebraska | $2,331 | $5,128 | $7,458 |
| Nevada | $2,564 | $5,641 | $8,205 |
| New Hampshire | $2,516 | $5,535 | $8,051 |
| New Jersey | $2,909 | $6,400 | $9,309 |
| New Mexico | $2,216 | $4,876 | $7,092 |
| New York | $2,819 | $6,202 | $9,021 |
| North Carolina | $2,202 | $4,844 | $7,045 |
| North Dakota | $2,548 | $5,605 | $8,153 |
| Ohio | $2,576 | $5,668 | $8,244 |
| Oklahoma | $2,179 | $4,794 | $6,973 |
| Oregon | $2,693 | $5,925 | $8,618 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,529 | $5,563 | $8,092 |
| Rhode Island | $2,603 | $5,726 | $8,329 |
| South Carolina | $2,207 | $4,855 | $7,061 |
| South Dakota | $2,223 | $4,891 | $7,114 |
| Tennessee | $2,235 | $4,916 | $7,151 |
| Texas | $2,195 | $4,829 | $7,024 |
| Utah | $2,430 | $5,345 | $7,775 |
| Vermont | $2,506 | $5,512 | $8,018 |
| Virginia | $2,409 | $5,300 | $7,709 |
| Washington | $2,969 | $6,531 | $9,500 |
| West Virginia | $2,443 | $5,375 | $7,818 |
| Wisconsin | $2,620 | $5,765 | $8,385 |
| Wyoming | $2,506 | $5,513 | $8,020 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $2,500 to $7,750 | $6,250 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $1,500 to $8,000 | $4,750 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $3,000 to $8,000 | Not given | Counted |
How the tenting and fumigation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 70%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for pest control work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, tenting and fumigation cost; Bob Vila, tenting and fumigation cost; Today's Homeowner, tenting and fumigation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.