Termite Inspection Cost in Florida and Texas
What a termite inspection actually costs in Florida and Texas: why some are free, what a paid WDO or WDI report runs, and real prices companies publish, dated.
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A termite inspection costs $0 when a pest control company is quoting you treatment, and $50 to $175 among the Florida and Texas companies that publish a price for the dated report a lender or closing wants. Both get called “termite inspection.” Which price applies to you depends on why you’re getting one.
If you already know which type you need, get quotes from termite companies in Tampa or Houston. Every metro we cover is here too. If you’re not sure, the table below sorts out the two products people usually mean.
What “termite inspection” can actually mean
| What it is | Who wants it | What it costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free termite inspection | A visit that ends in a treatment quote | The company doing the quoting | $0 |
| WDO or WDI report | A dated, written report for a sale, refinance or closing | Your lender or the closing | Charged, usually $50 to $175 among the companies below |
| General home inspection | Structure and systems | You, as part of buying a house | Billed separately, and termites aren’t in it |
A home inspector’s standard scope skips pests entirely. InterNACHI’s Standards of Practice do not require the inspector to determine “the presence of evidence of rodents, birds, bats, animals, insects, or other pests,” and ASHI’s Standard of Practice excludes “wood destroying organisms, molds and mold-like substances” by name. The standard is working as intended when your home inspector says nothing about termites. A separate, licensed WDO or WDI inspection covers what the home inspection doesn’t.
What Florida and Texas companies actually charge
Most listed termite companies advertise a free inspection. Fewer publish what a paid report costs. These do, in their own words, checked on the date shown.
| Company (metro) | Service | Published price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Pest Prevention (Altamonte Springs, FL) | WDO inspection | Starting at $50.00 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Swat Exterminating Co. (Clearwater, FL) | Termite inspection | $85 flat for homes up to 3,000 sq ft, plus $10 per extra 1,000 sq ft and $10 for a crawl space | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Tampa Bay Pest Management (Land O Lakes, FL) | WDO inspection | From $85, varying by size and structure | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Dade Pest Solutions (Miami-Dade, FL) | WDO inspection | Starting at $150 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Resolve Pest and Termite Control (Houston, TX) | Termite inspection | Starts at $175 plus tax, with a credit toward treatment if booked within 60 days. Includes the T-5 and NPMA-33 forms | 28 Sep 2026 |
The prices listed are for the inspection or dated report, not a free sales visit. We didn’t find a Dallas, San Antonio, Orlando or Fort Myers company publishing its own inspection price as of the dates checked. Ask for the number in writing before you book if the company you’re calling doesn’t post one. Get more than one quote too. Texas requires warranty and disclosure terms in writing before treatment (4 TAC 7.174(b)(5)), and Florida requires the same for a treatment contract (Fla. Admin. Code r. 5E-14.105(2)).
This page skips a national average on purpose. There’s no government price index for pest control. The Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t publish a Producer Price Index series for NAICS 561710 at all. The “$100 average termite inspection” figure that shows up on most cost pages traces back to lead-generation sites with no stated methodology behind it. Every price above is a named company’s own number, dated.
The free inspection is a sales visit
A company offering a free inspection is pricing a lead. It gets a technician in your house to quote treatment, and that visit costs the company time it recovers on the sale rather than the report. It’s a legitimate business model, and it explains why a paid report costs more: a lender needs a state-format document, and a sales call doesn’t produce one.
A paid WDO or WDI report reads differently from a free inspection’s quote, and it’s built to. It has to record what the inspector saw. It has to name any areas they couldn’t reach. It has to disclose any financial interest they hold in the deal. Our guide to what a WDO inspection covers walks through what the report legally has to say, how a WDO (which includes wood-decay fungi in states that define it that way) differs from a WDI report covering insects only, and Florida’s specific rules for the document. Read that first if a lender told you to get one, so you know what you’re paying for before you call anyone.
What changes the price
The price depends on whether the visit is for a transaction more than on anything about the house itself. A sale, refinance or closing usually means a state-format report with its own paperwork and filing requirements, and that costs more to produce than a sales call.
Whether your state mandates a form matters too. Florida requires the WDO report on a form FDACS prescribes, and Texas has its own official wood destroying insect report; a lender may also ask for the NPMA-33. A formal, retained record takes more work than a one-page quote.
Foundation access changes the time on site, and time is most of what you’re paying for. A crawl space takes longer to inspect than a slab, and Swat Exterminating’s published $10 crawl-space add-on is the clearest example of that cost showing up as its own line item.
If you’re also booking a home inspection, ask whether the company offers the WDO or WDI report as an add-on and what that costs on its own.
Inspection cost and treatment cost are different numbers and they get mixed up constantly, including on pages titled “termite inspection cost.” Our guide to what termite treatment actually costs covers real Florida and Texas treatment prices. This page is about the inspection alone.
What to ask before you book
- Is this a free inspection, or the report my lender needs? They’re different products at different prices.
- What does the paid report cost, and does it include the state form? Get the number before the technician arrives.
- Are you also bidding the treatment? It’s allowed, but it changes how much you should trust the recommendation, and it’s a reason to get a second opinion.
- What’s the date of inspection? Reports have a shelf life for lenders. Ask what window applies to your loan.
Get quotes
Compare termite companies in Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach or Fort Myers in Florida, or Houston, Dallas and San Antonio in Texas. Ask each one to itemize the free visit and the paid report separately, and confirm which one you’re actually getting quoted.
Common questions
Is a termite inspection ever really free? Yes, when a company is quoting treatment. It costs money when a lender or closing requires a dated report, because that’s a different product.
How much does a WDO inspection cost in Florida? Among the Florida companies that publish a price, $50 to $150 to start, and the figure varies by size and structure. See the table above for each company’s own number and the date we checked it.
Does a WDI inspection cost the same as a WDO inspection? The scope differs. WDI covers insects only, and WDO includes wood-decay fungi in states that define it that way. We didn’t find companies pricing the two differently. What is a WDO inspection covers the scope difference.
Why did one company quote me a price and another offer it for free? They’re probably selling different things under the same words. Ask directly whether the visit ends in a treatment quote or produces a state-format report.
Is inspection cost the same as treatment cost? No. Treatment runs into the hundreds or thousands of dollars, well above what an inspection costs. See what termite treatment costs for real published prices by method.