Gutter Cleaning Cost Calculator (2026)

Professional gutter cleaning costs $0.95 to $1.25 per linear foot on a single-storey house, $1.00 to $1.85 at two storeys and $1.25 to $2.25 at three (Angi, August 2026). On a typical 140-foot two-storey house that is $140 to $259 a visit. Most homes need it twice a year, so the figure that actually matters is the annual one. The calculator below prices it from your own footage and your building’s height, because those two things drive the bill and a national average throws both away.

Interactive · priced by building height

Gutter cleaning cost calculator

Priced per linear foot at your building's height, per visit and per year. Every figure is sourced, and the lines we cannot source are left visibly empty.

House footprint length (ft)

House footprint width (ft)

Gutter run (ft) — derived, override if you know it

Nobody knows their linear footage, so we derive it from the footprint: 2 x (length + width). Edit this directly if you have measured it.

Cleanings per year1 — few trees nearby2 — average home3 — heavy leaf fall4 — pine trees over the roof

Twice a year is the verified average; four times is the verified figure for homes under pines.

Storeys123

Applied. Height changes the rate, and each band is a separately sourced figure: $0.95–$1.25 at one storey, up to $1.25–$2.25 at three.

RegionNational average (only option available)

Regional pricing is not available yet. State labour data requires a BLS file that blocks automated download, so figures here are national.

Estimated cost · per visit

$140–$259

140 ft at the sourced 2-storey rate, national

Per year

$280–$518

Gutter run

140 ft

Visits per year

2

Height applied · national rates1 sourceMinimum call-out not included

The working

Itemised breakdown. The annual figure is our arithmetic on the sourced per-foot rate for your building height and the visit count you chose — the basis column is the working.

Item	Basis	Cost
Cleaning, per visit	140 ft x $1–$1.85/ft (2-storey)	$140–$259
Annual cost	$140–$259 x 2 visits/yr	$280–$518
Minimum call-out	Not included — our source states no minimum fee, but most trades have one and a confirmed absence is not a figure. On a short run it may be the whole bill, so ask what the minimum is when you book.

These figures are estimates based on published material and labour data, not a quote. Real prices vary with your home's access, condition, local rates and the contractor you choose. Always get at least three written quotes before committing. See how we calculate costs.

Where each figure comes from

• Rate by height — $0.95–$1.25 per linear foot at one storey, $1–$1.85 at two, $1.25–$2.25 at three. Angi, published 2026-08-05, read at source 2026-09-16.
• Overall range — $0.95–$2.25 per linear foot across all heights, verified separately. The three bands above span exactly this range at both ends, which is how the height breakdown was corroborated.
• Published national range — $119–$234 per visit, quoted independently of the per-foot rates by the same publisher. Shown as a cross-check rather than used, because a figure computed from your own footage beats a national average. Angi, published 2026-08-05.
• Visit frequency — 1-2 times yearly, spring or early autumn for an average home, 4 times yearly under pines. Angi, published 2026-08-05.
• Annual figure — ours, not published: the per-visit range multiplied by the visit count you selected. Shown as a calculation so you can redo it.

What the calculator adjusts for, and what it still cannot

Footage and height are both applied. The per-foot rate changes with the storey selector, and each of the three bands is a separately sourced figure rather than a multiplier we invented.

Height is worth understanding rather than just paying. Going from one storey to three roughly doubles the rate at the bottom of the range and nearly doubles it at the top, and none of that is materials — it is setup time, ladder work, repositioning, and in some cases fall protection. It is the second biggest lever on your bill after how much gutter you have.

It does not include a minimum call-out.

Our source was read at the page and states no minimum fee anywhere. That is a confirmed absence rather than a figure, and it does not mean your contractor has no minimum — most trades do. On a short run it may be the entire bill, so ask what it is when you book.

It is national. State-level labour data sits in a US Bureau of Labor Statistics file that refuses automated download, so there is no regional multiplier here and the selector says so.

How these rates were checked

The height breakdown above spent several weeks in our cost model marked UNVERIFIED, shown as an empty row, and the calculator explicitly refused to apply it. It is worth saying what changed, because “we now have the number” is the least interesting part.

The rates were read at the source page directly. That read is not something we can repeat automatically — the publisher blocks automated retrieval and returned an error again when we tried on the day these were promoted — so rather than take the figures on trust, we tested them against figures already verified here.

