Pest Control Cost in Clarksville: What the Published Ranges Say

No cost guide we found publishes a Tennessee or Clarksville figure, so everything below is national. The only number that counts is the one on your written estimate. Ask for a free inspection and a written price before any treatment.

Published price ranges by job

Each figure comes from a named cost guide, with the date that guide shows. None of them is a price from us or from the companies we refer.

Job	Published range	Source
General pest control, one-time treatment	$50 to $500 per visit; national average $171	This Old House, updated March 12, 2026
General pest control, one-time visit	$158 to $288; national average $223	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Recurring plan, quarterly visit	$100 to $300 per visit	Bob Vila, updated September 5, 2024
Recurring plan, quarterly visit	$98 to $178 per visit	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Recurring plan, monthly visit	$40 to $70 per visit	Bob Vila, updated September 5, 2024
Annual contract	$471 to $867 a year	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Termite inspection	$75 to $325	This Old House, updated June 17, 2026
Termite liquid treatment	$150 to $1,500	This Old House, updated June 17, 2026
Termite liquid treatment, per linear foot	$4 to $14.50 per linear foot; about $680 for 170 feet	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Termite bait system	$400 to $3,000	This Old House, updated June 17, 2026
Termite bait monitoring, quarterly plan	$240 to $560 a year	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Termite bond (protection plan)	Adds $500 to $2,000	This Old House, updated June 17, 2026
Bed bugs, any method	$1,000 to $4,000	This Old House, updated March 12, 2026
Bed bugs, heat treatment	$1 to $3 per square foot; $100 to $500 per room	Fixr, updated November 22, 2022
Bed bugs, chemical treatment	$2 to $4.50 per square foot; $200 to $600 per room	Fixr, updated November 22, 2022
Mice and other rodents	$180 to $600	This Old House, updated March 12, 2026
Wasp nest removal	$325 to $450; national average $390	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Wasp nest inside a wall	$350 to $875	Fixr, updated January 31, 2025
Mosquito yard treatment, one visit	$135 to $251	Fixr, updated December 31, 2025
Mosquito yard treatment, full season	$373 to $694; national average $518	Fixr, updated December 31, 2025
Bat removal and exclusion	$250 to $650 for a typical job	This Old House, updated June 5, 2026
Wildlife removal	$255 to $600	Bob Vila, updated September 5, 2024

The guides do not agree with each other. Fixr's one-time range starts at $158 while This Old House starts at $50, and the two quarterly ranges barely overlap at the top. Treat any single figure as a rough marker.

Answers to the three price questions people search

How much does pest control cost in Tennessee?

None of the guides above publishes a Tennessee number. Bob Vila lists city figures for places like Dallas and Orlando but nothing for Nashville or Clarksville. So use the national ranges and expect your quote to land somewhere inside them, depending on the house and the pest.

What is the average cost of pest control?

Two national averages for a one-time general visit: $171 (This Old House, March 2026) and $223 (Fixr, January 2025). Those cover routine insects. Termite and bed bug work is priced separately.

How much should you spend on pest control?

Spend on the problem you have. If an inspection finds one wasp nest or an ant trail, a one-time visit is enough and you should not sign a year of service for it. If you have termite activity or German cockroaches, the money goes further on a proper treatment and follow-up visits than on the lowest-priced single spray. Using Fixr's figures, four quarterly visits at $98 to $178 come to $392 to $712 a year before any initial visit. That is my arithmetic on their numbers. Our one-time vs quarterly guide walks through when a plan pays.

If you are not sure what the pest is, a photo often answers that before anyone visits.

What pushes the price up in Clarksville homes

The cost guides name the same drivers everywhere: the pest, how big the infestation is, the size of the house, and how hard the problem is to reach. A few notes for the houses around here.

Square footage and linear feet

This Old House prices a one-time treatment by home size, from $250 to $450 for 1,000 square feet up to $450 to $750 for 3,000 square feet. Bob Vila says some companies add $25 for each 1,000 square feet over 1,500. Termite work is priced by the foundation perimeter instead: Fixr's $680 example assumes about 170 linear feet, roughly a 1,750 square foot house. A long ranch house with a big footprint costs more to treat than a two-story house of the same size.

Foundation type

None of the cost guides gives a separate price by foundation type, but the work differs, and that changes labor. UT Extension's guide to subterranean termite control describes each case. In a crawlspace house the technician treats along the inside and outside of the foundation walls and around the support piers. Slab houses mean drilling through concrete near the walls, at expansion joints and around plumbing, and UT says treating under a slab is difficult and sometimes hazardous. A basement is treated as a special case of a slab. UT also says slab-on-ground construction is the foundation type most open to termite attack. Fixr adds that hard-to-reach spots cost more, and This Old House notes that drilling through pavers or concrete raises the price.

Newer and older houses

About 48% of homes in Clarksville's city ZIP codes were built in 2000 or later, from Census figures on our Clarksville pest data page. UT Extension says most structures are pretreated with a soil termiticide during construction. That does not make a newer house termite-proof, so ask the inspector what the original treatment was and whether any warranty transferred to you. Older homes, including much of Hopkinsville, where 54% of homes were built before 1980, are more likely to need a full treatment.

Termites: liquid or bait

The bait line in the table can look cheaper or pricier than liquid depending on which guide you read, because baits add yearly monitoring. Fixr lists quarterly bait monitoring at $240 to $560 a year. Ask for both options in writing and compare the five-year total, not the first-year price. Our termite page covers what each method involves.

Bed bugs

Fixr prices heat at $1 to $3 a square foot and chemical at $2 to $4.50 a square foot. Chemical work usually takes more than one visit. I would not try to save money with a store fogger. See bed bug treatment.

Wasps and mosquitoes

A nest on the eaves is a one-time job; a nest inside a wall costs more because someone has to reach it. Mosquito service is sold by the season, and Clarksville averages 82 nights a year at 65F or warmer, almost all June to August. Bat and squirrel jobs are mostly exclusion: sealing the gaps after the animals are out. This Old House lists bat inspections alone at $75 to $400, and guano cleanup is billed separately at $500 and up.

What the quote may leave out

• The inspection fee. This Old House says some companies offer a free initial termite inspection, and Fixr says some waive the fee or fold it into treatment. Ask before the visit.
• Follow-up visits. Bed bugs and roaches often need more than one trip. Ask whether the price covers them.
• Repairs. Fixr lists foundation repair after termite damage at $5,000 to $10,000. Treatment does not fix wood that is already damaged.
• The termite bond. This Old House says a bond adds $500 to $2,000 for regular inspections and retreatment. In Tennessee, any termite contract must include a one-year retreatment warranty, and a damage guarantee is optional, per the Department of Agriculture's summary of its rules. Read which one you are buying.

Before you compare prices, check that each company holds a current charter. Our license guide shows how, and is this quote fair? covers the red flags. We only refer companies chartered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (and licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for Kentucky addresses).