- Gutter cleaning usually costs $160 to $330, about $240 typical.
- Cleaning the gutters and downspouts of an average home.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What gutter cleaning costs
Gutter cleaning usually runs $160 to $330. A typical job lands near $240. Cleaning the gutters and downspouts of an average home. By the linear foot, HomeAdvisor put it at $0.95 to $2.25, with $1.60 in the middle.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $160 |
| Typical | $240 |
| High end | $330 |
| Per linear foot | $0.95 to $2.25 |
Sources: Fixr, HomeAdvisor, This Old House and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $190 in Arkansas to $323 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Length. Priced by the linear foot.
- Stories. This Old House puts two- and three-story homes at $210 to $450.
- How clogged. Packed gutters and blocked downspouts take longer.
- Guards. Guards may need removing to clean under them.
Gutter cleaning cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 90%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a gutter cleaning quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $132 | $197 | $271 |
| Alaska | $199 | $298 | $410 |
| Arizona | $156 | $234 | $322 |
| Arkansas | $127 | $190 | $262 |
| California | $189 | $284 | $390 |
| Colorado | $164 | $246 | $338 |
| Connecticut | $189 | $284 | $390 |
| Delaware | $160 | $239 | $329 |
| District of Columbia | $186 | $278 | $383 |
| Florida | $135 | $203 | $279 |
| Georgia | $136 | $205 | $281 |
| Hawaii | $215 | $323 | $444 |
| Idaho | $152 | $228 | $313 |
| Illinois | $211 | $316 | $435 |
| Indiana | $166 | $248 | $342 |
| Iowa | $160 | $240 | $330 |
| Kansas | $149 | $223 | $307 |
| Kentucky | $145 | $217 | $298 |
| Louisiana | $137 | $205 | $282 |
| Maine | $162 | $243 | $334 |
| Maryland | $161 | $241 | $332 |
| Massachusetts | $203 | $305 | $419 |
| Michigan | $164 | $246 | $338 |
| Minnesota | $192 | $287 | $395 |
| Mississippi | $129 | $194 | $266 |
| Missouri | $165 | $248 | $341 |
| Montana | $163 | $245 | $337 |
| Nebraska | $146 | $219 | $301 |
| Nevada | $165 | $248 | $341 |
| New Hampshire | $161 | $242 | $333 |
| New Jersey | $194 | $290 | $399 |
| New Mexico | $137 | $205 | $282 |
| New York | $186 | $279 | $384 |
| North Carolina | $135 | $203 | $279 |
| North Dakota | $164 | $246 | $338 |
| Ohio | $166 | $249 | $343 |
| Oklahoma | $134 | $200 | $276 |
| Oregon | $176 | $264 | $363 |
| Pennsylvania | $162 | $244 | $335 |
| Rhode Island | $168 | $253 | $347 |
| South Carolina | $136 | $204 | $280 |
| South Dakota | $137 | $206 | $283 |
| Tennessee | $138 | $207 | $285 |
| Texas | $135 | $202 | $278 |
| Utah | $154 | $231 | $318 |
| Vermont | $160 | $241 | $331 |
| Virginia | $153 | $229 | $315 |
| Washington | $199 | $298 | $410 |
| West Virginia | $155 | $233 | $320 |
| Wisconsin | $170 | $255 | $350 |
| Wyoming | $161 | $241 | $331 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $200 to $400 | $300 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $119 to $234 | $168 | Counted |
| Bob Vila | $119 to $228 | $163 | Shown, not counted: it repeats another guide's figures |
| This Old House | $191 to $529 | $360 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $125 to $250 | Not given | Counted |
How the gutter cleaning 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: 90%. Gutter cleaning is labor. Koira's assumption. 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.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
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Sources: Fixr, gutter cleaning cost; HomeAdvisor, gutter cleaning cost; Bob Vila, gutter cleaning cost; This Old House, gutter cleaning cost; Today's Homeowner, gutter cleaning 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.