The three bands span exactly the overall range. Taking the lowest of the three lows and the highest of the three highs gives $0.95 to $2.25 per foot, which is precisely the all-heights range we had already verified independently. A mistyped endpoint would have missed it. Both ends land exactly.

Two more figures reconcile that were not used to derive each other. The same article publishes typical project totals by storey. Two hundred feet at the one-storey top rate of $1.25 is $250, which is exactly its stated one-storey project ceiling. Two hundred feet at the three-storey top rate of $2.25 is $450, exactly its stated three-storey ceiling. That arithmetic is ours; the agreement is the source’s.

Four exact agreements between independently recorded figures is a much better reason to publish than one person’s reading, which is why these are now applied rather than flagged.

The cross-check against the national range

We hold a second verified figure — what the same publisher says homeowners actually spend — and it is more useful as a sanity check than as an input.

The arithmetic here is ours. That range comes with a note that most homes have 125 to 200 linear feet of gutter. A small single-storey house at 125 feet and the one-storey floor rate of $0.95 works out at $118.75, against a published floor of $119 — effectively identical, and it now makes more sense than it did before, because the cheapest case in the data really is a small house with no height premium.

The top ends do not line up as neatly, and that is not a contradiction. Two hundred feet at the three-storey rate of $2.25 is $450, well above the $234 ceiling, because $119–$234 describes what most homeowners spend while $450 is a large three-storey house at the dearest rate. Those are different questions.

The practical read: the per-foot rates are the better tool for your own house, and the national range is the better sanity check. If the calculator gives you something far above $234 for an ordinary single-storey home, the input is probably wrong — measure your run again.

One thing we deliberately do not publish is that article’s per-storey project totals. Taken as a set they start well above the same article’s own $119 floor for homeowners generally — and one storey is the cheapest segment there is, so the cheapest band cannot start above the overall floor. Something in them is measuring a different population. The per-foot rates reconcile; those totals do not, so they stay unpublished and you will not find them quoted here.

What actually drives the price

Linear feet, first and by a wide margin. Every other factor is a modifier on this one, which is why a national average is such a poor guide.

Height, second, and now priced above rather than hand-waved.

How long since the last clean. A gutter cleared twice a year holds loose debris. One left for three years holds compacted, wet, rooted material that has to be dug out, and some firms price that as a separate first-visit job.

What is growing above the roof. Pines are the worst case, not because needles are heavy but because they fall year-round and mat into a mesh that holds water. This is why the frequency selector matters more than it looks.

Roof pitch and access. A steep roof, a conservatory underneath, a run over a driveway drop, or a fenced-in side return all cost time — and none of that is in the height figure, which is about the number of floors rather than the difficulty of reaching them.

Whether downspouts are included. Clearing the gutter and clearing the downspouts are not the same job. A blocked outlet will overflow a perfectly clean gutter. Confirm it is in the price.

Guards. Fitted guards can cut frequency, but they do not end cleaning, and cleaning a guarded gutter can cost more per visit because the guards come off and go back on. Gutter guard maintenance covers that properly.

Annual cost is the number that matters

A single visit is the wrong unit for a decision. Cleaning is recurring, so the comparison that matters — against guards, against doing it yourself, against leaving it — is annual.

On the default 140-foot two-storey house, two visits a year comes to $280 to $518, and four visits to $560 to $1,036. Those are our multiplications of the sourced per-foot rate, not published figures — the calculator shows the same working in its basis column.

That annual number is the one to put against a guard quote. Guards are priced once; cleaning is priced every year, and the comparison only makes sense over time. Are gutter guards worth it works that through, including the cases where the answer is no.

Doing it yourself instead

The honest version: the labour is not skilled, and the cost is almost entirely labour. If you are comfortable on a ladder, a single-storey clean is a morning with a bucket and a hose, and you keep the whole amount the calculator shows.

The case for paying somebody is height and repetition, and the rate data makes it concrete: a three-storey house costs roughly twice as much per foot to clean as a single-storey one, and that premium is almost entirely the difficulty and risk of working at height. That is the same premium you take on personally by doing it yourself. Falls from ladders are the serious risk in this job, and the risk is not linear with height. If your gutters need four visits a year and you have two storeys, you are looking at eight ladder sessions a year.

