FLEA EXTERMINATORS · OAK LAWN, IL
Guardian Pest Control logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 35%46+16.1Reliability 15%59+8.9Craft & service 20%13+2.6Value 10%42+4.2Momentum 8%65+5.2Track record 7%36+2.5Accountability 5%60+3Experts Score= 42Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.42SCORE

Guardian Pest Control

Better than 35% of flea exterminators · #26 of 40

4.9★430 Google reviewsGoogle star rating as shown on Google Maps.
4.95★last 12 monthsAverage stars on reviews from the last 12 months only.
0.5%1–2★ in 2 yrs (avg 1.2%)Share of reviews from the last 24 months that gave 1 or 2 stars.
75%complaints answeredShare of 1–3★ reviews the owner publicly replied to.

Guardian Pest Control for bug & insect extermination

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.4
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.—
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$71–$131
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 66/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Bug & insect extermination”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#24 / 29
Said fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.100%

All 4 Google reviews tagged “Bug & insect extermination”

★★★★★ Pam · a year ago

Recently used Guardian Pest Control and Nate was the technician. He was courteous, fast, friendly, and very informative. Thank you Nate! Guardian is #1 with me !. Pam Bentley

Reasonable priceHome inspectionBug & insect extermination
★★★★★ Joi · a year ago

Nathan was great! Fast and thorough treatment. My daughter felt well informed. Reasonable prices. My mother referred me now Im referring you.

Great priceHome inspectionSpider exterminationGeneral pest inspection
★★★★★ Tracy · 4 years ago

I hate centipedes but I live in a 100 year old greystone so it seems to be part of the deal. I have Guardian come out monthly and this usually keeps my house centipede free. Their prices and service are what has kept me around. Larry is always sympathetic and patient with my unreasonable fear of bugs and I love…

Bug & insect extermination+ Punctuality+ Quality+ Professionalism
★★★★★ Jing · a year ago

Rating only, no written review.

Bug & insect extermination

vs category

Blue = Guardian, grey = flea exterminators average

SatisfactionReliabilityCraftValueMomentumTrackAccountability
This companyCategory average

Rating over time

4.04.55.02023-Q4: 5.00★ (3 reviews)2024-Q1: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2024-Q2: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2024-Q3: 5.00★ (1 reviews)2024-Q4: 4.92★ (39 reviews)2025-Q1: 4.95★ (66 reviews)2025-Q2: 4.95★ (77 reviews)2025-Q3: 4.88★ (74 reviews)2025-Q4: 5.00★ (38 reviews)2026-Q1: 4.96★ (27 reviews)2026-Q2: 4.89★ (38 reviews)2026-Q3: 4.97★ (39 reviews)2023-Q42024-Q42025-Q42026-Q4
This companyIndustrydot size = review count

Price

$214+93% vs typical flea exterminators

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Great price 20%Reasonable 73%Overpriced 0%Not sure 7%

Score factorsHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is a percentile (0–100) against the other companies in this category, then weighted:Satisfaction 35%46+16.1Reliability 15%59+8.9Craft & service 20%13+2.6Value 10%42+4.2Momentum 8%65+5.2Track record 7%36+2.5Accountability 5%60+3Experts Score= 42Grade C: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 35%Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
46
ReliabilityReliability · 15%How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months (fewer = better).Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
59
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 20%Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — net praise per review.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
13
ValueValue · 10%Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
42
MomentumMomentum · 8%Last 12 months vs lifetime average — improving or slipping.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
65
Track recordTrack record · 7%Review volume and years with reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
36
AccountabilityAccountability · 5%Owner replies to 1–3★ reviews.Bar = this company’s percentile, tick = category average.
60

Praised for

Google highlights · percentile vs peersGoogle review highlights (Quality, Professionalism…): positive minus negative mentions per review, as a percentile vs peers.

Quality
+12 / −0
Professionalism
+17 / −0
Responsiveness
+15 / −0
Punctuality
+13 / −0
Value
+11 / −0

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