The Short Answer
For residential and small acreage land clearing in the Tulsa market, most jobs land between $1,800 and $8,000. The low end is a small overgrown lot or fence line. The high end is several acres of dense brush with mixed cedar and hardwood undergrowth. Larger properties scale roughly $800–$2,000 per acre depending on density and terrain.
What Affects Your Cost
- Density — light scattered brush clears faster than wall-to-wall cedar and undergrowth
- Acreage — larger jobs spread fixed mobilization cost over more ground and price better per acre
- Terrain — flat is fast, slopes and washes slow the machine down
- Access — gate width, driveway, soft ground, and overhead lines all affect setup
- Stumps and large trees — anything that needs to come fully out of the ground adds excavator time
What a $1,800 Minimum Job Includes
BrushLine's job minimum covers mobilization, a half-day on site, and the cleanup walkthrough. For a typical small lot — a back yard overgrown with brush and a few small cedars, a fence line that needs clearing, or a quarter-acre that needs to be opened up — the minimum is usually all you pay. It includes the same site visit, firm-price guarantee, and clean finish as every larger job.
Why Quotes Vary So Much
Two contractors looking at the same property can quote very different numbers, and it is rarely because one is overpriced. The biggest drivers are method (mulching in place vs. push-and-burn vs. haul-off), insurance and licensing overhead, and whether the quote includes cleanup and finish work or stops the moment the trees are down. A $3,000 quote that leaves you with burn piles is not cheaper than a $4,500 quote that hands you a finished property.
A vague phone quote — given without anyone walking the property — is also a common reason numbers shift after the work starts. BrushLine quotes from a real site visit so the number you see is the number you pay.
How BrushLine Prices Jobs
- Instant range from the estimator on our home page — get a real number in 60 seconds
- Free in-person site visit to confirm density, access, terrain, and end goal
- Firm written price after the site visit — no surprise add-ons
- 50% deposit at booking, 50% on completion
- All BrushLine operators are licensed, insured, and background-checked
The fastest way to know what your specific property will cost is to run it through the estimator. You will get a real range immediately, and a project manager will reach out to set up the site visit.