- Home inspection usually costs $300 to $500, about $400 typical.
- A general home inspection for a buyer.
What home inspection costs
Home inspection usually runs $300 to $500. A typical job lands near $400. A general home inspection for a buyer.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $300 |
| Typical | $400 |
| High end | $500 |
National figures from Fixr, HomeAdvisor and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $538 typical in Hawaii against $317 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Home size and age. Bigger and older homes take longer.
- Add-ons. Radon, mold, sewer scope and termite inspections cost extra.
- Location. Inspector rates vary a lot by area.
Home inspection cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national home inspection range with its labor part, roughly 90%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $247 | $329 | $411 |
| Alaska | $373 | $497 | $621 |
| Arizona | $293 | $391 | $489 |
| Arkansas | $238 | $317 | $397 |
| California | $355 | $473 | $592 |
| Colorado | $307 | $410 | $512 |
| Connecticut | $355 | $473 | $591 |
| Delaware | $299 | $399 | $499 |
| District of Columbia | $348 | $464 | $580 |
| Florida | $254 | $338 | $423 |
| Georgia | $256 | $341 | $426 |
| Hawaii | $404 | $538 | $673 |
| Idaho | $285 | $380 | $474 |
| Illinois | $395 | $527 | $659 |
| Indiana | $310 | $414 | $517 |
| Iowa | $300 | $399 | $499 |
| Kansas | $279 | $372 | $465 |
| Kentucky | $271 | $361 | $452 |
| Louisiana | $256 | $342 | $427 |
| Maine | $303 | $405 | $506 |
| Maryland | $302 | $402 | $503 |
| Massachusetts | $381 | $508 | $635 |
| Michigan | $307 | $410 | $512 |
| Minnesota | $359 | $479 | $599 |
| Mississippi | $242 | $323 | $404 |
| Missouri | $310 | $413 | $517 |
| Montana | $306 | $409 | $511 |
| Nebraska | $274 | $365 | $456 |
| Nevada | $310 | $413 | $517 |
| New Hampshire | $302 | $403 | $504 |
| New Jersey | $363 | $484 | $605 |
| New Mexico | $256 | $342 | $427 |
| New York | $349 | $466 | $582 |
| North Carolina | $254 | $339 | $423 |
| North Dakota | $307 | $410 | $512 |
| Ohio | $312 | $416 | $520 |
| Oklahoma | $250 | $334 | $417 |
| Oregon | $330 | $440 | $550 |
| Pennsylvania | $304 | $406 | $507 |
| Rhode Island | $316 | $421 | $526 |
| South Carolina | $255 | $340 | $425 |
| South Dakota | $257 | $343 | $429 |
| Tennessee | $259 | $345 | $432 |
| Texas | $253 | $337 | $422 |
| Utah | $289 | $386 | $482 |
| Vermont | $301 | $401 | $501 |
| Virginia | $286 | $381 | $477 |
| Washington | $372 | $496 | $621 |
| West Virginia | $291 | $388 | $485 |
| Wisconsin | $319 | $425 | $531 |
| Wyoming | $301 | $401 | $502 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $300 to $500 | $400 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $296 to $425 | $344 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $300 to $500 | Not given | Counted |
We take the middle of the guides' lows for the low end, the middle of their highs for the high end, and the middle of their averages for the typical home inspection price. Where a guide gives no average we use its midpoint. All read on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 90%. An inspection is an inspector's time. 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.
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Sources: Fixr, home inspection cost; HomeAdvisor, home inspection cost; Today's Homeowner, home inspection 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.