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Dryer Vent Cleaning Cost

See what dryer vent cleaning costs in your state, alone or with an air duct cleaning.

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The dryer vent cleaning cost calculator estimates what a standard dryer vent cleaning is likely to cost, based on your state. You can also tick a box to show the bundle price when the cleaning is done in the same visit as air duct cleaning. Thumbtack’s public cost guide gives a national average range of $186 to $510, with most people paying about $307. The page also shows a fire-safety fact from the US Fire Administration, because a clogged dryer vent is a known fire risk. The tool is free, runs in your browser, and needs no account or sign-up. Use the estimate to compare quotes rather than to replace them, since each company sets its own price.

Thumbtack’s ranges are national, and the State menu adjusts them for local cleaner wages. Treat the output as a starting point for talking with companies near you.

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How to use the dryer vent cleaning cost tool

  1. Open the State menu. Choose US average for the national estimate, or pick your state from the list of all 50 states and DC.
  2. Read the price range in the output. This is the estimate for a standard dryer vent cleaning in that location.
  3. If you plan to have your air ducts cleaned at the same time, tick Done in the same visit as air duct cleaning. The output then shows the bundle price instead of the standard range.
  4. Check the receipt in the output to see the figures behind your estimate.
  5. Read the fire fact and its source, the US Fire Administration, shown with the result.
  6. Change the state or the checkbox to compare other situations.

Start with the first two steps to get a baseline, then change one setting at a time. That shows you whether the state or the same-visit box moves the total more.

Settings are saved in the page address, so the Copy link button shares or bookmarks the exact estimate you see. The Print button prints the result. The tool works on phones, and wide tables scroll sideways inside their own box.

The receipt shows the figures behind the estimate. When the same-visit box is ticked, the output shows the bundle price in place of the standard range, so compare it with the standard figure before deciding which applies to you.

How much does dryer vent cleaning cost?

The national average range is $186 to $510, and most people pay about $307. Thumbtack’s data also has a low end of $94 and a high end of $1,074, but those are the extremes of the guide, so most estimates fall between the typical figures. A minimum service fee may apply, which means a short job can still cost more than a simple per-foot figure would suggest.

The state matters. The US average is $185 to $510, California’s range is $210 to $570, and Texas’s is $170 to $460. Compared with the US average, California runs $25 higher at the low end and $60 higher at the high end, while Texas runs $15 lower at the low end and $50 lower at the high end.

What are signs a dryer vent needs cleaning?

Common signs include clothes that take longer to dry, the dryer or laundry room gets hot, there is a burning smell, lint collects around the outside vent flap, and the flap does not open when the dryer runs. Clean the lint screen every load as a routine step. If you notice any of these signs, ask a cleaner to check the whole vent, not only the part you can reach.

Is it cheaper with air duct cleaning?

Thumbtack’s duct cleaning guide cites one Denver company that charges $65 for dryer vent cleaning added to an air duct cleaning. The calculator shows a bundle price when you tick the same-visit box, but the source data does not give a separate bundle figure for each state. Compare the bundle result with the standard range, and ask the company for the combined price in writing.

What affects the price of dryer vent cleaning?

The price drivers are long vents, roof-exit vents, second-floor laundry rooms, bird nests, and crushed foil ducts that need replacing. The calculator does not change its estimate for these, so treat them as reasons a quote may sit above the standard range. Ask the company which of these it found before it sets the final price.

Because the price drivers depend on the vent route, ask the company to describe the path from the dryer to the outside before it quotes. A route that is longer or ends on the roof gives the company more work to price, and that is worth knowing before you compare numbers.

Frequently asked questions

How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?

The source data does not set a schedule. Clean the lint screen every load, and watch for the signs listed above, such as longer drying times and lint around the outside flap. A visit may be due when those signs appear, even if the last cleaning was recent.

How big is the fire risk from clothes dryers?

The US Fire Administration found that failure to clean was the leading factor in home clothes dryer fires from 2018 to 2020, at 31%. The NFPA estimates that about 13,820 home fires a year involved clothes dryers from 2014 to 2018, and about one-third of those were caused by failure to clean. These are the figures the tool shows with the result.

Does a minimum service fee apply?

A minimum service fee may apply to some jobs, according to Thumbtack’s guide. Ask the company whether it has a minimum before you book, so you know the lowest amount you will pay. The calculator does not show a minimum on its own.

How does the State menu change the estimate?

The tool scales the estimate by the state’s median cleaner wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, divided by the national median of $17.07 per hour. For specialty services, it assumes 60% of the price is labor, and only that share moves with wages. California’s median of $20.51 pushes the estimate up, and Texas’s median of $14.26 pulls it down.

Is anything I enter sent anywhere?

No. The calculator runs in your browser, and nothing you type is uploaded. The Copy link button uses the page address to hold your settings, and no account or sign-up is needed.