Land Clearing & Lot Clearing
Overgrown lots and wooded acreage cleared and opened back up. Brush, small trees, stumps, and homesite prep, all done in-house.
Land Clearing & Lot Clearing
Have a lot or acreage that has been swallowed by brush, saplings, and years of overgrowth? We clear it down to clean, usable ground. Whether you are prepping a homesite, opening up a wooded lot, or reclaiming acreage that has gone wild, we bring the right equipment and clear it efficiently, grinding most material in place so there is no burn pile and nothing to haul away.
Land clearing covers everything from light brush to a densely wooded lot with larger trees and stumps. We match the method to the property: forestry mulching for brush and small trees, and separate felling and stump removal where bigger timber is involved, so you get a clean, ready-to-use site without cutting corners. Most residential lots are done in a day; larger parcels take a bit longer, and we give you a clear timeline up front.
- Lot & acreage clearing
- Homesite & building-site prep
- Wooded lot & overgrowth reclamation
- Brush, sapling & small-tree removal
- Selective clearing around trees you want to keep
Why Choose Our Land Clearing
One crew handles brush, small trees, and site cleanup
Most material ground in place, no burn pile or hauling
Works on steep, uneven, and heavily wooded ground
Most residential lots cleared in a single day
Clear, no-obligation pricing after a free on-site look
Financing available for larger clearing projects
How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Ohio?
Land clearing has the widest spread of any service here: light brush and heavy wooded acreage sit at opposite ends of the published Ohio bands.
| Condition | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Light brushOpen ground, scattered saplings | $1,000$2,000per acre |
| Medium brush and small treesThe most common starting condition | $2,000$3,500per acre |
| Heavy wooded clearingDense timber, larger stems, more debris | $3,500$6,000per acre |
| Cincinnati lot clearingLocal figure for land and lot clearing specifically | $1,053$2,151per acre |
| Lots under half an acreSmall jobs do not scale down linearly; mobilising equipment costs the same | $100$2,000per lot |
National cost guides quote anywhere from $700 to $8,000 an acre. The Ohio figures above are tighter because they reflect this market rather than an average of every market.
Read the full Ohio land clearing cost guide
These are published market ranges for this kind of work, not a quote from Tri-State Brush Control. What your property costs depends on access, terrain, debris and scope, which is exactly what the free on-site estimate settles.
Get a free on-site estimateWhere these figures come from (3 sources)
- APX Land Services: "How Much Does Land Clearing Cost in Ohio? 2026 Pricing"OhioLight brush $1,000–$2,000/acre · medium $2,000–$3,500 · heavy wooded $3,500–$6,000+ · stump grinding $100–$400/stump
- ProMatcher: Cincinnati land clearing costsCincinnati, OHLand and lot clearing $1,053–$2,151/acre
- Ace Pro Forestry: land clearing cost guideNationalSmall, lightly wooded lots under 0.5 acre: $100–$2,000
How our land clearing jobs run
Free Estimate
We walk the property with you, confirm what comes out and what stays, and give you a clear price. No cost and no obligation.
Access & Prep
We check equipment access and flag anything that needs protecting: septic lines, fence lines, utilities, and the trees you want kept.
Clearing
We clear the lot efficiently, grinding brush and small trees in place and handling larger timber separately so the site comes out clean.
Final Walk-Through
We tidy the edges, even out the ground, and walk the finished property with you before we pull off the site.
Common Questions About Land Clearing
It depends on the size of the property, how heavy the growth is, the terrain, and what needs to come out. Light brush clears faster and cheaper than a densely wooded lot with large trees and stumps, and access and how far material has to be moved matter too. Most jobs are priced by the acre or by machine time, and we give free on-site estimates with financing available for larger projects.
For clearing brush, undergrowth, and smaller trees on your own property, a permit is usually not required. If the parcel borders a protected waterway or wetland, sits under an HOA, or falls under a local tree ordinance, it is worth confirming with your township or county first. We are glad to walk through what we are seeing on your lot during the free estimate.
Most residential lots are cleared in a single day. Multi-acre parcels, or sites with heavy timber and stumps to remove, may take two to three days. We give you a clear timeline up front once we have seen the property.
Land clearing is the overall job: opening up an overgrown or wooded property and getting it ready to use. Forestry mulching is one of the methods we use to do it, grinding brush and small trees into mulch right where they stand, with no burning and nothing to haul off. For bigger trees or full site prep we combine mulching with other clearing and grading as needed. We recommend the right approach for your lot during the estimate.
Yes. Build sites are their own kind of job, with survey lines, setbacks, and a schedule your excavator is waiting on, so we cover that work in detail on our land clearing for construction page. If you are simply reclaiming an overgrown or wooded lot rather than building on it, this is the right page and we will clear it to suit.
No. On a clearing job everything that comes off the property is vegetation: brush, briars, saplings and small trees, ground down where they stand and left as mulch. Vehicles, appliances, scrap metal and general debris fall outside what a mulching head and a track loader do, so we clear the growth around them and leave them where they sit. On rural acreage a car or farm vehicle that has been in the weeds for years is a common find. For a car, truck, SUV, van or motorcycle in any condition, running or not, Junk My Car Cincinnati handles junk vehicle removal in the tri-state and tows across the same Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana area we cover. A shed, garage or junk pile is different. That is our demolition service, where teardown and haul-off are quoted together.
Not required. As long as we have clear access to the work area and any gates or obstacles are handled ahead of time, we can complete the job while you are away. We will send photos when the work is done.
Get a Free Land Clearing Estimate
Ready to clear your lot?
Tell us what you are working with and we will give you a clear plan to open it back up. No pressure, no run-around. Financing available.