Lawn dethatching costs $10 to $30 per 1,000 square feet as published on both HomeGuide and Angi — matching figures from separately owned publishers, which alone don’t establish independent corroboration — with HomeGuide pricing a standalone visit for a 5,000-to-10,000-square-foot lawn at $100 to $300 (October 2025)12. Angi and HomeAdvisor are corporate siblings, and their pages match on the headline figures: a $180 national average, a $100 to $600 overall range, and identical lawn-size tables; matching figures alone don’t establish independent corroboration, with HomeGuide providing the separate comparison23. Most pros apply minimum service fees of $90 to $200 (HomeGuide)1. All figures are the latest published data from each source.
Cost by lawn size
HomeGuide’s table includes cleanup, with per-1,000-square-foot rates falling as lawns grow1:
| Lawn size | Average cost with cleanup |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | $10 – $30 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $30 – $90 |
| 5,000 sq ft | $50 – $150 |
| 10,000 sq ft | $100 – $300 |
| 1/2 acre | $220 – $650 |
| 1 acre | $440 – $1,300 |
| 3 acres | $1,300 – $3,900 |
| 5 acres | $2,200 – $6,500 |
The sibling pages publish one identical size table instead: up to 2,000 square feet at $100 to $150, 2,000 to 5,000 at $150 to $250, 5,000 to 10,000 at $250 to $350, and over 10,000 at $350 to $600+23. The siblings’ flat tiers don’t scale down per square foot the way HomeGuide’s rows do — figures as published.
Cost by method
Angi prices four dethatching methods2:
| Method | Average cost range |
|---|---|
| Manual (dethatching rake) | $100 – $200 |
| Power rake | $120 – $300 |
| Vertical mower (verticutter) | $150 – $400 |
| Liquid dethatching | $80 – $250 |
HomeGuide prices power raking separately at $10 to $30 per 1,000 square feet — up to $70 per 1,000 with cleanup — and notes it costs up to twice as much as basic dethatching; HomeAdvisor publishes $10 to $20 per 1,000 square feet for the same service13.
DIY and equipment rental
Angi prices a DIY dethatching project at $60 to $200 total against $100 to $350+ for professional service2. Rental figures as published: a walk-behind dethatcher runs $45 to $75 per day on HomeGuide ($160 to $300 per week, with a $100 to $200 deposit at most rental companies), while Angi prices power rake rental at $40 to $80 per day and vertical mower rental at $60 to $120 per day; a manual dethatching rake costs $30 to $60 to buy (Angi)12. Pull-behind attachments for riding mowers rent for $15 to $45 per day (HomeGuide)1. For DIY browsing, Home Depot’s dethatcher category covers walk-behind machines and tow-behind attachments (non-affiliate link).
Add-on lawn services
Common services bundled with dethatching, as published — figures diverge between the publishers and are labeled by source:
| Service | HomeGuide | Angi | HomeAdvisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeration | $100 – $300 | $75 – $200 | $75 – $205 |
| Overseeding | $300 – $1,350 | $50 – $150 | — |
| Fertilization | $65 – $100 | $40 – $100 | $75 – $400 (avg $225) |
| Hydroseeding | $0.12 – $0.35 per sq ft | — | $650 – $2,200 ($0.06 – $0.20 per sq ft) |
| Weed control | $50 – $125 | $30 – $90 | — |
| Mowing | $30 – $65 | — | — |
HomeGuide’s labor rate for dethatching crews is $50 to $85 per hour with 2- to 3-person crews, and both HomeGuide and the siblings note package discounts when dethatching is bundled with seeding, fertilizing, or aeration123. How often a lawn needs dethatching affects the annual budget: Angi frames most lawns as needing the service every one to three years depending on grass type and conditions, with one-time visits costing more per appointment than recurring contracts2.
Related guides
See lawn aeration cost for the usual follow-up service, overseeding cost for thickening the lawn after, and lawn fertilization cost for recovery feeding.
Sources
- HomeGuide, How Much Does Lawn Dethatching Cost? (2026), updated October 31, 2025
- Angi, How Much Does It Cost to Dethatch a Lawn? [2026 Data], updated October 22, 2026
- HomeAdvisor, How Much Does It Cost to Dethatch a Lawn?, updated June 19, 2026