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Tree trimming and removal in Santa Barbara, CA

We hold 148 businesses listed for tree service inside 25 miles of the Santa Barbara metro center, of which 22 hold a classification for the trade itself and 126 are licensed broadly enough to take it on and subcontract it. The median one is 8.5 mi out, and 148 publish a license number on the register they came from.

Covered ZIPs in Santa Barbara: 93013, 93067, 93101, 93103, 93105, 93108, 93109, 93110, 93111, 93117, 93252, 93460 and 1 more. Swap yours in to re-rank by who is closest to your site.

Coverage in Santa Barbara

What we actually hold for tree service here

Counts of rows in the directory for this trade and this metro, not a national figure dressed up as local.

148
Businesses listed

inside 25 miles of Santa Barbara

22 of 148
Licensed for the trade itself

the rest hold a general class that covers it

8.5 mi
Median distance to site

about 19 min drive

148 of 148
With a license number

as published by the issuing authority

148 of 148
With a phone number

shown only where the source permits it

Counted by running the same matcher the search page uses, with the Santa Barbara metro center as the origin and the 25 mile radius the list below settled on, then cached for fifteen minutes.

Ranked nearest first

Tree service businesses listed around Santa Barbara

Ranked on distance from the Santa Barbara metro center and nothing else. Drive times are estimated from that distance rather than read off it, so a site across town does not read as five minutes away. Enter your own ZIP to measure from your own address instead.

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4

Mayan Landscaping

Santa Barbara, CA

Distance
1.6 mi
·
9 min drive
Typical market price for this job
$300-$8,000
roofingpaintingflooring

California Contractors State License Board B| C27| D49 #1072462

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Compiled from public state license registers. Verify license status and insurance before hiring.

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Place Of Birds

Santa Barbara, CA

Distance
4.2 mi
·
14 min drive
Typical market price for this job
$300-$8,000
landscapingtree service

California Contractors State License Board C27| D49 #1049899

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Compiled from public state license registers. Verify license status and insurance before hiring.

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What it costs

What tree service costs in Santa Barbara

We never speak to the businesses listed above, so there is no local median to publish and we will not invent one. Every figure below is our own national band for this job, moved only by how soon you need somebody.

Our estimate for Tree trimming and removal in Santa Barbara, CA, by what drives the price
How soon you need itTypicalRange
Scheduled visitBooked in advance, no urgency multiplier applied$900$300 to $8,000
Same dayOur band multiplied by 1.12$1,010$335 to $8,960
Emergency calloutOur band multiplied by 1.35$1,215$405 to $10,800

Every row is the same band with the urgency multiplier the search page applies, so the table can never contradict the headline number. There is no regional index behind any of it. The figures do not change with your metro, and the copy says so rather than dressing a national band up as a local rate.

What drives tree service demand around Santa Barbara

Downtown was rebuilt in a single architectural style after the 1925 earthquake and the design rules that came with it are still enforced, so rooftop equipment has to be screened and a swap for a taller unit can become a planning question before it is a mechanical one. Sea air a few blocks away corrodes anything mounted outside, and a condenser tucked behind a parapet for the sake of the streetscape is exactly the one that never dries out.

Before you book anything

Checks worth doing first, before you call anyone in Santa Barbara

The median listing here sits 8.5 mi from the metro center, close enough that owners tend to call before checking the obvious. These are the checks that end the most calls for this fault.

Try a quick fix first

Some issues resolve without a truck roll. Two minutes now can save the callout.

  1. 1

    Cone off the area under a damaged limb and keep vehicles out from under it. A hanging limb comes down on its own schedule.

  2. 2

    Check whether the tree is protected before you commit to removal. Many California cities have heritage and street tree ordinances with real fines, and the permit is the property owner's problem, not the contractor's.

  3. 3

    Ask to see proof of insurance for this trade specifically. Tree work causes more property damage than any other grounds service, and an uninsured crew leaves the loss with you.

  4. 4

    Establish whether the tree is on your property, the landlord's or in the public right of way. All three have different rules and different payers.

Questions owners ask

Tree service in Santa Barbara: the questions we get

The answers below hold anywhere. Where California rules or permits change one of them, ask the business to put it on the written price before you agree to the visit.

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Who is licensed to do this work in California?
The classification that squarely covers it is D-49 tree service. Every listing above shows the classification, the license number and the date we read it off the register, so you can check it against the state rather than against us. Worth knowing: the classifications do not separate commercial work from residential, so nothing here proves a business specializes in premises like yours.
How far out do these businesses sit?
We hold 148 inside 25 miles of the Santa Barbara metro center, 22 of them holding a classification for the trade itself and the rest general contractors who can subcontract it, the median one 8.5 mi out, and 148 publish a license number. Distance is straight line from the metro center to the address each business filed with its licensing authority, which is often a home, so we never print it. Enter your own ZIP to measure from your premises instead.

Santa Barbara, CA

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