Lawn Aeration Cost Calculator

You can expect lawn aeration cost to start at $80, and will increase depending on the size of your yard and several other factors. The total cost will depend on any other lawn maintenance services you want done like overseeding and fertilizing, if your yard needs to be cut first or if you have very hard soil conditions, obstacles such as a lawn sprinkler system that needs to be worked around, etc.

The aeration cost calculator is designed for core aeration only. Other types like spike or water aeration are lower cost options, but not something we recommend since they are not as effective as core aerating.

Cost Calculator for Lawn Aeration

Instructions for this lawn aeration calculator, if needed, are included below.

Aerating your lawn is one of the keys to a healthy, beautiful yard. Core aerating, is a process of removing plugs from your lawn so air, water and nutrients can get deeper into the soil and help promote healthy growth. If your yard has hard and compacted soil, nutrients tend to stay on the surface and the root system slowly suffocates. In most areas, fall is the best time of year to aerate a lawn and have it overseeded since the cooler temperatures allow new grass to get started and the roots have a full season to grow deeper into the soil without having to deal with the hot and dry summer weather.

How to Use our Lawn Aeration Calculator

• Step 1: Enter your 5-digit zip code and state.
  This step allows us to factor in the general cost of living in your area.
• Step 2: Input the square feet of your lawn area that will be aerated.
• Step 3 – Select the type of soil in your yard. Is your yard average soil conditions, or do you have packed clay or loam that is hard to dig into?
• Step 4 – Is the grass cut short, or will the company need to cut it short before aerating?
• Step 5 – Finally, do you wish to include overseeding and fertilization at the same time, or do you plan to do this yourself?
• Final Step: Review the calculated cost estimates and choose whether or not to send this information to local, professional landscaping contractors in your area to receive free cost quotes.

How to Figure Out the Size of Your Lawn Area

If you don’t know the approximate size of your lawn you can get it fairly easily at Google Earth.

• Go to Google Earth.
• Click the Search Icon in the left menu and search for your home address.
• Click the ruler icon in the left menu, and drop anchor points for the corners of your yard area.
• On the right side, view the square feet of your area. (Note: The tiny arrow next to the measured yard size drops down to change the type of measurement if not already showing sqft.)

References and Data Sources

Along with our own customer data, we make use of several trusted resources to gather the data used in our cost calculators. It assures you the most accurate cost estimates based on scientific data from trusted resources around the USA.

• Cost of living data: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
• Labor costs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS 37-3011 – Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
• Flat-rate services cost strategy: RSMeans Pricing Guide.
• Landscaping equipment and supplies:
  • Lowes lawn and garden center.
  • Home Depot lawn care.
• Overall costs are compiled by a averaging the cumulative costs submitted by landscaping companies who have used this as a estimating tool for their own purposes and made their estimates public.
• Note: We’ve remove all personal identifying data and used aggregate values only.