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You do. The NJ Department of Banking and Insurance's homeowners policy summary lists termites, insects, rats, mice, birds or other vermin among the losses a homeowners policy does not cover.
New Jersey cost guide
NJ companies publish $250 to $595 for mice; the US average visit is $172. Treatment carries 6.625% NJ sales tax.
The New Jersey figures are the companies' own published prices (The Pest Rangers in Moorestown, Sousa in Elizabeth, Cooper, Viking in Liberty Corner, Anchor in East Brunswick). We found no New Jersey agency price list. Every figure was read on October 16, 2026 and is named to its source, with its date, in the tables below.
Last updated October 16, 2026. LA Trusted Partners routes your request to an independent pest control provider after your consent — it is not the exterminator and does not inspect, treat, apply pesticides, price, or guarantee the work. Every price below comes from a cited published source, with the date it shows. Licensing statements come from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection; tax statements from the NJ Division of Taxation.
The national guides agree with each other. Angi's October 9, 2026 average is $172 a visit, within a $50 to $500 range, and This Old House puts it at $50 to $500 with a $171 average (March 12, 2026). This Old House calls its average the cost to treat a standard infestation. A mouse, roach or bed bug job with follow-up visits costs more, as the New Jersey figures below show.
New Jersey companies that publish their own prices sit higher per job. The Pest Rangers in Moorestown prices one-time treatments at $225 to $895 depending on the pest (February 17, 2026), including $295 to $595 for mice and $395 to $795 for German cockroaches. In Elizabeth, Sousa Exterminating starts mouse programs at $250; Cooper Pest Solutions charges $250 plus tax for a 90-day mouse program; and Viking Pest Control sells a 60-day mouse treatment for $349 online ($409 regular).
So a New Jersey quote between about $250 and $600 for a mouse job, or $300 to $800 for roaches, sits inside the published New Jersey figures. The pest and the number of visits included move it most. Add 6.625 percent sales tax on the treatment, which none of the national guides on this page mention.

| Source | What it prices | Published figure | Dated | Covers and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pest Rangers, Moorestown NJ | One-time treatment by pest; home protection plan | $225 – $895 one-time; $45 – $90 a month | February 17, 2026 | Its own prices for New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mice $295 – $595, rats $595 – $895, German cockroaches $395 – $795, common ants about $225. The plan covers three scheduled visits a year plus re-service between them. |
| Sousa Exterminating, Elizabeth NJ | Mouse control and sealing; termites | Mice from $250; whole-home sealing $400 – $800; termite liquid from $500 | No date shown (read October 16, 2026) | Mouse programs start at $250 for trapping and initial sealing, with follow-up monitoring included. Wood-destroying insect inspection for a home sale from $175; termite bait monitoring from $350 a year. |
| Cooper Pest Solutions, NJ | 90-day mouse program | $250 plus tax | No date shown (read October 16, 2026) | Bait stations placed by a technician, with as many technician visits as needed inside the 90 days. |
| Viking Pest Control, Liberty Corner NJ | 60-day mouse treatment | $349 online ($409 regular) plus sales tax | No date shown (read October 16, 2026) | Covers mice only: the first service plus a 60-day warranty, at its own published online price. |
| Angi, national | All pests | $50 – $500; average $172 | October 9, 2026 | Inspection fees $150 – $450, which some companies waive with treatment. Rodents $180 – $600; ants $100 – $500. |
| This Old House, national | All pests; mice | $50 – $500 a visit, average $171; mice $150 – $550, average $350 | March 12 and April 3, 2026 | Its mouse figures come from HomeGuide. After-hours or emergency service adds $100 – $200. |
| HomeAdvisor, national | Rats and mice | $189 – $656; average $396 | June 19, 2026 | Sealing entry points (exclusion) $200 – $600 on top; an inspection $100 – $200. |
Ranges are the linked sources' own published figures, each read live on October 16, 2026. Your quote depends on the pest, the size of the home, the number of visits and the provider — treat these as a comparison baseline, not a promise.
A New Jersey mouse job runs $250 to $595 from the companies that publish a price. The difference is mostly what is included. Sousa's $250 starting price covers trapping and initial sealing, with follow-up monitoring; Cooper's $250 covers bait stations and unlimited technician visits for 90 days; Viking's $349 covers the first service plus a 60-day warranty, for mice only. Nationally, This Old House puts mice at $150 to $550 with a $350 average (April 3, 2026), and HomeAdvisor puts rats and mice at $189 to $656, average $396 (June 19, 2026).
