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What water damage restoration costs

Three national guides put a typical job at roughly $1,200 to $5,700, with stated averages of $3,000 and $3,455.1,2,3 Per square foot, clean water runs about $3 to $4 and grossly contaminated water about $7 to $7.50.3

Last reviewed October 24, 20267 sources, numbered in the textSee sources

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Published ranges

National figures, because Tucson has no published price list

We could not find a sourced price list for Tucson specifically. These three consumer guides disagree a little and include different work, which is why a written quote is what counts.

Typical total, three published guides

  • Thumbtack1 Oct 2026$1,215–$4,387
  • Fixr2 Jan 2025$1,200–$5,000
  • Bob Vila3 May 2023$1,305–$5,707

Accent mark = the guide's stated average. They include different work, which is why they disagree.

Per square foot, by water category

Bob Vila3Thumbtack1
Category 1, clean$3–$4$3.75
Category 2$4–$6.50$4.50
Category 3$7–$7.50$7
$450–$600Drying and cleanup only, national benchmark, not a quote.

Some of these ranges stop at drying and cleanup; others add drywall, ceiling or flooring repair. Ask any company which of those a quote includes, and what water category they assigned and why, since category drives the per-square-foot rate.3,1

For scale, Triple-I reports an average paid water-damage and freezing claim of $15,400 over 2019 to 2023, including repair and rebuild.4

Before you let anyone in

Five questions for whoever answers

  1. Their Arizona ROC license number. Look it up on the Registrar's site: Arizona law makes it unlawful to contract, or to claim to be a contractor, without a license in good standing unless an exemption applies.5
  2. Which license covers the work they propose. We did not find a state source that settles whether drying-only work needs a license in Arizona, so ask them and check the answer with the Registrar.
  3. What water category they have assigned, and what they found that led to it.6
  4. A written, line-item estimate before work starts.7
  5. Whether they will talk to your insurer. Tell your insurer yourself before you authorize permanent repairs.7

Look up a license: Arizona Registrar of Contractors

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What happens when you call

It is free to call, and calling commits you to nothing.

  1. A woman on the phone in her kitchen, wet towels and a bucket on the counter under a stained ceiling, a saguaro outside the window.
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    You call

    Tell them what happened and where. Have the address ready.

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    We connect you

    A call network puts you through to an independent local restoration company that serves Tucson and is taking calls.

  3. A technician points to a water stain beside a ceiling vent while a homeowner listens.
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    They assess and quote

    If you want a visit, they look at the damage and quote their own price. Ask for it in writing.

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Sources

Each numbered note on this page points here. We read every page on October 24, 2026. Where sources disagree we say so; where we could not find a source we left the claim out. We are not affiliated with any of these organizations.

  1. Thumbtack, 2026 Water Damage Restoration Cost. Last updated October 23, 2026. www.thumbtack.com/p/water-damage-restoration-cost Thumbtack is a marketplace that sells leads to contractors. Its per-square-foot figures are attributed to National Flood Services.
  2. Fixr.com, Water Damage Restoration Cost. Updated January 31, 2025. www.fixr.com/costs/water-damage-restoration Fixr's range includes drywall and ceiling repair, not only drying.
  3. Bob Vila, Rochel Maday, "How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost?". Last updated May 30, 2023. www.bobvila.com/articles/water-damage-restoration-cost/
  4. Triple-I (Insurance Information Institute), Facts + Statistics: Homeowners and renters insurance. Figures for 2019-2023 (citing ISO). www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-homeowners-and-renters-insurance
  5. Arizona Legislature, A.R.S. 32-1151, Engaging in contracting without license prohibited. Current text on azleg.gov. www.azleg.gov/ars/32/01151.htm
  6. IICRC, ANSI/IICRC S500 Consensus Body Issues Position Statement on Category of Water Damage and Weather-Related Events (press release). March 16, 2026. iicrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Weather-Related-Water-Damage-Position-PR_March-2026.p…
  7. Triple-I (Insurance Information Institute), Settling insurance claims after a disaster. No date shown (page copyright 2026). www.iii.org/article/settling-insurance-claims-after-a-disaster
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