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Pest Badger Grand Rapids logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%95+23Value 14%95+13.4Replies to reviews 7%34+2.4Experts Score= 90Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.90SCORE

Pest Badger Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, MI · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #158Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 256 pest control services · 4.9★ from 938 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other pest control services (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: craft & service and momentum; weakest: replies to reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 94% of pest control services.A
94
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 95% of pest control services.A
95
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 100% of pest control services.A
100
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 95% of pest control services.A
95
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 100% of pest control services.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Pest Badger Grand Rapids is better than 34% of pest control services.D
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Customers hired Pest Badger Grand Rapids for 8 kinds of job.

Pest Badger Grand Rapids for ant extermination

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.32
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).4.94
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$140–160
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$86–$246
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 79/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Ant 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.#144 / 211
Said fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.93%

All 32 Google reviews tagged “Ant extermination” · showing 20

Bobbi2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 8 hours ago★★★★★

Kenny was great. He asked what I wanted done and the en did it with pleasure. He even asked about my dog

Paid $160–180OverpricedHome inspectionSpider exterminationGeneral pest inspection
gctrekker3228 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 days ago★★★★★

I wasn't home when Kenny came, but he left clear info on what he did during visit.

Paid $140–160Reasonable priceSpider exterminationCockroach exterminationAnt extermination
Roger2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a week ago★★★★★

Always friendly and have had good experience with getting rid of the hundreds of ants hills and no more in the house. Used another service for 2 years and still had problems. Wood recommend this company

Paid $80–100Reasonable priceBug & insect exterminationLawn pest controlAnt extermination
Valerie1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a week ago★★★★★

Joshua always does a great job. We are extremely happy with his service A+

Not sureGeneral pest inspectionAnt extermination
janet1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 weeks ago★★★★★

Joshua was very thorough in applying pest treatment, and very pleasant.

Paid $140–160Reasonable priceHornet & wasp exterminationSpider exterminationBee extermination
Debra7 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 3 weeks ago★★★★★

Ryan is very thorough. He is pleasant & friendly. He did a great job for us.

Paid $140–160OverpricedSpider exterminationBug & insect exterminationAnt extermination
Cherie3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a month ago★★★★★

Called with a pest problem and they were there immediately to help us! Joshua came in and assessed what was going on. Told us exactly what he saw and sprayed for ants. All this was after normal business hours. A huge thank you to Joshua!

Reasonable priceAnt extermination
Nancy1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a month ago★★★★★

Joshua did a great job and when I mention I was having an ant problem, took care of it immediately

Paid $140–160Reasonable priceGeneral pest inspectionAnt extermination
Gerald3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a month ago★★★★★

Outstanding work very friendly to talk with. He explained everything. Thank you very much for the outstanding job.

Paid $60–80Great priceHome inspectionHornet & wasp exterminationSpider extermination
Maria1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited a month ago★★★★★

He was great and friendly very 👏 job, as always it was a great job .

Paid $80–100Reasonable priceHome inspectionHornet & wasp exterminationRodent extermination
Thomas3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 2 months ago★★★★★

Ryan from Pest Badger did our service today. He was very patient and addressed all of our concerns. Ryan is alway thorough and very courteous. Great service.

Paid $120–140Reasonable priceBee exterminationBug & insect exterminationAnt extermination
KenLocal Guide · 19 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 months ago★★★★★

Used Pest Badger for a few services now. Good communication, straight forward service. Technicians are easy to work with. Kenny Janzen did my last service and completed it thoroughly and quickly.

Reasonable priceMosquito exterminationLawn pest controlAnt extermination
Rob5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 months ago★★★★★

Very timely and process is definitely working

Paid $80–100Reasonable priceBug & insect exterminationAnt extermination
Kathy9 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 4 months ago★★★★★

Aiden Sarres was very personable and professional. He sprayed all the exterior. He even sprayed the cracks in the sidewalk because of ants. He did a great job!

Reasonable priceHome inspectionSpider exterminationGeneral pest inspection
Barb4 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★

Aiden S was on time and very professional and respectful. Did his job quickly and explained everything

Paid $140–160Reasonable priceSpider exterminationGeneral pest inspectionAnt extermination
Amber1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 5 months ago★★★★

I was thinking about looking for another pest control until Ryan Emmons showed up for my annual treatment from Turf badger. Eager to make things right and to keep me as a customer making sure I was happy and the job done right. Happy to do business with Ryan.

Paid $140–160Not sureSpider exterminationBug & insect exterminationAnt extermination
Anjali4 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★

Aiden is very helpful and kind. He's also consistent and does a great job spraying for bugs :)

Reasonable priceSpider exterminationMosquito exterminationAnt extermination
LindaLocal Guide · 35 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 5 months ago★★★★★

Always professional and friendly. Answering all my questions.

Great priceSpider exterminationFlea & mite exterminationMosquito extermination
Bonnie9 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 6 months ago★★★★★

I called with a concern about new pest evidence inside our home and Ryan was there the same day to treat the problem. He was friendly and knowledgeable, and explained possible sources of the pests. He also explained preventive measures. Thank you, Ryan, for providing us with the peace of mind of a critter free home!

Reasonable priceMosquito exterminationAnt extermination
Kyle2 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 6 months ago★★★★★

Joshua Janzen with Pest Badger did a thorough job with the in home ant spray and the exterior mosquito treatment.

Reasonable priceMosquito exterminationLawn pest controlAnt extermination

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Price

$122+3% vs typical pest control services

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

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 24%Reasonable 66%Overpriced 2%Not sure 8%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Bug & insect extermination123$66–$146
Lawn pest control88$66–$139
Spider extermination78$73–$159
Home inspection75$66–$173
General pest inspection74$66–$136
Hornet & wasp extermination61$99–$282
Mosquito extermination59$66–$106
Rodent extermination54$91–$323

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