Sealing the entry points is the line that decides whether the mice come back. The CDC says mice can fit through a hole the width of a pencil (1/4 inch) and to fill small holes with steel wool held in place with caulk, and larger ones with lath screen, metal, cement or hardware cloth. Sousa prices whole-home sealing at $400 to $800; HomeAdvisor's national range is $200 to $600.
Is it worth paying for? This Old House says an infestation of fewer than five mice is typically something a homeowner can handle, and that bigger ones are much harder without professional help. Its signs of a larger problem include droppings, gnaw marks, dark streaks along floorboards and walls, and scratching sounds inside walls.
The pest sets the price because it sets the number of visits. The Pest Rangers says most minor pest issues resolve in one or two visits, while bed bugs and German cockroaches need repeat treatments two to four weeks apart. The table puts each New Jersey company figure next to the national one.
| Pest | New Jersey company figure | National figure | Visits it usually takes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mice | $250 – $595 (Sousa from $250; Cooper $250 plus tax for 90 days; Viking $349 online; The Pest Rangers $295 – $595) | $150 – $550, average $350 (This Old House); rodents $180 – $600 (Angi) | A first visit plus follow-ups; Cooper and Viking price a 90-day and a 60-day window |
| Rats | $595 – $895 (The Pest Rangers) | $189 – $656, average $396 (HomeAdvisor) | HomeAdvisor: most homes need two to four follow-ups |
| German cockroaches | $395 – $795 (The Pest Rangers) | $100 – $600 (Angi) | The Pest Rangers: repeat treatments two to four weeks apart |
| American or Oriental cockroaches | $295 – $595 (The Pest Rangers) | $100 – $600 (Angi) | Not stated by the sources |
| Ants | about $225; carpenter ants about $325 (The Pest Rangers) | $100 – $500 (Angi) | One or two visits for most minor issues (The Pest Rangers) |
| Wasps and other stinging insects | about $225 – $275+ by nest height (The Pest Rangers) | $300 – $700 (Angi) | Not stated by the sources |
| Bed bugs | about $650 a room chemical; $2,200 – $2,700+ whole-home heat (The Pest Rangers) | $1,000 – $4,000 (Angi) | Chemical: two to three visits about two weeks apart; heat: usually one |
| Termites | liquid from $500 (Sousa); about $3 – $10 per linear foot, small job $250 – $1,200 (Anchor) | $250 – $1,000 (Angi) | Not stated by the sources; bait adds yearly monitoring (Sousa from $350 a year) |
The Pest Rangers says New Jersey homeowners typically pay $1,500 to $4,000 for bed bugs: $1,500 to $3,000 for condos and townhomes under 1,500 square feet, and $2,500 to $4,000 or more over 2,000 square feet (February 24, 2026). It charges about $650 a room for chemical treatment and $2,200 to $2,700 and up for whole-home heat, and charges $95 for an inspection that is applied to the treatment if bed bugs are confirmed. Angi's national range is $1,000 to $4,000 (October 9, 2026).
Chemical treatment costs less per visit but usually takes two to three visits about two weeks apart, because eggs survive the first pass. Heat usually takes one visit. Add up the full chemical program before comparing it with a heat quote. In an apartment building, the owner's duty can start once more than one unit is affected; see who pays.
Sousa starts liquid termite treatment at $500 and bait monitoring at $350 a year, and its wood-destroying insect inspection for a home sale at $175 (read October 16, 2026). Anchor Pest Control in East Brunswick prices liquid treatment at about $3 to $10 per linear foot of foundation and bait at about $8 to $12 per linear foot per visit (February 26, 2026). Per foot is the number to ask for when you compare two liquid quotes: by arithmetic, a 200-foot foundation at $3 to $10 a foot is $600 to $2,000.
Angi's national termite range is $250 to $1,000 (October 9, 2026). Anchor prices a small infestation handled in a single treatment at $250 to $1,200, so ask whether a low quote is a spot treatment or a full barrier. Termite work in New Jersey falls under its own license category, 7B, so ask for it by name.
| Termite job | Sousa, Elizabeth NJ (read Oct 16, 2026) | Anchor Pest Control, East Brunswick NJ (Feb 26, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid treatment around the foundation | from $500 | about $3 – $10 per linear foot |
| Bait stations | monitoring from $350 a year | about $8 – $12 per linear foot per visit |
| Small infestation, one treatment | Not published | $250 – $1,200 |
| One small, easy-to-reach area such as a garage or shed | Not published | $150 – $250 |
| Large infestation | Not published | upwards of $6,500 |
| Fumigation under a tent | Not published | about $1 – $3 per square foot |
| Wood-destroying insect inspection for a home sale | from $175 | Not published |
Plans cost less per visit. Angi puts a monthly visit at $40 to $70 and a quarterly visit at $100 to $300 nationally, with an initial visit of $150 to $300. In New Jersey, The Pest Rangers' plan runs $45 to $90 a month by home size ($45 to $55 up to 2,000 square feet) for three scheduled visits a year plus re-service between them. Cooper's plans are four services a year: three exterior visits from March to November and one interior visit from December to February.