There is a middle route that removes the ladder entirely for some homes: see how to clean gutters without a ladder for what works and what is marketing.

Getting an accurate number for your house

1. Measure the run, or take 2 x (length + width) of the footprint as an approximation. Most homes are 125 to 200 feet.
2. Set the storeys to the tallest elevation that has gutters on it, not the average for the house.
3. Set the frequency honestly based on what is growing above the roof, not on what you have been doing.
4. Read the annual figure, not the per-visit one.
5. Ask about the minimum call-out, which is the one line still missing.
6. Get three quotes, and check each one includes downspouts.

Common questions

How much does gutter cleaning cost?

$0.95 to $1.25 per linear foot at one storey, $1.00 to $1.85 at two and $1.25 to $2.25 at three (Angi, August 2026). On a typical 140-foot two-storey house that is $140 to $259 a visit. The same publisher puts the national range at $119 to $234 per visit with an average of $168, which reconciles with the per-foot rates at the bottom of the range.

How much does it cost to clean gutters on a two-storey house?

$1.00 to $1.85 per linear foot, which on a 140-foot run is $140 to $259 a visit. A second storey costs more than a first because of setup, ladder work and repositioning — at the bottom of each range it is about a 5% premium over single-storey, and at the top nearer 50%.

How much does it cost to clean gutters on a three-storey house?

$1.25 to $2.25 per linear foot — on a 140-foot run, $175 to $315 a visit. Three storeys is roughly double the single-storey rate at both ends of the range.

Is gutter cleaning worth paying for?

The work is unskilled, so you are buying time and not taking a ladder risk. On a single storey with easy access, doing it yourself is reasonable. On two storeys, or at four visits a year, the case for paying flips quickly — and the height premium in the rates above is essentially the market pricing that risk.

How often should gutters be cleaned?

Once or twice a year for most homes; four times under pines. That question has its own page — how often should gutters be cleaned — which covers what sets the interval and how to tell a clean is due.

Does gutter cleaning include the downspouts?

Not always, and it is the most common gap between two quotes that look similar. A clear gutter with a blocked outlet still overflows. Ask explicitly.

Why is my quote higher than this calculator?

Most likely a minimum call-out charge, a long-overdue first clean, difficult access, or regional rates above the national average. Height is no longer one of the reasons — it is priced in. The two lines we still cannot put a number on are the minimum charge and regional variation, and both push in the same direction.

Is it cheaper to clean gutters with guards fitted?

Usually less often, not less per visit — guards typically have to come off and go back on. The saving is in frequency. Gutter guard maintenance covers what guarded gutters still need.

How we check our figures

The per-foot rates by storey, the all-heights range and the national per-visit range are all VERIFIED: somebody opened the cited source and the numbers matched. The per-storey rates carry one caveat we would rather state than bury — the publisher blocks automated retrieval, so that read was done by a person and cannot be repeated by a script. We did not take it on trust: the figures were tested against values already verified here, and four independent agreements are recorded in the cost model alongside them.

The two-storey rate has since been checked twice over, because it is the calculator’s default and therefore the figure most people will see. It was re-read at the source and is unchanged, and a second publisher — a price guide written for contractors rather than homeowners — quotes two-storey cleaning as a flat rate per job whose midpoint lands $1.25 from ours on a typical 150-foot house. That is convergence from a different direction rather than confirmation of the same digits, and we record it as the former. The same comparison at one and three storeys is $25.00 and $62.50 apart, so the agreement is specific to the two-storey figure rather than general.

The per-visit and annual totals in the calculator are our arithmetic on those rates, with the working shown in the basis column so you can redo it.

Two things remain shown as gaps: a minimum call-out charge, and regional variation. The same article’s per-storey project totals are recorded but not published, because they do not reconcile with its own national range. In each case the reason appears where the gap does. Our full method, and the verification status of every value in the cost model, is on how we calculate costs.

Related reading

For how often rather than how much, see how often should gutters be cleaned. To weigh recurring cleaning against a one-off guard installation, are gutter guards worth it. For doing it yourself, how to clean gutters without a ladder and the seasonal checklist in gutter maintenance. If the gutter overflows even when clean, that is a fault rather than a blockage — rain gutter repair costs.