- House demolition usually costs $5,250 to $20,000, about $14,000 typical.
- Demolishing a house and hauling away the debris.
- Price your own job with the calculator above; it breaks the job into lines.
What house demolition costs
House demolition usually runs $5,250 to $20,000. A typical job lands near $14,000. Demolishing a house and hauling away the debris.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $5,250 |
| Typical | $14,000 |
| High end | $20,000 |
National figures from Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $17,230 typical in Hawaii against $12,069 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Home size and basement. Bigger homes and full basements cost more.
- Hazards. Asbestos and lead found before demolition must be abated.
- Disposal. Dump fees are a big part of the bill.
- Permits and utilities. Disconnecting utilities and permits come first.
House demolition cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national house demolition range with its labor part, roughly 60%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,629 | $12,345 | $17,636 |
| Alaska | $6,100 | $16,268 | $23,240 |
| Arizona | $5,170 | $13,786 | $19,694 |
| Arkansas | $4,526 | $12,069 | $17,242 |
| California | $5,891 | $15,711 | $22,444 |
| Colorado | $5,337 | $14,232 | $20,331 |
| Connecticut | $5,889 | $15,705 | $22,435 |
| Delaware | $5,240 | $13,974 | $19,962 |
| District of Columbia | $5,809 | $15,490 | $22,129 |
| Florida | $4,711 | $12,562 | $17,946 |
| Georgia | $4,734 | $12,624 | $18,034 |
| Hawaii | $6,461 | $17,230 | $24,615 |
| Idaho | $5,071 | $13,522 | $19,317 |
| Illinois | $6,362 | $16,966 | $24,238 |
| Indiana | $5,372 | $14,326 | $20,465 |
| Iowa | $5,246 | $13,988 | $19,983 |
| Kansas | $5,008 | $13,355 | $19,078 |
| Kentucky | $4,911 | $13,096 | $18,709 |
| Louisiana | $4,742 | $12,644 | $18,064 |
| Maine | $5,291 | $14,109 | $20,155 |
| Maryland | $5,268 | $14,047 | $20,067 |
| Massachusetts | $6,198 | $16,529 | $23,613 |
| Michigan | $5,337 | $14,232 | $20,331 |
| Minnesota | $5,940 | $15,840 | $22,628 |
| Mississippi | $4,576 | $12,201 | $17,431 |
| Missouri | $5,366 | $14,308 | $20,440 |
| Montana | $5,325 | $14,200 | $20,285 |
| Nebraska | $4,945 | $13,187 | $18,839 |
| Nevada | $5,366 | $14,308 | $20,440 |
| New Hampshire | $5,279 | $14,076 | $20,109 |
| New Jersey | $5,986 | $15,963 | $22,804 |
| New Mexico | $4,739 | $12,639 | $18,055 |
| New York | $5,824 | $15,532 | $22,188 |
| North Carolina | $4,713 | $12,568 | $17,955 |
| North Dakota | $5,336 | $14,229 | $20,327 |
| Ohio | $5,388 | $14,367 | $20,524 |
| Oklahoma | $4,672 | $12,460 | $17,800 |
| Oregon | $5,598 | $14,927 | $21,324 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,302 | $14,138 | $20,197 |
| Rhode Island | $5,435 | $14,493 | $20,704 |
| South Carolina | $4,722 | $12,592 | $17,988 |
| South Dakota | $4,752 | $12,671 | $18,101 |
| Tennessee | $4,772 | $12,727 | $18,181 |
| Texas | $4,701 | $12,536 | $17,908 |
| Utah | $5,123 | $13,663 | $19,518 |
| Vermont | $5,260 | $14,026 | $20,038 |
| Virginia | $5,086 | $13,563 | $19,375 |
| Washington | $6,094 | $16,250 | $23,215 |
| West Virginia | $5,148 | $13,727 | $19,610 |
| Wisconsin | $5,467 | $14,578 | $20,826 |
| Wyoming | $5,261 | $14,029 | $20,042 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
How the house demolition 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: 60%. Demolition is equipment, labor and dump fees. 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, house demolition cost; Bob Vila, house demolition 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.