Is $50 a month a lot? It sits inside every published range above. The questions that decide whether it is worth it: how many scheduled visits, whether a call between visits costs extra, which pests are covered, and how you cancel. By arithmetic, a year of The Pest Rangers' plan is $540 to $1,080 ($45 to $90 times 12), while a one-time New Jersey mouse job is $250 to $595.
New Jersey licenses exterminators through the Department of Environmental Protection. The NJDEP Pesticide Control Program says any person who applies pesticides for hire needs a Commercial Pesticide Applicator certification, and a business that holds itself out for hire to apply pesticides, which it names exterminators as an example of, needs a Pesticide Applicator Business License in addition.
The technician at your door may instead be a Pesticide Operator, who is licensed to apply pesticides under the direct supervision of a certified applicator after a training course and 40 hours of on-the-job training. Certification is by category: 7A is general and household pest control and 7B is termites and other wood-destroying insects. Licenses expire on October 31 each year.
To check, open the NJDEP pesticide online reports and search the applicator business, the certified applicator or the operator by name or license number; the same reports are linked from Part 4 of the NJDEP Commercial Pesticide Applicator page. Monmouth County's guidance adds that a business shows proof of liability insurance when it applies for its license, that the employee applying pesticide should carry their license, and that you can verify a number by calling the Pesticide Control Program at 609-984-6507. For the contractor who repairs damage afterward, see how to check a contractor in New Jersey.
None of the national guides mention it, but it changes every New Jersey bill. The NJ Division of Taxation's Sales Tax Guide (S&U-4) lists pest control treatment as taxable and pest control inspection as exempt. Its home improvement bulletin (S&U-2) adds that pest control services are not contractors for sales tax purposes and must charge sales tax on the total amount of the bill. The rate is 6.625 percent.
By arithmetic, Viking's $349 online mouse price carries $23.12 of tax, and every $100 of treatment adds about $6.63. Cooper and Viking both publish their prices as plus tax.
Plans and termite contracts: in Williams Termite and Pest Control v. Director, Division of Taxation (1999), the Tax Court held that a yearly reinspection fee that comes with a right to re-treatment if needed is taxable. S&U-4 separately lists an inspection on its own as exempt.
You do. The NJ Department of Banking and Insurance's homeowners policy summary lists termites, insects, rats, mice, birds or other vermin among the losses a homeowners policy does not cover.
The Department of Community Affairs says buildings with three or more rental units follow the multiple dwelling regulations. N.J.A.C. 5:10-10.2 makes the owner responsible for eradicating insects, rats or other pests when the infestation is in two or more units or in common areas, and requires preventive pest procedures in hotels and multiple dwellings at least once a year. Put the problem to the landlord in writing.
New Jersey's State Housing Code, N.J.A.C. 5:28-1.12(k), makes the occupant responsible, unless the infestation comes from the owner's failure to keep the building ratproof or reasonably insect-proof; then it is the owner's.
A wood-destroying insect inspection starts at $175 at Sousa (read October 16, 2026). Who pays for any termite treatment it finds is a contract term between buyer and seller.
A fair quote names the pest, the number of visits, what is sealed and what is sprayed, and the tax. The tables above give you the dated price bands for New Jersey; the checks on the right tell you whether two quotes are for the same job.
Compare what is included, not only the first number. Sousa's $250 mouse price includes initial sealing and follow-up monitoring; Viking's $349 covers mice for 60 days; Cooper's $250 covers 90 days of technician visits.
LA Trusted publishes this cost guide so you can budget from published figures. It does not inspect, treat, remove pests, apply pesticides, or guarantee pest elimination, and it sets none of the prices above.
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New Jersey companies publish $225 to $895 for a one-time treatment depending on the pest (The Pest Rangers, February 17, 2026). For mice, published New Jersey prices run $250 to $595: Sousa in Elizabeth from $250, Cooper $250 plus tax for 90 days, Viking $349 online and The Pest Rangers $295 to $595. Bed bugs run about $650 a room for chemical treatment or $2,200 to $2,700 and up for whole-home heat. Nationally, Angi's average visit is $172 within a $50 to $500 range (October 9, 2026). New Jersey adds 6.625 percent sales tax to the treatment.
