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WILDLIFE REMOVAL SERVICES · MARKET DATA · RIVERWOODS, IL

Wildlife Removal Services in Riverwoods, IL

Prices, quality and the best companies — from 73,921 Google reviews.

$101typical jobMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).
98%say the price was fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
4.89★average ratingPlain average of every Google star rating we collected for these companies.
1.6%bad jobs (1–2★, 2 yrs)Share of reviews from the last 24 months that gave 1 or 2 stars.

Best wildlife removal services in Riverwoods for general wildlife removal

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Typical priceMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).$323
Middle half paid25th to 75th percentile of reported prices: half of all customers paid inside this range.$246–$426
Said fair or greatOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.96%
Reviews of this jobNumber of Google reviews in this category tagged with the job.830
Job matchHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “General wildlife removal”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.89★) 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.
1Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife Control · 4.76★ on 17 jobs702OPC Pest Services – Pest Control & Exterminator, Wheeling, IL logoOPC Pest Services – Pest Control & Exterminator, Wheeling, IL · 4.00★ on 4 jobs43

Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “General wildlife removal” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.

What customers said about general wildlife removal

melissa8 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. · a month ago★★★★★
Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife C…

Great customer service. From the office to the service call on site. Thorough inspection and explanations about how they would treat for the pests.

Reasonable priceGeneral pest inspectionGeneral wildlife removal
RobLocal Guide · 32 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. · 4 years ago★
OPC Pest Services – Pest Control & Exterminator, Wheeling, IL logoOPC Pest Services – Pest Control …

The irony of this company is that they've become the pest. It is Unnecessary to come to my house more than once a day to try and solicit my business. Especially when there is clearly a no trespassing sign at the front of this community. You also lied about my neighbor that you mentioned; they do not use you. You are…

Ant exterminationBat exterminationBed bug extermination− Responsiveness− Quality
D4 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★★★★★
Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife C…

Nick was very knowledgeable and took care of our problem quickly. We had an unwanted house guest in our chimney flue (aka squirrel). He called ahead to let me know when he would arrive. Would absolutely call them again if needed in future.

Paid $160–180Reasonable priceGeneral wildlife removal
ellie2 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. · a year ago★★★★★
Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife C…

Gunter from ampest was exceptional. Really cared and explained everything as he was doing it. Fully recommend

Reasonable priceGeneral wildlife removal
Jason5 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 years ago★★★★★
Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife C…

Nick provided us regular updates and communicated with us throughout the entire process. He assisted us to remove squirrels from our attic. I would recommend Ampest.

General wildlife removal+ Responsiveness+ Quality+ Professionalism
Tyler3 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 years ago★★★★★
Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control logoAmpest Exterminating & Wildlife C…

Joe was a pleasure to work with and extremely knowledgeable. He was thorough and helped us with our groundhog problem outside our warehouse. Would highly recommend Joe for any wildlife problems.

General wildlife removal+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality

Price index

Median job and middle-50% band by month · 3-mo change 0%

$103▼ 23%median since 2025-07 · band = middle 50%
$0$50$100$151$2012025-07: median $133 ($103–$171), 35 reviews2025-08: median $124 ($76–$186), 289 reviews2025-09: median $111 ($73–$184), 504 reviews2025-10: median $106 ($67–$173), 499 reviews2025-11: median $101 ($63–$171), 434 reviews2025-12: median $99 ($63–$144), 478 reviews2026-01: median $96 ($61–$141), 560 reviews2026-02: median $93 ($61–$139), 562 reviews2026-03: median $99 ($63–$153), 682 reviews2026-04: median $101 ($61–$166), 668 reviews2026-05: median $101 ($61–$156), 694 reviews2026-06: median $106 ($68–$168), 652 reviews2026-07: median $103 ($68–$171), 741 reviews2026-08: median $103 ($68–$176), 675 reviews2026-09: median $101 ($63–$184), 626 reviews2026-10: median $103 ($63–$176), 488 reviews2025-072025-112026-032026-072026-10

Top companies

Experts Score

Fair price by job

Bar = middle half · tick = median · trend 12 mo

General pest inspection
$93Spider extermination
$88Rodent extermination
$133Ant extermination
$136Bug & insect extermination
$100Home inspection
$103Hornet & wasp extermination
$103Cockroach extermination
$111

Value × workmanship

Percentile within wildlife removal services; bubble = review volume

Great work, fair pricePremiumBudgetAvoid zoneValue percentile →Craft percentile →A-Action Pest Control: value 89, craft 99Lake Cook Pest Control: value 66, craft 57OPC Pest Services – Pest Control & Exterminator, Wheeling, IL: value 5, craft 91Ampest Exterminating & Wildlife Control: value 17, craft 33

Industry rating trend

4.04.55.02024-Q1: 4.93★ (2224 reviews)2024-Q2: 4.92★ (3551 reviews)2024-Q3: 4.88★ (4027 reviews)2024-Q4: 4.90★ (3342 reviews)2025-Q1: 4.94★ (3348 reviews)2025-Q2: 4.93★ (4040 reviews)2025-Q3: 4.89★ (5166 reviews)2025-Q4: 4.93★ (4324 reviews)2026-Q1: 4.94★ (5015 reviews)2026-Q2: 4.91★ (5628 reviews)2026-Q3: 4.90★ (5644 reviews)2026-Q4: 4.88★ (1366 reviews)2024-Q12024-Q42025-Q32026-Q22026-Q4
Wildlife Removal Servicesdot size = review count

What customers praise

Google highlights per 100 reviews

Quality15.1
Professionalism18.6
Responsiveness15.6
Punctuality14.8
Value11.7
Great price 29%Reasonable 62%Overpriced 2%Not sure 7%

From 73,921 Google reviews of 102 top-rated wildlife removal services nationwide; 8 of them in Riverwoods, IL. Updated October 25, 2026.