By height, per tree: under 30 ft runs $200–500, 30–60 ft runs $450–1,200, 60–80 ft runs $850–1,600, and over 80 ft starts around $1,500 and clears $4,000 for crane-assisted jobs (HomeGuide, Lawn Love and TreeCostEstimator bands overlapped). Across all sizes the typical single-tree invoice lands at $385–1,070 — the one band LawnStarter and Lawn Love publish identically — with national averages of $630–850.
Height is the biggest lever ($10–14.50 per foot is the two-source rate band), and access is the second: proximity to houses or power lines can add up to 50% (LawnStarter) because it forces rigging and sectional dismantling instead of a straight fell. Thick trunks, dead-but-standing stability issues and long travel distances all move the number inside the band.
Always bill it separately — tree removal quotes exclude stump work by default. Grinding runs $150–450 per stump (LawnStarter's $158–450 band), while full removal with the roots costs $175–525 (LawnStarter averages $326; Lawn Love agrees at $180–525). Grinding is the standard upsell; full removal is for replanting sites and fence lines.
Two opposite directions. A tree that's already down costs $85–300 (LawnStarter; Lawn Love) — no climbing, no rigging, just cut and haul — which is why storm-season ground cleanup is the easiest yes in the trade. Emergency removal runs $450–3,000 per job (Lawn Love), roughly 1.5–2.5× the standing band: after-hours crews, hazard exposure and insurance paperwork. Quote it high and document it; the insurer is often the real payer.
Bulk land clearing runs $850–6,000 per acre (LawnStarter and Lawn Love band), driven by tree density and size. For multi-tree jobs, quote per-tree bands stacked with a density discount — the second tree on site is always cheaper than the first because the setup is paid for.
Worked example — a 65-ft oak with one stump to grind: start with the 60–80 ft band ($850–1,600), add grinding ($150–450), and quote $1,000–2,050 all-in. Cross-check by foot: 65 ft × the $10–14.50 band = $650–942 of tree work. When the two methods disagree, the difference is access — drops over structures, wires, tight backyards are what push a quote to the top of its band or past it (up to +50%, LawnStarter).
| Job | Typical US range (2026) |
|---|---|
| Under 30 ft | $200 – $500 |
| 30–60 ft | $450 – $1,200 |
| 60–80 ft | $850 – $1,600 |
| Over 80 ft | $1,500 – $4,000+ |
| Already fallen | $85 – $300 |
| Emergency / storm | $450 – $3,000 |
| Stump grinding add-on | $150 – $450 |
| Full stump removal | $175 – $525 |
| Land clearing per acre | $850 – $6,000 |
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In 2026 US data: $200–500 for trees under 30 ft, $450–1,200 for 30–60 ft, $850–1,600 for 60–80 ft and $1,500–4,000+ over 80 ft (HomeGuide, Lawn Love, TreeCostEstimator bands). A typical single tree lands at $385–1,070, about $10–14.50 per foot of height.
By the tree, with height setting the band — the $10–14.50 per foot rate is how crews sanity-check the quote, not how they invoice. Multi-tree jobs get a density discount because setup is shared; per-acre land clearing runs $850–6,000.
Multiply height by the $10–14.50 per foot band (two sources): a 65-ft tree checks out at $650–942 of tree work before stump add-ons. Per-foot is the sanity check, not the invoice — real quotes price by height band, and access difficulty (up to +50% near structures or power lines) is the swing factor.
$150–450 per stump for grinding (LawnStarter: $158–450) and $175–525 for full root removal (LawnStarter averages $326). It always bills separately from tree removal — quote it as its own line.
Emergency work runs $450–3,000 per job (Lawn Love) — roughly 1.5–2.5× the standing band — because of after-hours crew calls, hazard exposure near power lines or structures, and insurance documentation. By contrast, a tree that already fell costs just $85–300 since there is no climbing or rigging.