In New Jersey, $250 to $595 for a standard mouse job from the companies that publish prices: Sousa (from $250, with initial sealing), Cooper ($250 plus tax for a 90-day program), Viking ($349 online, $409 regular, with a 60-day warranty) and The Pest Rangers ($295 to $595). Nationally, This Old House puts mice at $150 to $550 with a $350 average (April 3, 2026).
For a very small problem, maybe not. This Old House says an infestation of fewer than five mice is typically something most homeowners can handle, and that larger ones are much harder without professional help (April 3, 2026). What a provider adds is finding and sealing the entry points: the CDC says mice fit through a hole the width of a pencil, and traps alone do not close those gaps.
Sealing the entry points, often called exclusion, runs $400 to $800 for a whole home at Sousa in Elizabeth, New Jersey (read October 16, 2026). HomeAdvisor's national range is $200 to $600 on top of the extermination (June 19, 2026). The CDC's own method is steel wool with caulk for small holes and metal, cement or hardware cloth for larger ones.
It sits inside the published ranges. Angi puts a monthly visit at $40 to $70 nationally (October 9, 2026). In New Jersey, The Pest Rangers' plan runs $45 to $55 a month for homes up to 2,000 square feet and up to $90 for 4,000 to 6,000 square feet. Compare what each plan covers: the number of scheduled visits, whether visits between them cost extra, and which pests are included.
The Pest Rangers says New Jersey homeowners typically pay $1,500 to $4,000: $1,500 to $3,000 for condos and townhomes under 1,500 square feet and $2,500 to $4,000 or more over 2,000 square feet (February 24, 2026). It charges about $650 a room for chemical treatment and $2,200 to $2,700 and up for whole-home heat. Angi's national range is $1,000 to $4,000 (October 9, 2026). Chemical treatment usually takes two to three visits about two weeks apart; heat usually takes one.
Sousa in Elizabeth starts liquid treatment at $500 and bait monitoring at $350 a year (read October 16, 2026). Anchor Pest Control in East Brunswick prices liquid treatment at about $3 to $10 per linear foot of foundation, a small infestation handled in one treatment at $250 to $1,200, and a large one upwards of $6,500 (February 26, 2026). By arithmetic, a 200-foot foundation at $3 to $10 a foot is $600 to $2,000. A wood-destroying insect inspection for a home sale starts at $175 at Sousa.
Usually not. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance's homeowners policy summary lists termites, insects, rats, mice, birds or other vermin among the losses a policy does not cover. Read your own policy's exclusions and call the insurer if you think a covered event caused the damage.
It depends on how many units are infested. Under N.J.A.C. 5:10-10.2, the owner of a hotel or multiple dwelling must eradicate insects, rats or other pests when the infestation is in two or more units or in common areas, and those buildings need preventive pest procedures at least once a year. New Jersey's State Housing Code, N.J.A.C. 5:28-1.12(k), makes the occupant of a single-unit dwelling, or of the only infested unit in a building, responsible, unless the infestation comes from the owner's failure to keep the building ratproof or reasonably insect-proof.
Yes, the treatment is. The NJ Division of Taxation's Sales Tax Guide (S&U-4) lists pest control treatment as taxable and pest control inspection as exempt, and its home improvement bulletin (S&U-2) says pest control services must charge sales tax on the total bill. The rate is 6.625 percent, so a $349 treatment carries $23.12 of tax.
Use the NJDEP Pesticide Control Program's online reports. The business needs a Pesticide Applicator Business License, and the person applying pesticides needs a Commercial Certified Pesticide Applicator license or must be a licensed Pesticide Operator working under one. The reports search businesses, applicators and operators by name or license number, and licenses expire on October 31 each year. Monmouth County's guidance also gives the Pesticide Control Program's number, 609-984-6507, to verify a license by phone.
Insects and rodents in and around the home, including mice, rats, roaches, ants, wasps, bed bugs and termites, each priced on this page. New Jersey licenses the work by category: Category 7A covers general and household pest control and Category 7B covers termites and other wood-destroying insects, so ask which categories the applicator holds for your job. The Pest Rangers quotes wildlife such as raccoons and squirrels only after an inspection.
Every source in this list was checked live, and every figure taken from it re-read, on October 16, 2026. Naming a company here is not an endorsement and does not mean it is an LA Trusted Partners provider.
Start with one documented request. You stay in control of whether your information is shared with a matched independent pest control provider, and you check the provider's NJDEP license directly before anyone treats.